UPDATE 4/7/2025: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Daisaun Altay Eric Culpepper, 31, of Lexington Park, Maryland, was sentenced to 27 years in prison, with 15.5 years of active incarceration for the possession of a large amount of fentanyl, destruction of evidence, and a probation violation. On October 16, 2024, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office executed a search and seizure warrant at a residence in Lexington Park, as part of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking activities. Upon law enforcement arrival, Culpepper fled into a back bedroom and remained there for approximately 40 minutes before surrendering. Inside the residence, detectives uncovered approximately 685 grams of a fentanyl mixture, multiple plastic bags tied off with the drugs, digital scales with drug residue, and more than $6,000 in cash. Culpepper was arrested on an outstanding violation of probation warrant related to a prior fentanyl distribution conviction. Subsequently, he was charged for possessing large amounts of fentanyl and additional offenses related to the October 16, 2024 incident. “This case underscores the deadly threat that fentanyl poses to our community,” said State’s Attorney Sterling. “I want to commend the members of the Vice Narcotics Unit for their diligent work in […]
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