City Ordinance Violation Leads to Drug and Weapons Arrest

On June 30, 2012, at approximately 5:50 a.m. Ocean City Police officers observed a vehicle parked on 5^th Street that was occupied by three sleeping individuals. As officers approached and spoke with the occupants, officers could smell marijuana coming from inside the vehicle.
After requesting to do a search of the vehicle, officers recovered marijuana, paraphernalia, MDMA, a concealed knife and a loaded .38 Special revolver.

All three occupants of the vehicle were arrested and charged with the following:

Tyrone Winston Lee, 25, of Plymouth, PA

• Handgun in vehicle
• Possession of MDMA
• Possession of marijuana
• Possession of drug paraphernalia

Desmond James Matthews, 22, of Willingboro, NJ

• Handgun in vehicle
• Possession of MDMA
• Possession of marijuana
• Possession of drug paraphernalia

Malcolm LaKnight Bates, 22, of Plymouth, PA

• Handgun in vehicle
• Possession of a concealed deadly weapon
• Possession of marijuana
• Possession of MDMA

 

Lee, Matthews and Bates were seen by an Ocean City District Court Commissioner and released without bond.

 

Submitted:

Ocean City Police Dept.