11 Arrested On Eastern Shore As Part Of Gang Sweep: Police

SALISBURY, MD — Eleven reputed gang members were arrested on the Eastern Shore as part of a sweep by state and local police agencies to round up fugitives, officials said. A total of 41 arrests were made in what the Maryland State Police said was Operation Hide and Seek.

The Maryland State Police Gang Enforcement Unit, along with law enforcement agencies in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia, tracked down and arrested suspects who had open arrest warrants issued through the Salisbury Police Department. Investigators targeted criminal gang members and suspects in open criminal investigations. On Feb. 20 police made 41 arrests, 11 of which had ties to organized gangs and 13 of whom had out-of-state connections, according to a news release.

Among those arrested were:

• Xaundrea Mclean, 28, of Salisbury, Maryland. Charged with second-degree assault and reckless endangerment
• Matthew Wekheiser, 34, of Salisbury, Maryland. Charged with driving on a suspended license
• Michael Schiller, 22, of Snow, Hill, Maryland. Charged with second-degree assault
• Wood Pierre, 39, of Seaford, Delaware. Charged with second-degree assault and false imprisonment
• Latissa Diggs, 45, of Salisbury, Maryland. Charged with second-degree assault and robbery
• Nykeria Reaves, 19, of Salisbury, Maryland. Charged with second-degree assault and disorderly conduct
• Gina Miller, 40, of Bishopville, Maryland. Charged with driving on a suspended license
• Sinedra Purnell, 27, of Salisbury, Maryland. Charged with narcotics distribution and manufacturing opioids
• Terius Green, 18, of Salisbury, Maryland. Charged with motor vehicle theft and concealing a dangerous weapon. Green is also a validated member of the LMF (Loyal Money Family) Bloods
• Darryl Miles, 53, of Salisbury, Maryland. Charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance
• Two juvenile males wanted on drug possession charges and a Delaware warrant for gang involvement with the Eight Trey Crips