TOWSON, MD. — Maryland loves drugs and just because some of the residents are in the slammer, why should they be kept from getting their fix? That may have been what was on the mind of Melvin Hodges, as police say he went about making some side money dealing drugs into the joint while picking up a paycheck as a jail guard.
Day: March 17, 2015
Preliminary investigation indicates that Lopez was on foot on Piney Branch Road when he was approached by a lone male suspect. During this encounter, the suspect shot Lopez and fled on foot. The suspect is described as a light-skin male wearing dark clothing. Investigative efforts are ongoing.
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Police say that on March 16, 2015, deputies responded to MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital for a reported sexual offense. A 5-year-old female victim disclosed she had been sexually assaulted by suspect Alan Lee Huff, age 40, of Lexington Park. Based on the nature of the allegations Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division responded to the hospital and assumed the investigation.
During the investigation, a second female victim, age 6, disclosed she had also been sexually assaulted by Huff.
Investigators, along with agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation Bel Air Office, were able to identify members of Burks’ drug trafficking organization. After his arrest, multiple search and seizure warrants were executed at locations in the Willow Brook Community where Burk was known to reside. Throughout the investigation, approximately 4,000 single serving bags of heroin were recovered, with a street value of $12,000. An additional small amount of crack cocaine, along with a loaded .40 caliber gun and over $13,045 in drug proceeds were seized.