Mechanicsville Man Arrested with 45 Bags of Crack Cocaine

February 22, 2017
Gregory Trmyne Shingles, 31 of Mechanicsville

Gregory Trmyne Shingles, 31 of Mechanicsville

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics detectives identified Gregory Trmyne Shingles AKA “6-9”, 31 of Mechanicsville, as a distributor of cocaine in the King Kennedy Estates neighborhood.

Undercover purchases of cocaine were conducted by detectives and suspect Shingles was indicted.

Detectives observed suspect Shingles conducting a drug transaction on Independence Drive in Mechanicsville, before being stopped by a uniformed patrol deputy.

Suspect Shingles discarded a plastic bag under a parked vehicle and, when recovered, it was found to contain 45 individual baggies of “crack” cocaine.

The cocaine was valued at nearly $1,000. Also recovered were 2 cellular phones, over $300 in cash and a 2013 Hyundai Sonata.

Additional charges are pending a review with State’s Attorney Richard D. Fritz.

Gregory Trmyne Shingles, 31 of Mechanicsville

Gregory Trmyne Shingles, 31 of Mechanicsville

Gregory Trmyne Shingles, 31 of Mechanicsville

Gregory Trmyne Shingles, 31 of Mechanicsville