On January 27, Deputies from the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 100 block of Bonfield Avenue for a reported burglary in progress. The Sheriff’s Office originally responded to assist Oxford Police Department; however upon their request assumed the lead on the investigation.
Information was obtained from the occupants that at approximately 4:00 am they were awakened by noise in the residence and upon inspection discovered their television had been removed from the residence. The occupants observed a maroon in color passenger vehicle fleeing the residence and one of the occupants followed the vehicle out of Oxford. The occupants were able to obtain a partial registration number from the vehicle and a partial description of three occupants in the vehicle.
Follow up investigation revealed the suspects as Debonaire Devalle Stewart, 20 of Ridgley, MD, Kevin Mackenzie Fields, 20 of Cordova, MD and Jorian Travon Edwards, 18 of Snellville, GA. Arrest warrants were obtained for all three suspects on March 26th with Fields and Stewart being located locally. Edwards had returned to Georgia and with local police assistance, Edwards was located and taken into custody. The Talbot County Sheriff’s Office responded to Gwinnett County, GA and took possession of Edwards who had signed a waiver of extradition and agreed to return to Talbot County, MD to face charges.
Stewart, Fields and Edwards were each charged with burglary in the first, third and fourth degree; theft, less than $1,000; malicious destruction of property; conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to commit theft. Upon his return from Georgia, Edwards was ordered held at the Talbot County Detention Center pending further court action. The Talbot County Sheriff’s Office is dedicated to serving all issued arrest warrants and routinely travels to other parts of the country to bring fugitives back to Talbot County to face criminal charges brought by this Office and the citizens of Talbot County.
On April 23, Deputies from the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office stopped a motor vehicle on Ocean Gateway near the intersection of Hiners Lane for an equipment violation. The Deputy concluded the stop with a probable cause search of the vehicle locating suspected marijuana in the passenger compartment. None of the three occupants claimed ownership of the marijuana and as a result, Bradley James Cole 18, Brooke Renee Hoyt 32 and Kevin Eugene Michaels 51 all of Easton, MD were charged on criminal citation with possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. Cole was additionally charged with driving a motor vehicle on a revoked license. All were released upon their signature on the criminal citations.
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