Two arrested after traffic stop leads to drug discovery

Chesapeake Beach, MD – On March 13 at 12:27 p.m., Trooper First Class Newcomer stopped a vehicle on Bayside Road in Chesapeake Beach for traffic violations.  A strong odor of marijuana was emitting from inside the vehicle. 

The driver, Nicholas T. Doerk, 19 of Chesapeake Beach, and a juvenile passenger were placed under arrest for possession of marijuana, possession of prescription drugs for which neither had a prescription (Morphine and Xanax) and possession of drug paraphernalia. 

The juvenile was released to his mother after being transported to the hospital for a possible overdose. 

Doerk was incarcerated at the Calvert County Detention Center.