Kilogram of Cocaine Sends Millersville Man Back to Prison

A Millersville man is headed back to prison after police found him with a kilogram of cocaine, and for violating his probation for an earlier drug conviction.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, a judge on Friday sentenced Victor Maurice Cook, 40, to a total of seven years in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and for violating his probation from a previous drug conviction.

According to his plea agreement, on Oct. 20, 2014, police received a tip that Cook would be selling drugs in the vicinity of Route 2 and Arnold Road in Anne Arundel County. Agents saw Cook crossing over the center lane divide several times and speaking on a cell phone as he was driving.

When police attempted to pull Cook over, he tried to swerve into the detectives’ cars, striking one of them. Officers continued following Cook through the parking lots of businesses and ultimately heading southbound on Route 2. As he was driving, Cook threw a white plastic bag out of the passenger side window of his vehicle, which was found to contain over a kilogram of cocaine.

Cook also violated his supervised release from a 2001 federal drug conviction for which he served a 12-year sentence. Cook was serving five years of supervised release for this conviction when he was arrested in October 2014.