On October 23, 2013, deputies responded to a residence on Shady Mile Drive in California, Maryland, for a suspicious person complaint.
Deputies located suspect Christopher Lee Cotsford, 31, of no fixed address, on the complainant’s property intoxicated. Cotsford was told to leave the property, which he did heading toward Three Notch Road.
Meanwhile, the complainant believed Cotsford may have been squatting in a shed on the property of a nearby foreclosed home and requested deputies check the area. While checking the area, Cotsford returned to the scene and stole a marked Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle. The vehicle was tracked and located in the area of Old Rolling Road a short time later.
Cotsford was placed under arrest and transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center by Deputy Potter. He was charged with Theft Motor Vehicle, Theft $1,000.00 – $10,000.00, Rouge and Vagabond, Malicious Destruction of Property Over $1,000.00, Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, Malicious Destruction of Property Under $1,000.00, Driving While Intoxicated, and Driving While Suspended.
