Pasadena Man Runs From Police After Late-Night Drug Stop: Report

PASADENA, MD — A Pasadena man ran from police last Friday after they approached his car that smelled like marijuana, an incident report says. Officers arrested the suspect on drug, gun and resistance charges on Monday. The accused man, Zachary Dylan Blake, is 24.

Foot patrol officers claim they spotted Blake on Friday around 3:25 a.m. in the 3000 block of Marble Arch Drive. Police claim Blake was in the back seat of his car with another passenger.

The report says the officers asked the occupants what the smell was. The two handed over a bag of suspected marijuana, police note. Officers then asked the duo to exit the car.

As they began to search the vehicle, Blake ran into a nearby wooded area, the report alleges. Police were unable to immediately find Blake.

The other unnamed passenger remained on the scene and cooperated with police, the report continues. It is not clear whether the cooperative subject faces any charges.

Police say they found a retro GLOCK P80 9mm handgun in the car. The weapon was loaded with a 15-bullet magazine, and a spare clip was found nearby, according to the report.

The Anne Arundel County Police Department secured an arrest warrant for Blake later that day. Police found Blake and served the warrant on Monday.

Blake is charged with four misdemeanors: possessing a handgun in his vehicle, possessing a loaded handgun in his vehicle, possessing more than 10 grams of marijuana and resisting arrest.

A judge initially held Blake on $10,000 bond. Lexington National Insurance Corporation, a Lutherville bonds company, paid Blake's bail on Monday, freeing him before his trial.

Blake's case does not yet list preliminary hearing, jury selection or trial dates.

The map below shows the area where police say the incident happened:

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