Police Find Drugs In Severn, Suspect Tries To Run Away: Officials

SEVERN, MD — Police reported finding suspected drugs and a loaded gun during a Severn traffic stop on May 4. A press release advised that the back seat passenger tried to run away, but officers found and arrested him.

The write-up mentioned that police stopped a Mitsubishi Outlander near Reece Road and Jacobs Road around 2:15 a.m. The incident report added that the officer noticed suspected marijuana, prompting the suspect's getaway attempt.

Police noted that they found the accused man with:

• A loaded 9mm Polymer 80 handgun with a 40-round magazine
• 2.49 grams of Ritalin
• 5.78 grams of suspected cocaine
• 3.97 grams of suspected heroin
• 1.11 grams of suspected marijuana
• $990.00 cash
• A scale
• Items often used for drug packaging

The Anne Arundel County Police Department identified the arrestee as 30-year-old Carlyle Emman Brooks III of Severn. Officers explained that Brooks cannot legally own a gun.

Police informed that they released the driver and the other passengers from the scene.

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