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On August 9th, 2012, at approximately 9:45 am, a 16 year old female called the Prince Frederick Barrack to report a suspicious person knocking on the door of her home on Christiana Parran Road in Chesapeake Beach.  She told the dispatcher, PCS Pam Bryant, that she was in the home with her sister and that they did not know the man knocking on the door.  The man had driven a motorized bicycle to the residence.

PCS Bryant dispatched Trooper First Class R. Lewis to the residence and kept the juvenile on the phone.  The juvenile advised PCS Bryant that the man was now trying to forcibly enter the house.  Both sisters were advised to go to a bedroom, lock the door and hide from the suspect.  PCS Bryant initiated an emergency broadcast to all officers through the Calvert Control Center (9-1-1).  Additional Troopers and Calvert County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the residence.

Troopers and Deputies arrived and made entry into the house.  The suspect was found hiding in a closet inside the home.  The suspect, Dwayne Lee Sudduth age 33, was arrested and has an extensive criminal history for burglary, robbery and weapons charges.

Sudduth is currently on Parole and will be detained on an additional retake warrant being issued from Parole and Probation.  Members of the Calvert Investigative Team are assisting with the investigation to determine if Sudduth may have committed other burglaries in the area.  Anyone with additional information about this or any other crime can call the Maryland State Police at (410)535-1400.