Victor John-Lee Scotland, 37, of Lexington Park
Victor John-Lee Scotland, 37, of Lexington Park, has accumulated multiple criminal convictions in St. Mary’s County over the past several years, including a felony robbery conviction, a second-degree escape conviction, and, most recently, a conviction for resisting arrest.
His latest conviction stems from a March 19, 2026, encounter with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Scotland was charged with resisting or interfering with arrest, obstructing and hindering, and failing to obey a reasonable and lawful order after deputies attempted to arrest him on an outstanding warrant.
According to charging documents, deputies encountered Scotland near Great Mills Road in Lexington Park while attempting to serve a violation-of-probation warrant. Authorities alleged Scotland ignored repeated commands to stop and continued walking away. Deputies reported telling him, “Stop,” and, “You have a warrant out for your arrest, place your hands behind your back,” before physically taking him into custody.
On April 21, 2026, Scotland pleaded guilty to resisting or interfering with arrest in St. Mary’s County District Court. The remaining charges of obstructing and hindering and failing to obey a lawful order were placed on the stet docket.
Judge Robert B. Riddle sentenced Scotland to nine months in jail, suspending all but 34 days. Court records also show he received three years of unsupervised probation related to the charge that was later stetted. He was released from commitment following sentencing, and a motion to modify his sentence was granted several days later.
Just two weeks before the resisting arrest case, Scotland was arrested on March 6, 2026, following a traffic stop conducted by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office in Lexington Park.
According to charging documents, a deputy observed a Tesla traveling below the speed limit while repeatedly applying its brakes despite no traffic hazards. The deputy also determined the vehicle’s registration was suspended and observed it was missing a front registration plate.
Investigators alleged Scotland showed signs of impairment, including bloodshot eyes, slow movements and the odor of alcohol. According to charging documents, Scotland admitted drinking approximately two-and-a-half 24-ounce bottles of Bud Light before driving. He allegedly displayed six of six clues during the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test, refused additional field sobriety testing and initially declined a preliminary breath test before later providing a certified breath sample that measured a blood alcohol concentration of 0.15.
During a search following his arrest, deputies reported finding two suspected methamphetamine pills wrapped in a paper fold. Scotland was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, DUI, multiple impaired-driving offenses, reckless driving, driving without a valid license, driving on a revoked or suspended license, driving with suspended registration and several related traffic violations.
The disposition of those charges was not included in the records provided.
On Jan. 6, 2026, Maryland State Police filed a criminal summons charging Scotland with second-degree assault stemming from an alleged incident on Dec. 25, 2025, in Lexington Park.
According to the charging documents, an adult female victim reported Scotland struck her with a door when it was opened and then pushed her in the chest, causing her to fall. An accompanying witness statement from a juvenile alleged the door struck the victim’s face before she hit the back of her head against a wall. Scotland denied assaulting the woman and told investigators the two had only argued verbally.
Court records provided do not include the final disposition of that assault case.
In 2025, Scotland was charged with second-degree escape after authorities alleged he failed to report to the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center as required under conditions of pretrial release.
According to charging documents, Judge David Densford granted Scotland a level of pretrial release that required him to report to the detention center on June 30, 2025, to provide an address, obtain electronic monitoring equipment and review release conditions. Officials alleged he never arrived.
Scotland pleaded guilty on Aug. 26, 2025, to second-degree escape.
Judge James Tanavage sentenced him to 34 days in jail.
Scotland’s most serious conviction arose from a December 2018 robbery in California, Maryland.
A St. Mary’s County grand jury indicted him on charges of armed robbery, robbery, second-degree assault and theft involving an adult female victim. Prosecutors alleged he robbed the victim of U.S. currency and committed an assault during the incident.
Court records show Scotland ultimately pleaded guilty to robbery in April 2019.
On Aug. 7, 2019, he was sentenced in St. Mary’s County Circuit Court. The sentence was later modified through probation proceedings. Following a violation-of-probation hearing in October 2025, the court ordered him to serve a seven-year sentence, suspending all but six months.
Court records show Scotland’s robbery case remained active through multiple probation proceedings after his release from prison.
Violation-of-probation hearings were held throughout 2025 and continued into 2026. Court records show an arrest warrant for violation of probation was issued in January 2025 and another arrest warrant was issued in March 2026 before being served on March 19, 2026. Additional probation hearings remain scheduled in Circuit Court.
The March 2026 resisting arrest case occurred while deputies were attempting to execute one of those outstanding warrants.
Timeline of convictions
- December 2018: Arrested in connection with a robbery in California, Maryland.
- April 2019: Pleaded guilty to robbery.
- August 2019: Sentenced in Circuit Court for robbery.
- June 2025: Failed to report to the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center as required, leading to a second-degree escape charge.
- August 2025: Pleaded guilty to second-degree escape and sentenced to 34 days in jail.
- January 2026: Charged with second-degree assault stemming from an alleged December 2025 incident.
- March 6, 2026: Arrested on DUI, suspected methamphetamine possession and multiple traffic-related charges.
- March 19, 2026: Arrested while deputies attempted to serve a violation-of-probation warrant.
- April 21, 2026: Pleaded guilty to resisting arrest and was sentenced to nine months in jail, with all but 34 days suspended.
