On September 26, 2010 deputies responded to Leonardtown Shopping Center in Leonardtown, to check the welfare of several individuals who were sleeping in a vehicle parked in the parking lot.
Upon arrival Deputy Bowen made contact with Christopher James Mendel, 18 of Leonardtown, the front seat passenger of the vehicle. As Deputy Bowen was speaking with Mendel he observed a juvenile female rear passenger, age 15 of Mechanicsville, attempting to conceal an object under her seat. All subjects were asked to exit the vehicle. When Deputy Bowen asked the juvenile what she was attempting to hide she handed him a passport.
Located inside of the passport was a small cubed shaped paper, suspected lysergic acid diethylamide, “LSD”, contained in an aluminum foil wrapper. A probable cause search of the vehicle revealed a second aluminum foil wrapper containing suspected LSD under the passenger seat where Mendel was seated.
The juvenile and Mendel were arrested and charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance.
