Richard Lester Maples, 62, of Mechanicsville, was formally charged with nine criminal offenses following a traffic stop and drug investigation conducted on July 18, 2025, according to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. Maples is charged with four counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance not cannabis, specifically crack cocaine, three counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, one count of altering physical evidence, and one count of littering or dumping less than 100 pounds from a vehicle. He also received four traffic citations for operating a vehicle without a license, on a suspended license, and on a revoked license. According to the statement of probable cause filed by Deputy Senatore of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, the arrest occurred after the deputy observed a silver Toyota Tacoma traveling southbound on Three Notch Road near Old Village Road in Mechanicsville. Deputy Senatore reported that he “knew the defendant, Richard Lester Maples, to commonly be the operator of” the vehicle and was also aware that Maples had “two outstanding warrants for his arrest.” After identifying Maples as the driver, Deputy Senatore activated his emergency lights to initiate a traffic stop. The vehicle turned onto Old […]
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