PASADENA, Md. — A 50-year-old man from Arnold, Maryland, was arrested late Monday night, January 13, 2025, after Anne Arundel County police officers observed a suspected drug transaction in Pasadena.
Detectives assigned to the Eastern District noticed the activity around 11:55 p.m. near Outing Avenue and Duvall Highway, prompting an investigation. Officers approached the suspect, identified as Jerome Shelton Johnson, who was seated in a silver 1999 Mercedes sedan.
During a search of the vehicle, officers seized a loaded .40 caliber Glock handgun, 13 rounds of ammunition, approximately 85 grams of suspected cocaine, 19 individually wrapped strips of suspected Suboxone, and a digital scale.
Police said Johnson is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition due to prior convictions. He was taken into custody and is currently being held without bond.
Charges against Johnson include:
- Firearm Use in a Felony-Violent Crime
- Loaded Handgun in Vehicle
- Handgun in Vehicle
- Firearm Possession with Criminal Violence/Felony Conviction
- Illegal Possession of Ammunition
- Registered Firearm: Illegal Possession
- Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS): Possession of Firearms
- Firearm/Drug Trafficking Crime
- CDS: Distribution, Etc., with Firearm
- CDS: Possession-Not Cannabis (2 counts)
- CDS: Possession of Paraphernalia
- CDS: Possession with Intent to Distribute
- CDS: Distribution-Narcotics
Johnson’s arrest follows ongoing efforts by law enforcement to crack down on drug-related activity and firearm offenses in the region.
This case remains under investigation.
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