NRP Arrest Three on Drug and Handgun Charges

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NRP stopped a vehicle for speeding near LaVale Sunday night (July 17) and determined the driver, Calvin Butler, 32, of Upper Darby, Pa. had suspended driving privileges and was wanted on a warrant in Pennsylvania. Officers recovered a loaded 9mm handgun, several bags of marijuana and $495 in cash, and Butler was charged with:

• driving with a suspended license
• aggressive driving
• exceeding posted speed limit
• possession of marijuana
• possession of marijuana with intent to distribute
• transport of a handgun in a vehicle
• possession of a handgun in connection with drug trafficking
• possession of a handgun with obliterated serial numbers

He was held on $35,000 bond. Two passengers in the vehicle, Earl Moore Jr., 36, of Charleston, W.Va., and Donte Tyree Salley, 18, of Philadelphia, Pa., were each charged with possession of marijuana and possession with intent to distribute. Moore was held on $25,000 bond and Salley was held on $7,000 bond.

• Press Contact: Cpl. Ken Turner, 410-260-8003 or kturner@dnr.state.md.us

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July 21, 2005

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