LA PLATA, Md. – On September 4 at 11:49 p.m., officers initiated a traffic stop in the area of Crain Highway and Mitchell Road after observing the driver of a passenger car speeding. During the stop, officers learned the driver was in illegal possession of a firearm.
The gun, which was loaded, was recovered. In addition, two bags of suspected cocaine and a bag of marijuana were recovered.
Joe Darren Rodriguez, 36, of Waldorf, was arrested and charged with illegal transportation of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm, possession of narcotics.
He was also issued a traffic citation. On September 5, a district court commissioner released Rodriguez from the Charles County Detention Center on a $3,000 unsecured bond.
Officer Kerlin is investigating.
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) was accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) in 2001 and has since earned the highest rating of Excellence. Established in 1658, the CCSO is one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the United States. For more information, visit www.ccso.us.
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Gun control laws are really working well. Criminals ignoring the law, imagine that. One would guess the anti-gun people would have never thought that, not that they actually think or care.
Obviously the speed limit and narcotics laws aren’t working either. Are you suggesting those laws should be abandoned as well?
But neither speeding or narcotics are mentioned specifically in the Bill of Rights and important enough to be the second right on that list of rights! Taking away guns from law abiding citizens will only encourage more crime don’t you understand that? The criminals always have and always will have guns! Gun laws only affect law abiding citizens who actually follow the law! So let’s just defund the po po and take all guns away from our citizens to leave us all completely defenseless! Let me guess… you think that will actually deter crime, right?? I wish guns didn’t exist, but they do and you don’t bring a slingshot to a gunfight or do you not get that rationale?
Gun control laws are really working well. Criminals ignoring the law, imagine that. One would guess the anti-gun people would have never thought that, not that they could actually think or care.
Once again, a district court commissioner releases an armed drug dealer. Our legal system is broken!
Why bis iit that these press releases never name the Court commissioners who release the criminals?
Keep voting Democrat
Straight from the border and he benefits from our democrat’s “catch & release” program. No freakin wonder this keeps happening!!! Guess what he’s probably doing right now?
Can someone help him find his neck?
He was born in East L.A fool. My boy American.
Unsecured bail, again. This turd will be in Guadalajara by tomorrow. Democrat justice (sic) again.
He was also ignoring the speeding laws, like about 30% of Southern Maryland residents are now doing.
He has rights too. He is a citizen. Born in East L.A