LEONARDTOWN, Md. - The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Department today released the following incident and arrest reports.
On 05/23/07 Deputy Patrick Handy responded to a residence in the Lexington Park area of St. Mary's County for a reported domestic assault. Deputy Handy's investigation revealed that Dale Lavar Waul (Age 26 of Lexington Park) assaulted his live-in girlfriend by choking her. Waul resisted Deputy Handy's attempt to place him under arrest. Waul was soon taken into custody and charged with Assault and Resisting Lawful Arrest.
On 05/23/07 Deputy Ronald Maloy arrested Stefan James Dulemba (Age 25 of California) on a Bench Warrant issued by the District Court of St. Mary's County for Failing to Appear in Court to answer to the charge of Furnishing Alcohol to a Person Under the Age of 21.
On 05/23/07 Deputy Kristi Nelson arrested Candace Nicole Traas-Harrod (Age 23 of Park Hall) on a Bench Warrant issued by the District Court of St. Mary's County for Failing to Appear in Court to answer to the charge of Theft Under $500 Dollars.
On 05/23/07 Deputy Jaime Reithmeyer arrested Brian Christopher Foster (Age 33 of Leonardtown) on a warrant issued by the Circuit Court for St. Mary's County for Failing to Appear in Court for a Preliminary Hearing.
On 05/23/07 Deputy Jaime Reithmeyer arrested Ronald Linzell Scruggs Sr. (Age 45 of Leonardtown) on a warrant issued by the Circuit Court for St. Mary's County for Escape in the Second Degree.
On 05/22/07 Sergeant Kenneth Cusic was traveling north on Route 5 in the Helen area when a vehicle traveling south swerved into his lane causing Sergeant Cusic to take evasive action to prevent a collision. Investigation revealed that the operator of the vehicle, Rachele Marie Meridith of Mechanicsville was intoxicated. She was arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated.
On 05/21/07 Deputy Patrick Handy arrested Samantha Shea Collins (Age 20 of Greats Mills ) on a warrant issued by the District Court of St. Mary's County for ten counts of Theft.
On 05/21/07 Deputy Patrick Handy responded to a business in the Lexington Park area of St. Mary's County to assist ambulance personnel with an uncooperative subject. Once on the scene Deputy Handy made contact with Karen Aleese Mcentyre (Age 49 of Lexington Park). Ambulance personnel advised Deputy Handy that they located Mcentyre laying in the parking lot of the business extremely intoxicated. Mcentyre was yelling profanity and refused to cooperate. Mcentyre was arrested and charged with Disorderly Conduct.
On 05/22/07 Deputy Jaime Reithmeyer arrested Jason Daniel Burk (Age 20 of Waldorf) on a Bench Warrant issued by the District Court of Charles County for Failing to Appear in Court on charges of Destruction of Property Valued Over $500 Dollars.
On 05/22/07 Deputy James Molitor arrested John Daniel Hertlein (Age 58 of Lexington Park) on a warrant issued by the District Court of St. Mary's County for Burglary in the First Degree, Burglary in the Second Degree and Theft over $500 Dollars.
On 05/22/07 Deputy Eric Walker arrested Robert Damian McCarson (Age 20 of Park Hall) on a warrant issued by the Circuit Court of Calvert County for Failing to Appear in Court for a Contempt Hearing in March 2007.