Over the past several months, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Division has utilized various investigative tactics to include undercover drug buys while identifying numerous drug dealers throughout St. Mary’s County. Through these investigations, the Vice/Narcotics Division has obtained numerous criminal charges and have also obtained search and seizure warrants for various residences and vehicles of identified drug dealers. The purpose of this operation is to dismantle drug networks by locating and arresting wanted individuals and executing search and seizure warrants upon the bodies, vehicles, and residences of drug distributors. Assisting with this operation were members of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Division, with the assistance of the Emergency Services Team, K9, Patrol Division, Narcotics Support Team Members, officers from the DEA HIDTA Task Force (DEA Group 48) and the Annapolis Office of the FBI.
Search and seizure warrants were obtained and executed on a residence in the 46000 block of Pleasant Dr. in Lexington Park. The target of the warrant was Norman Kenneth Dickerson (Age 55). Suspect Dickerson was located and arrested on five open Grand Jury indictments for “Distribution of Cocaine” and “Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine”. Additional suspects were arrested when a search revealed misdemeanor amounts of controlled substances. Lori Maria Dickerson (Age 49) was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine and a related smoking device as well as being served a criminal citation for possession of marijuana under 10 grams. Suspect Mary Theresa Dickerson (Age 57) was arrested for possession of cocaine and a related smoking device. Donald Anthony Somerville (Age 58) was charged on a criminal summons for possession of marijuana under 10 grams. A quantity of cocaine was recovered from the home as well.
