OCEAN CITY — Police banged on the doors of eight units of a downtown apartment complex this morning, serving simultaneous search warrants and arresting seven people on an assortment of drug charges.
The predawn raid happened at the Parrot Lagoon apartment complex, police said, and the Worcester State's Attorney's Office, Worcester and Wicomico sheriff's deputies and the Ocean City Police Department's Quick Response Team all participated.
Police said the raids were the culmination of a long-term drug investigation. "The OCPD Narcotics unit was able to make seven arrests of suspects involved in the illegal distribution and possession of drugs in Ocean City," police said in a statement.
Arrested were:
•Thomas Gerard Brantley, 26, of Ocean City, charged with possession of marijuana, methadone and drug paraphernalia
•Melvin Harrell, 53, of Ocean City, charged with possession of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia
•Jemain Heath, 27, of Ocean City, charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and with failing to appear in court pursuant to a 2008 arrest in Ocean City
•Bernie Henry Johnson Jr., 46, of Snow Hill, served with an outstanding Wicomico County arrest warrant
•Wontorey Ward, 38, of Ocean City, charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia
•Jason Knaub, 36, of Ocean City, charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia
•Nathaniel Johnson, 23, of Ocean City, charged with possession of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia
Police said all of the suspects were awaiting an appearance before a District Court commissioner.
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