Patrick Wayne Wood, 24, of Chaptico
Patrick Wayne Wood, 24, of Chaptico, faces charges of second-degree burglary, theft of property valued from $1,500 to less than $25,000, malicious destruction of property valued at less than $1,000, three counts of possessing a controlled substance other than cannabis and two counts of possessing drug paraphernalia in connection with a Mechanicsville archery shop break-in. He also faces separate charges of unlawfully taking a motor vehicle, unauthorized removal of property, drug possession and possession of paraphernalia following an earlier arrest involving a Honda CR-V.
Deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the burglary after responding to Zimmerman’s Archery Pro Shop on Friendship School Road in Mechanicsville on June 30, 2026.
The adult male business owner reported that the break-in occurred sometime overnight between June 29 and June 30. His wife had noticed lights outside during the night but did not initially consider them suspicious.
When the owner arrived at the business, he found a window in the rear door shattered and a black pole lying near the entrance. He told investigators the pole had previously been stored near a shed on the property. Deputies said the shed doors, which were normally secured by a latch, were open.
A Matthews Mission Sub-1 crossbow with an orange string was missing from the shed. The owner valued it at about $1,500, while investigators said the manufacturer’s website listed an estimated value of $1,999.
Investigators said the burglary was one of several reported at St. Mary’s County homes and businesses between June 21 and July 14, 2026, involving similar methods. Another burglary had reportedly occurred at the same archery shop around June 21.
During the wider investigation, detectives obtained a cellphone belonging to another person and conducted a forensic download. The extracted data included messages sent from that phone stating, “Its Tink.” Detectives said “Tink” was a nickname used by Wood.
Phone-location information showed the device detecting a Wi-Fi network near Friendship School Road and Friendship Court at about 1 a.m. on June 30, placing it near the archery shop during the period when the burglary was believed to have occurred.
Investigators also reported finding internet searches reading “PPLLACES THAT BUT BOWS,” which they interpreted as an apparent search for places that buy bows.
Deputies encountered Wood later on June 30 on Parsons Mill Road while responding to a welfare check. Investigators alleged that he had opened a mailbox and gone through mail that did not belong to him. They cited that encounter as additional evidence that Wood was in the area after the burglary.
An adult male associate told detectives that Wood had contacted him and said “he had a crossbow for sale.” The associate showed investigators a call log indicating Wood had called him several times around the time of the reported burglaries. Investigators said the same person had previously received items from Wood’s alleged associate that were later identified as stolen and resold.
Wood was taken into custody July 17, 2026, on Leonard Hall Drive in Leonardtown. During a search, deputies said they found packaging for a Suboxone strip in his wallet, with about half of the strip still inside.
Investigators also reported finding two improvised smoking devices with white burned residue. Deputies alleged that the devices and residue were consistent with crack cocaine use. Wood was transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center.
The charges filed in that investigation include second-degree burglary, theft of the crossbow, malicious destruction of the shop’s door window, one drug-possession count involving suspected Suboxone, two drug-possession counts involving suspected crack cocaine and two paraphernalia counts involving the improvised smoking devices.
A judicial officer ordered Wood held without bond, finding a reasonable likelihood that he posed a danger to an alleged victim, other people or the community. He was ordered not to contact or intimidate the adult male business owner, not to go near the Friendship School Road property and not to use alcohol or controlled substances without a prescription. A bail review was scheduled for July 20, 2026.
The burglary arrest came two days after Wood was charged in a separate stolen vehicle case.
In that investigation, an adult male vehicle owner contacted the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office on July 14, 2026, and reported that his green 2003 Honda CR-V, valued at about $3,000, had been taken from Old Lockes Hill Road in Mechanicsville.
Deputies located the vehicle at Wood’s residence on Hill Farm Lane in Chaptico at about 5:50 a.m. on July 15. After being advised of his rights, Wood agreed to speak with investigators.
According to the allegations, Wood admitted that he had taken the Honda, kept it and remained in possession of it after being asked to return it. Investigators said he **“refused to do so in a timely manner.”**
Wood was arrested, and deputies reported finding a glass smoking device containing suspected crack cocaine residue in his front-left pants pocket. He was transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center shortly after 7 a.m.
He was charged in that incident with unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, unauthorized removal of property, possession of a controlled substance other than cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia.
At his initial appearance in the vehicle case, Wood was released on a $1,500 unsecured personal bond. He was ordered not to contact or intimidate the adult male vehicle owner and not to use alcohol or controlled substances without a valid prescription.
Wood was able to remain out of custody after his July 15, 2026, arrest because he was released on the unsecured bond. Two days later, he was arrested in connection with the Mechanicsville burglary investigation and additional drug-related allegations. Following a July 20 bail review, Wood was ordered held without bond and remained in custody pending further proceedings.
