The newly formed Vice-Narcotics wing of the St. Mary’s Bureau of Criminal investigations hit the ground running this weekend with prostitution and narcotics crackdown operations all weekend in St. Mary’s County.

Numerous people were arrested on charges ranging from cocaine possession to soliciting prostitution. One man allegedly swung a baseball bat at an undercover officer during a crack deal.

The crackdown on street crimes and narcotics warrants was coupled this weekend with a county-wide enforcement effort including: saturation patrols for impaired drivers; aggressive driving patrols, commercial vehicle inspections, sexual offender checks, and warrant sweeps for individuals wanted on a variety of crimes.

The weekend-long “Crimapalooza” involved all police agencies in the region, including Maryland State Police (MSP) and Natural Resources Police. See more information on arrests below.


St. Mary’s Joint Bureau of Criminal Investigations – Vice Narcotics

The newly-formed BCI Vice-Narcotics unit is commanded by St. Marys Sheriff’s Lt. Daniel Alioto, and was created on Sept.1, and includes local Detectives and MSP Drug Enforcement Division and Federal Drug Agents (HIDTA Group 34).

Alioto vacated the post of St. Mary’s Sheriff Patrol Commander with the assignment. Lt. Terry Black was promoted to the position of Patrol Commander by Sheriff Tim Cameron.

Drug Raids Kick Off Crackdown

The Labor Day weekend operation began on Friday, Aug. 31, with two Search and Seizure warrants being executed. One warrant was in Park Hall and was served by the St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Emergency Services Team.

The following persons were arrested:
– Anita Monique Plater, 23 of Park Hall, for Possession of Cocaine.
Skylar Anthony Sanders, 24 of Park Hall, for Possession of Cocaine and Possession of a Handgun by a Convicted Felon.

The second was in Mechanicsville and was served by the Maryland State Police S.T.A.T.E Team. The following persons were arrested:
-James Roy Chase Sr., 57, and Pamela Felice Chase, 52, both of Loveville, for Possession of cocaine and paraphernalia, and;
– James Roy Chase Jr., 20 of Loveville, for Possession of Marijuana.
Several firearms (handguns and long guns) were seized from both of the homes searched.

Aluminum Bat Swung at Officer

Vice Narcotics Detectives were conducting a sting operation in Lexington Park when an undercover officer was approached by Mark Jerome Mason, 45 of Leonardtown.

Police say Mason offered Crack Cocaine to the undercover officer and led him to a nearby neighborhood. Once in the neighborhood Mason exited the vehicle and made contact with a group of individuals.

It was then that Wayne Darnell Winters, 35 of Lexington Park, produced an aluminum baseball bat and began to threaten the undercover officer. Winters swung the bat at the officer as he sat in a vehicle, causing the driver’s side window to shatter, police say.

Others officers in the immediate area responded and a short foot chase ensued, leading to the apprehension of Winters.

Mason was apprehended a short time later after he fled. The baseball bat was located i