Drug, Gun Arrests Made at Motel Parking Lot

LAUREL, MD — Two vehicles parked side by side at a Laurel motel where drug arrests have been made repeatedly drew the suspicion of police, and ended in arrests.

Anne Arundel County Police watched the vehicles Wednesday afternoon in the parking lot of the Garden Inn Hotel at 3400 Fort Meade Road in Laurel. When police checked the vehicles, the occupants reportedly tried to conceal items from the detective’s view.

Police searched the vehicles, where they found 50 Xanax pills hidden in a paper towel.

SEE ALSO:

• Suspected Drug Dealer Arrested at Laurel Motel
• Drug Bust Made at Garden Inn in Laurel

Christopher Thomas Stanley, 23, of the 7500 block of Haines Court in Laurel, was arrested on handgun charges and served a warrant for first-degree assault. Authorities say he had a loaded Ruger LCP .380 caliber handgun in the car.

Other suspects charged:

• Tommie Cornell Miller, 30, 900 block of Park Avenue in Laurel, was charged with PWI /possession.
• Charles Edwin Johnson, 52, last known address the Garden Inn Hotel in Laurel, was served a traffic arrest warrant.

»Photos of Christopher Stanley, Tommie Miller and Charles Johnson, courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police