On September 18, 2024, Calvert County Sheriff’s deputies arrested three individuals in Prince Frederick after discovering evidence of drug distribution and possession during traffic stops. The individuals, identified as Barbara Ann Magruder, 46, of Prince Frederick, Kimberly Marie Hamm, 44, of Chesapeake Beach, and William O’Brian Kennedy, 45, also of Chesapeake Beach, now face multiple drug-related charges. The arrests occurred after detectives with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) observed suspicious activity involving two vehicles in a residential area, leading officers to suspect an ongoing drug transaction. The vehicles—a red Pontiac driven by Kennedy with Hamm as a passenger and a white Toyota Tacoma driven by Magruder—were seen circling the neighborhood in what officers believed was a coordinated effort to conduct a drug exchange. Barbara Ann Magruder was pulled over for failing to signal and following too closely behind another vehicle. As officers approached her vehicle, they immediately noticed a small Ziploc bag containing blue oblong pills protruding from her purse. When questioned, Magruder stated, “Those are my Xanax. I have a prescription for them.” She was then asked to step out of the vehicle and, after being read her Miranda rights, she confirmed her understanding and […]
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