Calvert County Dep. Christopher Waldron conducted a traffic stop on Skinners Turn Road in Owings on Sunday, March 21 at 6:23 p.m.
The driver pulled into a driveway and jumped out of the drivers’ seat, running across Md. Route 2 toward the wooded area of Mt. Harmony Lane. A female passenger in the vehicle jumped into the driver’s seat and then exited the vehicle. Dep. Waldron advised the female to remain there and then gave chase on foot after the driver. Dep. Aundrea Lawton arrived to assist and the officers observed the suspect lying in the dirt in the woods and approached him. The subject advised that he was not driving the vehicle.
The suspect identified as Corey Cornell Contee, 39 of Lusby, was arrested and charged with making a false statement to a law enforcement officer, fleeing and eluding and various traffic citations. A lookout was given for the female and vehicle which was later seen on Md. Rt. 4 and Md. Rt. 231 in Prince Frederick by DFC David Denton who stopped it.
The female, identified as Cheryl Harmon, 21 of Port Republic, was arrested and charged with making a false statement to a law enforcement officer and obstruction of justice as well as fleeing and eluding.