On June 10 at 4:11 p.m., Officer J. Timko of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle at the intersection of St. Phillips Drive and Dorchester Circle in Waldorf because the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. Further investigation revealed the driver, Jonathan Evans Ruefly, 18, of Waldorf, was in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
On June 15, he was charged via a criminal summons with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was released pending a court appearance. Ruefly also received a citation for not wearing his seatbelt.
This arrest is the most recent of many similar cases in Charles County where a routine traffic stop has resulted in an arrest for drugs. The following page will retrieve previous articles for similar arrests:
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