On January 8, 2019, Tpr E. Ruggles and Tpr K. Bauer responded to the Motel Six, Lexington Park, to attempt to locate a missing juvenile, John Curtis Reeves, 17 of King George, VA.
Upon arrival, the Troopers located the missing juvenile at the hotel. The juvenile was found to be in possession of a stolen handgun, suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia. A search of the hotel room revealed numerous stolen items from the tri-county area.
Further investigation revealed Reeves was in possession of a stolen vehicle. A search of the vehicle revealed three shotguns and two rifles, all were stolen.
Reeves was arrested, taken to the St. Mary’s County Detention & Rehabilitation Center where he was charged as an adult with numerous gun law violations & theft.
A female acquaintance of Reeves, Kaylee Raye Radford, 18 of No Fixed Address was also arrested, taken to the St. Mary’s County Detention & Rehabilitation Center and charged with theft. (19-MSP-001159).