Police briefs

Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009

This activity report is provided by the the Maryland State Police as a public service to the community and is not a complete listing of all events and crime reported.

Marijuana discovered during traffic stop

A Waldorf man allegedly found with a bag of marijuana was arrested in St. Mary's County on Dec. 13, according to state police.

At 1:33 a.m., trooper M. J. Pitcher stopped a green Mazda on Solomons Island Road after the car crossed a double yellow line, police reported.

The state trooper noticed the smell of marijuana while speaking with the driver, Jason Harley Royster, 21, of Waldorf, according to the report. Royster had a clear plastic baggie of marijuana and was arrested and taken to the St. Mary's County jail, where he was charged accordingly and held pending a bond review with the district court commissioner, police reported.

Hughesville woman arrested

Police arrested a Hughesville woman Dec. 13 on a bench warrant for not paying $250 by Sept. 21, according to a report.

The original charge against Mandy Lee Echoff, 28, was driving while intoxicated.

Trooper J.S. Gibson arrested Echoff at 5:17 p.m. at her Hughesville home and took her to the St. Mary's County jail, where she was held pending a bond review with the district court commissioner.

Bethany Rodgers