On January 2, 2019, deputies from
the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21800 block of Ronald
Drive in Lexington Park, regarding a possible wanted individual. Upon arrival a vehicle was observed occupied
by several individuals; as deputies approached the vehicle a strong odor of
marijuana was emitting from the vehicle.
Contact was made with Jalonte Dalquan Ford, age 19 of Great Mills, who
was an occupant in the vehicle. A search
of Ford and the bag in his possession yielded over 186 grams of suspected
marijuana and a loaded handgun, which investigation later determined was
stolen.
Further search of the vehicle
yielded another handgun which was wrapped in a shirt, located under the
driver’s seat of the vehicle, within reach of the driver and rear passenger. Martiez
Armeni Briscoe, age 22 of Lexington Park, occupied the driver’s seat, and a 15
year-old-male juvenile was seated in the rear passenger seat behind
Briscoe. Briscoe was arrested and
charged with Handgun in Vehicle; the minor was arrested and charged as a
juvenile with Handgun in Vehicle. Ford
was charged with the following crimes:
Loaded Handgun on Person
Loaded Handgun in Vehicle
Possession of Firearm/Minor
Possession of Marijuana > 10 Grams
Theft
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Jalonte Dalquan Ford
Martiez Armeni Briscoe
