At 10:36 p.m. Nov. 7, Barrett Allen West, 20, of Mechanicsville was arrested by Trooper M. Adams for possession of Cocaine and CDS paraphernalia.

Tpr. Adams was on Route 5 in Leonardtown when he initiated a traffic stop on a black Chrysler 300 for an equipment violation.  During the course of the traffic stop, contact was made with the driver, West and a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was emanating from his breath. West was arrested for DWI.

A MVA check revealed his driving privileges are suspended in Maryland.  A search incident to arrest found that West was in possession of a CDS smoking device containing Cocaine and charged accordingly.

West was taken into custody and transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center where he was detained pending a bond review.

 At 2:07 a.m. Nov 9, Trooper Pilkerton initiated a traffic stop on a blue Lexus for an equipment violation on Norris Road at Clipper Drive in California.

Contact was made with the driver, Andre Devon Dickens, 23, of Lusby and an odor of burnt marijuana was detected coming from the vehicle.  During the course of the traffic stop, Dickens was arrested for possession of Marijuana.  He was transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center where he was detained pending a bond review.

 At 12:36 a.m. Nov. 10, TFC J. Fleetwood initiated a traffic stop on Route 245 at Morgan Road in Hollywood on a blue Ford Explorer for exceeding the posted speed limit.

Contact was made with the driver, Timothy Shawn Mattingly, 44, of Leonardtown.  During the course of the traffic stop, and odor of an alcoholic beverage was emitting from his breath. Mattingly was arrested for DUI.

A search incident to arrest revealed he was in possession of Cocaine for which he was also charged. Mattingly was transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center where he was held pending a bond review.

At 2:28 a.m. Nov. 10, Trooper J. Pilkerton initiated a traffic stop on Buck Hewitt Road at Old Hewitt Road in Lexington Park on a red Chevrolet Camaro for an equipment violation.

During the course of the traffic stop, contact was made with the driver, Brian Everett Bailey, 23, of California.  An odor of an alcoholic beverage was emitting from his breath for which he was subsequently arrested.

A search incident to arrest revealed Bailey was in possession of a bag of Marijuana.  He was transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center where he was detained pending a bond review.