Terry Allen Jones
Owings, MD – A Delaware man is facing the possibility of going to jail for four years and paying a $25,000 fine for being in possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS). In this case the CDS was one pill, found in a plastic bag and identified as acetaminophen-oxycodone. The arrest of the suspect—identified as Terry Allen Jones, 28 of Laurel, DE—occurred Jan. 31 in Owings, police reported.
According to documents on file in District Court of Maryland for Calvert County, the investigating officer, Dfc. Ward of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office had been patrolling Route 260. Ward stated he “had gained information from citizens that they were seeing hand-to-hand [drug] transactions being conducted in the Dash-In parking lot.” Ward said he observed a silver minivan parked across the road from the convenience store. Ward stated in court documents that the vehicle was occupied by “a black male sitting in the driver’s seat and the vehicle was positioned to see the Dash-In parking lot.”
After a few minutes Ward decided to approach the vehicle and ask the man inside for his license and registration. When learning that Jones lived in Delaware, Ward requested a K9 Unit. “K9 Manny alerted on the vehicle on the front passenger side at which time gave me probable cause to search Jones and the vehicle,” Ward stated. “During the search I located multiple pill bottles that were prescribed to Jones but did not indicate any type of misuse or possible sales.” The plastic bag containing the single acetaminophen-oxycodone pill “was located between the two front seats of the vehicle.”
Jones told Ward his (Jones’) mother gave him the pill due to his ongoing pain management issues.
A search of Jones’ record revealed he was served a warrant Jan. 11 for failing to appear for a court date. According to court records the charge in that case was driving on a suspended license.
Jones’ hearing on the drug charge is tentatively scheduled for May 6 in District Court.
Contact Marty Madden at marty.madden@thebaynet.com
