FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Over the last several months, detectives from the
Vice/Narcotics division continued to work the investigation involving a network
of individuals who are fraudulently obtaining “Promethazine-Codeine” syrup known
on the street as “Purple Drank”. The suspects, Phillip Jean Gilles Robinson
(Age 24 of Hyattsville, MD) and Garea Beonna Goodall (Age 22 of Washington,
D.C.), arrived to pick up the fraudulent prescription and were arrested. Some
of the items seized included an empty prescription bottle of
Promethazine-Codeine syrup, 2 phones,
digital scale, plastic bags, 2 mason jars with suspected marijuana, a written
note with numerous pharmacy names and addresses and other personal documents.
Suspect Goodall is an unemployed medical assistant. Both suspects were arrested
and additional charges are pending a review with State’s Attorney Richard D.
Fritz. The two listed suspects are part of a larger network of individuals who
are fraudulently obtaining “Promethazine-Codeine” for the purpose of
distributing to create the street drug “Purple Drank”. Several suspects have
already been arrested and are currently wanted. Detectives are working with
investigators from several other jurisdictions in Maryland and Virginia on the
related instances.
Pillip Robinson
Garea Goodall
Information was received regarding heroin being sold from a
home in which Javar Charles Nolan
reside. This home and the home next door owned by Johnny Duane Edwards (Age
44) became targets of search and seizure warrants which were executed by the
St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Team, Charles County
Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Team, K-9 deputies and Narcotics Support
Team members. Inside the Nolan home detectives recovered more than $500.00 in
marijuana, heroin, digital scales, packaging materials and more than $1,300 in
cash. Wendy Jo Day (Age 29) was located inside the home and found to be in
possession of a controlled dangerous substance and related paraphernalia. All
three were arrested and additional charges are pending a State’s Attorney’s
Office review. During the search warrant on the neighbor’s home, detectives
located heroin, baggies of crushed “oxycodone” prepared for sale, “alprazolam”
tablets, burnt spoons, syringes and a digital scale. Suspect Edwards was also
arrested and additional charges are pending against him as well.
Javar Nolan
Johnny Edwards
Wendy Day
Narcotics detectives began an investigation into
drugs being smuggled into the St. Mary’s County Detention Center and as a result,
Lawrence Edward Keister was arrested and charged. Suspect Keister swallowed a
balloon full of ‘Suboxone” which was provided to him during a court ordered
doctor visit in Leonardtown. The drugs were provided by Carey Holmes Bowen (Age
38 of Lexington Park) Suspect Bowen is the girlfriend of inmate John Francis
Tippett Jr. (Age 38) who was the intended recipient of the smuggled drugs. Inmate
Tippett was going to exchange “commissary” for the drugs once they made it into
the facility. Detectives continued to gather information and obtained a search
warrant for Suspect Bowen’s person in an attempt to recover her cellular phone.
Suspect Bowen was instructed by Inmate Tippett Jr. to contact a third party,
obtain a list of items the third party wanted and then respond to the Wal-Mart
in King George, Virginia to steal the desired items. A list and photos were obtained
by Suspect Bowen and detectives awaited her return to St. Mary’s County. When
she returned, detectives, members of the Vice/Narcotics Support Team and K-9
deputies were waiting for her. She was stopped and the search warrant was
executed, she was arrested and charged with “Driving While Suspended” and the
stolen items were seized. A Deputy from the King George County Sheriff’s Office
met detectives at the Wal-Mart in Virginia and the property was returned, the
surveillance video was recovered and all of the information was provided to the
local deputy for charges. A felony arrest warrant was issued and served on
Suspect Bowen. Suspect Tippett is in
jail awaiting a “Pre-Sentence Investigation” report for a felony theft scheme
which occurred at our local Wal-Mart and was investigated by the St. Mary’s
County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division. Additional charges are
pending a review with State’s Attorney Richard D. Fritz related to Suspects
Tippett and Bowen.
Carey Bowen
John Tippett JR
Shannon Danielle Parker (Age 38) was charged with
“Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine”.
Shannon Parker
Detectives received information regarding a 17 year old male
suspect in the California area who was selling and using marijuana at his home.
As a result of the investigation, evidence was obtained and search warrant was
executed. Recovered from the home was marijuana and related paraphernalia. The
juvenile was on probation and the Department of Juvenile Justice responded. The
juvenile was arrested and detained at Cheltenham Juvenile Detention Facility
until a hearing could be set.
Inquiries should be directed to Captain Daniel D. Alioto,
Commander of Vice/Narcotics, at 301-475-4200 x1918.