Anne Arundel County – On Tuesday, July 24, Charles Eugene Conklin III, 46, of Baltimore was sentenced to six months in jail for abandoning a vessel in Tanyard Cove on Marley Creek.
The Maryland Natural Resources (NRP) charged Conklin in August of 2006 after he abandoned his 41-foot cabin cruiser in Tanyard Cove. After a postponement and two failures to appear for trial, Conklin was found guilty on May 21, in Anne Arundel County District Court. The judge ordered Conklin to remove the vessel from the waters of the state within 60 days and scheduled a July 24, sentencing hearing.
On July 24, the vessel had not been removed and the judge again found Conklin guilty and sentenced him to 6 months in jail at the Anne Arundel County Detention Center.
The judge suspended all but 30 days of the sentence. After serving the 30 days, Conklin must remove the vessel within the next 30 days or face returning to jail. He also was given 6 months unsupervised probation. The judge set a $16,000 cash appeal bond for Conklin if he wanted to appeal the judgment.
Cecil County – On Thursday, July 26, at 7:12 p.m. the Maryland Natural Resources Police recovered the body of a Pennsylvania man from the waters of the Sassafras River near Fredericktown.
NRP responded along with the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office to Skipjack Cove after receiving a report that John P. Jester, 72, of Fort Washington, Pa. was missing. Jester had driven from Pennsylvania to Skipjack Cove where he kept his 36-foot sailboat. Jester’s body was recovered from the water by NRP along side his docked vessel. His body was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy. NRP continues to investigate the incident however; foul play is not suspected at this time.
Cecilton Volunteer Fire Company and the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office assisted NRP with the incident.
Garrett County – On Monday, July 23, the Maryland Natural Resources Police charged Brandon William Robinson, 18, of Swanton, Bruce Adam Deal, 18 and a 17-year old boy, both of Oakland with drugs and weapon violations on Maple Glade Road in Swallow Falls State Park.
NRP was patrolling the park and observed a pickup truck stopped in the middle of the roadway with the 17-year old standing outside of the truck. Once the boy noticed the officer’s marked patrol vehicle, he jumped into the truck and started to back up the roadway at a high rate of speed. NRP stopped the truck and observed one of the passengers trying to conceal a rifle.
NRP searched of the vehicle and seized as evidence, a loaded .22 caliber semi-automatic pistol, a .22 caliber rifle, two compound bows, a bag of suspected marijuana, two smoking pipes, rolling papers, two tree stands and .22 caliber ammunition.
The three were charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS), marijuana, possession of CDS paraphernalia, possession of an alcoholic beverage by a person under 21 years of age and possession of a weapon in a state park. Robinson and Deal were released by a Garrett County District Court Commissioner on their own personal recognizance. The 17-year old was held over night by the Department of Juvenile Services for a hearing Tuesday morning.
Queen Anne’s County – On Wednesday, July 25, at 7:43 p.m., the Maryland Natural Resources Police arrested a Grasonville man on multiply criminal and traffic charges at the Queen Anne’s County public boat docks on Wharf Drive.
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