On April 20, DFC Michael D. Peacher of the St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Office was in the parking lot of Shangri-La Village Town Homes, when he observed suspect Joseph Nathaniel Greenwell Jr. enter the complex.
The suspect is not a resident of the complex, and he entered the complex passing a no trespassing sign.
DFC Peacher made contact with the suspect who was identified as Joseph Nathaniel Greenwell Jr., 18, of Leonardtown. The officer conduct a warrant check on the suspect, and the suspect had a active Bench warrant through Anne Arundel County.
DFC Peacher placed Greenwell under arrest, and conducted a search incident to arrest. He located a plastic baggy of marijuana and a plastic baggy containing five individually wrapped cocaine rocks.
The suspect was transported to the St Mary’s County Detention Center, and was charged with possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance not Marijuana and Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance Marijuana.
The active warrant was also served on the suspect. The suspect was awaiting the District Court Commissioner, for the CDS charges, and is being held on a $5,000.00 bond, on the Bench warrant.