LEXINGTON PARK, Md. – At approximately 7 p.m. Tuesday, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jerod Adam Taylor at his residence on open warrants related to the ongoing investigation of a substantial weapons cache uncovered on November 7.
During that investigation, detectives seized a variety of weapons and equipment from the property, including 80 firearms, multiple 3D-printed “ghost guns,” an AK-47, a fully automatic rifle, a short-barreled rifle, large-capacity magazines, suppressors, auto sears, more than 1,300 rounds of ammunition, body armor, and various gun manufacturing tools.
Taylor was taken into custody without incident and transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown, where he awaits a bond hearing.