At 6:50 am on Friday, February 16, members of the St. Maryโ€™s County Drug Enforcement Division executed a Search & Seizure warrant in the 25000 block of Loveville Road in Mechanicsville.

Detectives made contact with the resident, Preston Alonzo Tyer, 33, of Mechanicsville.ย  During the course of the investigation, detectives located marijuana in the bedroom the defendant was occupying.ย  They also located inside the residence a straw containing cocaine residue and a digital scale containing cocaine residue.ย 

Mr. Tyer was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana, possession of cocaine and CDS paraphernalia.ย  He was incarcerated pending a bond review.