Weapon Recovered At St. Mary's County Detention Center; Incarcerated Individual Charged

LEONARDTOWN, MD (October 2, 2024) – Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown on Monday, Sept. 30, following a report of a concealed makeshift weapon found inside a cell.

Upon investigation, deputies recovered a wooden knife, and incarcerated individual Demetrius Rashud Puifory, 46, was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon while in confinement and possession of contraband in a place of confinement.

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office prioritizes the safety of all individuals within the facility.

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  1. If these individuals worried about their own safety , they wouldn’t be in there to start with . Now they got to depend on someone else to prioritize about their safety . Safer in there I guess , than Lexington Park or Great Mills !

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