Vice/Narcotics detectives identified William Lamont Barnes (Age 32 of Lexington Park) as a distributor of cocaine.

A search and seizure warrant was obtained for Barnesโ€™ residence and it was executed with the assistance of the St. Maryโ€™s County Emergency Services Team, Vice/ Narcotics Support Team members and K-9 deputies.

Recovered from inside the home were cocaine and a digital scale. Suspect Barnes is currently on federal probation related to drug distribution charges and detectives have notified the Federal Probation Office in Greenbelt, Maryland of his arrest. Additional charges are pending a review with Stateโ€™s Attorney Richard D. Fritz.