Worcester County Sheriff’s Office

 

Press Release

 

Reggie T. Mason,

 

Sheriff

 

 

 

Sunday, June 01, 2014 at approximately 0043 hours, Worcester County Sheriff’s office Deputies were on the lookout for a reported a silver Honda accord possibly involved in drug activity.  A Deputy located the vehicle on Stephan Decatur hwy in the area of Old Bridge Rd. The Deputy observed the vehicle to be traveling at 60mph in a posted 40 mph zone. The Deputy also noted the registration plates were not affixed to the vehicle properly.

 

The Deputy stopped the vehicle and while talking with the occupants, detected the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle.  A search of the vehicle and its occupants was conducted with the following arrests were made.

 

A Juvenile, 17years old of Bowie, Md. was charged with possession of marijuana

DeAndre  Lovelace-Asson, 18 years old, of Mitchellville, Md. was charged with Possession of marijuana.

 

Isayah Ike Johnson, 18 years old, of Laurel, Md. was charged with possession of marijuana.

 

Mr. Lovelace-Asson and Mr. Johnson were released on criminal citations and the juvenile was referred to juvenile services for charges.  A court date will be set for the District Court.

 

 

June 1, at about 02:30 hrs. a Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Deputy was on foot patrol in the Holiday Harbor area of Bishopville as a proactive law enforcement effort to put a quick end to the burglaries. The Deputy discovered a burglary in progress of a shed behind a residence on Nora Lane.

 

 The suspect ran to his vehicle and began to flee by driving at a high rate of speed on Dixie Drive and Saint Martin’s Neck Road.  The Deputy returned to their vehicle and pursued the suspect.  The suspect vehicle reached speeds around 90 miles per hours in the short distance on Saint Martin’s Neck Road before turning on Mumford Road. The Deputy stopped the vehicle.

 

 The operator was identified as Tevin Nathaniel Smith, 23 years of age of Selbyville, De.

It was later learned that there was a female passenger and her toddler in the vehicle at the time Mr. Smith fled.

 

  A search of the vehicle yielded several pairs of bolt cutters used to cut locks as well as other common tools used to burglarize buildings.  Mr. Smith and the female were taken to the Worcester County Sheriff's Office while a family member took custody of the child.  Mr. Smith was able to be linked to several other burglaries from May 31.

Mr. Smith was charged with 1 count each of second degree burglary, 4^th degree burglary and possessing burglary tools for the incident from Nora Lane.  In addition Mr. Smith’s Delaware driver’s license was suspended and he was issued numerous traffic citations in relation to the pursuit.

 

 Mr. Smith was seen by a District Court Commissioner and ordered held at the Worcester County Jail on $100,000.00 bond.  The investigation will continue and additional charges are pending for Mr. Smith.

 

Anyone with information, or who believes their building may have been burglarized  is asked to contact the Worcester County Sheriff's Office at 410-632-1111. 

 

Lt. Edward C. Schreier

Worcester County Sheriff's Office