North Beach Traffic Stop Leads To Obstruction Charges For Oxon Hill Woman

NORTH BEACH, Md. — An Oxon Hill woman is facing obstruction and disorderly conduct charges after she refused repeated commands during a late-night traffic stop in North Beach, according to charging documents.

Lexcia Mackenzie Carr, 26, of Oxon Hill, was charged with obstructing and hindering, failure to obey a reasonable and lawful order, and disorderly conduct.

A deputy conducted a traffic stop on May 5, 2026, after seeing a gray Nissan maneuvering in the opposite direction of travel on the one-way section of Bay Avenue and failing to come to a complete stop at a stop sign near 5th Street and Bay Avenue in North Beach, according to the report.

The vehicle pulled partially into a parking spot in front of a business on Atlantic Avenue. The deputy approached the driver’s side window and told the driver, later identified as Carr, why she had been stopped.

According to charging documents, Carr was asked for her driver’s license and registration but was unable to provide them. The deputy asked Carr if she knew the year of the vehicle, and she opened the door.

While speaking with Carr, the deputy said she appeared hostile and aggressive about the traffic stop. Carr allegedly held up her phone and said she had footage of the stop, then made a comment questioning why the deputy was irritated.

The deputy returned to his patrol vehicle and learned Carr had no warrants and that her license was valid. When the deputy returned and asked whether Carr had valid proof of insurance, Carr allegedly questioned why she had not been asked for it earlier.

Carr told the deputy she had forgotten about the insurance and would look for it, according to the report. Police said the deputy requested another unit because of Carr’s hostility.

When another deputy arrived, Carr was again asked whether she could find proof of insurance. Charging documents state Carr became sarcastic and refused repeated requests to step out of the vehicle.

Police said Carr asked what statute required her to exit and was told multiple times to get out. Carr called her mother during the stop, and deputies continued ordering her out of the vehicle, according to the report.

After Carr was told about 12 times to exit, the deputy told her she was under arrest. Police said Carr still did not comply, and the deputy pulled her out of the vehicle, placed her hands behind her back and put her in handcuffs.

Carr was escorted to a patrol vehicle, where police said she continued screaming. The deputy wrote that the stop happened on Atlantic Avenue, near several homes where residents were trying to sleep, and that Carr’s yelling created a public disturbance.

A female deputy later searched Carr, and she was placed in a marked police vehicle. Carr was transported to the Calvert County Detention Center and later released on her own recognizance.

A trial is set for June 5, 2026, at Calvert District Court.

Under Maryland law, the listed charges carry up to 120 days of incarceration and up to $1,000 in fines if Carr is convicted and sentenced to the maximum consecutive terms.

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