Upper Marlboro man charged after Calvert County traffic stop, deputies find crack cocaine
A Calvert County deputy stopped a white Buick in Dunkirk and found suspected crack cocaine in a pill bottle and a burnt pipe, charging an Upper Marlboro man.
A Calvert County traffic stop near one of the main Southern Maryland corridors ended with an Upper Marlboro man facing drug charges after deputies say they found suspected crack cocaine and paraphernalia inside a white Buick LaCrosse.
The stop happened around 12:44 a.m. on June 3 near Southern Maryland Boulevard and Chesapeake Beach Road in Dunkirk, where a Calvert County Sheriff’s Office deputy pulled over the car for a tag light violation. The Buick was stopped at the BP gas station at 2975 W. Chesapeake Beach Road.
Charging documents say the driver gave verbal consent to search the vehicle for weapons or narcotics. Norman Lindsey McLeod Jr., 60, who was riding as a passenger and is listed as being from Upper Marlboro, also consented to a pat-down for weapons.
During that pat-down, the deputy felt what was believed to be a pill bottle in McLeod’s left pants pocket. McLeod said it contained prescription medication, but deputies say the bottle instead held several suspected crack cocaine rocks and no prescription pills. According to the charging documents, McLeod told the deputy he had “a little bit” of crack.
A probable cause search of the Buick turned up a burnt glass pipe in the driver’s side door. The pipe was described in the charging documents as being used to inhale crack cocaine. Deputies placed the suspected crack cocaine and the pipe into evidence.
McLeod was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance that was not cannabis and possession of CDS paraphernalia. He was released on recognizance the same day, and a trial was set for July 23, 2026, in Calvert County District Court.
For Prince George’s County residents, the case is another example of how narcotics enforcement can spill across county lines along heavily traveled routes in Southern Maryland. A routine equipment stop in Dunkirk, just south of the county line, brought an Upper Marlboro resident into Calvert County court and put a local traffic violation at the center of a drug case.
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