At 5:40 p.m. May 26, TFC P. Trossbach of the Leonardtown barrack stopped a vehicle for failing to stop at a stop sign on Jones Road at McIntosh in Hollywood.
A check through MVA indicated the driver’s license was suspended. The driver, Joseph Wayne Dodson, 45, of Mechanicsville was arrested.
A search incident to arrest revealed a smoking device, containing burnt cocaine residue, in the driver’s door.
Cocaine was located inside the brim of his hat.
He was taken to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center, charged with Possession of Cocaine and Possession of CDS Paraphernalia, and held pending a bond review.