Christian Taylor Chism, 34, of Leonardtown, is facing multiple criminal charges following a confrontation with deputies during a traffic stop in Solomons during the early morning hours of April 26, 2025. According to court documents and the official statement of probable cause filed in the District Court for Calvert County, Chism was arrested at approximately 1:40 a.m. in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven on HG Trueman Road. Deputy First Class McCourt, of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, was assisting Deputy Contic on a traffic stop when he approached the vehicle to speak with its passengers. “Asking various questions about their night etc. Just making small talk while Dep. Contic continued her traffic stop,” McCourt wrote in his statement. Chism, who was seated in the rear driver’s side of the vehicle, reportedly became irritated and confrontational. “Chism asked me why I was asking so many questions and then continued telling me to leave,” the report states. “I advised him that I was not leaving at this point. Chism looked annoyed by my presence.” According to McCourt, Chism then reached through the rolled-down window and allegedly grabbed the deputy’s agency-issued Taser 7, which was secured in a holster on McCourt’s vest. […]
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