Police: Five Nabbed in Late-Night Pot Bust in Local Park

GLEN BURNIE, MD — An Odenton teenager has been charged with attempting to distribute marijuana after police detectives found him and four others sitting in a car reeking of pot Monday night in a local park, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department.

The vehicle's owner, Amriteal Singh, 18, was arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute and several handgun violations related to the trafficking of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS), according to Lt. Ryan Frashure, an Anne Arundel police spokesman. Singh's address is listed in the 1300 block of Greyswood Road in Odenton.

At about 10 p.m. Monday, police detectives found a group of young people in a vehicle in Glen Burnie Park, at 500 Everett Road. When they approached, "they could smell the odor of marijuana coming from the passenger compartment," the police said in a statement.

In searching the vehicle, detectives found a loaded 9mm semiautotic handgun, a small amount of fresh marijuana, other "paraphernalia to indicate distribution," and a loaded .45-caliber revolver, according to the police statement.

The four other individuals were charged with trespassing and released, the police said. Three of them are from Glen Burnie:

• Geion Hynson-Grimm, 18, of the 300 block of Highland Drive;
• Khilik Joseph Gross, 21, of the 1400 block of Braden Loop;
• Darren Blake Queen, 19, of the 200 block of Roesler Aveenue.

The fourth individual was Malik Asante Robinson, 19, of the 1700 block of Mattisse Court in Severn, according to police.

Image: Amriteal Singh (AACPD)