On January 22, 2018, Deputy R. Evans of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop in the area of Sixes Road and Grays Road, Prince Frederick.
Deputy Evans approached the vehicle and made contact with the driver, Richard Cortez Kidwell, 21, of Accokeek, after running his information, Deputy Evans approached the vehicle, this time from the passenger side and recognized an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle.
After a search of the vehicle, Kidwell was placed under arrest for an active warrant through Montgomery County and transported to the Calvert County Detention Center.
While at the detention center, Correctional Officer McDowell conducted a search of Kidwell and found 20 grams of suspected marijuana in a plastic bag as well as another 10 gram bag of suspected marijuana during the strip search.
Kidwell was charged with CDS: Possession of Marijuana 10 gm+ and Possession/Receive CDS While Confined/Detained (Marijuana).