Ocean City Drug Bust Leads To 4 Prince Georgians Arrested: Police

OCEAN CITY, MD — Police said they busted a drug deal on the Ocean City boardwalk last Thursday. Officers noted that they arrested four Prince George's County residents connected with the deal.

Authorities mentioned that a boardwalk business owner reported suspicious activity in a vehicle parked in the 10 block of 8th Street. The caller told police that the occupants were weighing a white powdery substance on a digital scale, an incident report added.

Undercover officers saw the occupants meet a group of men on the boardwalk and complete a drug transaction before driving away in separate vehicles, the write-up informed. Police explained that they stopped and searched both vehicles. Officers indicated that they found:

• Black tar heroin
• Powder cocaine
• A digital scale
• Packaging materials
• Cash
• A 9mm handgun
• A loaded extended 30-round magazine

Police also stated that one of the suspects was involved in a hit-and-run crash during the pursuit. Another accused man had an open warrant, officers indicated. The Ocean City Police Department advised that it arrested these suspects and charged them with the following crimes:

36-year-old Ricardo Henderson of Temple Hills

• Bench warrant
• Possession of marijuana 10+ grams
• CDS manufacture/distribute
• A judge held Henderson on $3,500 bond, which included $1,000 related to the open warrant and $2,500 involving the drug manufacturing/distribution charge

31-year-old De Angelo Demetrius White of District Heights

• Two counts of CDS: possession- not marijuana
• Two counts of CDS: possession paraphernalia
• A judge released White on recognizance

20-year-old Jordan Christian Webster of Beltsville

• Possession of a firearm minor
• Handgun on person
• Loaded handgun on person
• Loaded handgun in the vehicle
• Handgun in the vehicle
• A judge held Webster on $3,500 bond

20-year-old Savion Macai Gallion of Riverdale

• Possession of a firearm minor
• Handgun on person
• Loaded handgun on person
• Loaded handgun in vehicle
• Handgun in vehicle
• Possession of marijuana 10+ grams
• Failure of vehicle driver to stop after unattended (vehicle, property) damage accident
• Failure of vehicle driver in an accident to locate and notify the owner of unattended (vehicle, property) damage
• Operating a motor vehicle with (operator/occupant under 16) not restrained by (seatbelt/child safety seat)
• A judge held Gallion on $3,500 bond

Detectives asked anybody with information on Ocean City crimes to call (410) 723-6610 or email crimetips@oceancitymd.gov. Tipsters can stay anonymous by dialing (410) 520-5136.

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