Man Admits Cooking Crack Cocaine in Glen Burnie House

GLEN BURNIE, MD — A federal judge sentenced Tercel Baker, 33, of Glen Burnie, Tuesday to 12 years in prison followed by four years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base.

According to his plea agreement, on Jan. 8, 2015 state and federal officers investigating drug and gun violations saw Baker drive away from his apartment and commit several traffic violations.

When officers stopped his vehicle, a K9 scanned the car and alerted the handler to the presence of contraband.

A search of the vehicle, Baker and his apartment resulted in the seizure of a total of 58.4 grams of crack cocaine, 42.84 grams of marijuana, 26 oxycodone pills, a .40 caliber firearm and $12,000 in cash. Baker admitted to law enforcement that he was a middle man, and that he cooked the cocaine into crack at his house.

Baker has two prior felony drug convictions and was on federal supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm at the time of this offense.