Charles Co. Patrol Officers Apprehend Disorderly Male Trying to Get into Cars at Intersection

Rice, Murtha & Psoras Trial Lawyers

With over 120 years of experience, their team of lawyers and experienced legal support professionals work to help you in a time of legal need.

On November 6, at 8:20 p.m., officers responded to the area of Route 5 at Post Office Road in Waldorf, for the report of a possible carjacking in progress. Several witnesses called 9-1-1 and said a male was attempting to stop drivers at the intersection and take their car. When officers arrived, they observed the suspect standing in the middle of the intersection. The officers gave verbal commands, but the suspect refused to cooperate. Officers utilized an electronic control device and safely apprehended the suspect, who appeared to be under the influence of PCP. In accordance with Agency policy, the suspect, Joseph Leroy Duckett, 55, of Indian Head, was seen by medical personnel before being transported to the detention center and charged with disorderly conduct. On November 7, a district court commissioner released Duckett from the Charles County Detention Center on personal recognizance. Cpl. Wilson is investigating.

Joseph Leroy Duckett


CONTACT:
Diane Richardson
Media Relations Office
(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) was accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) in 2001 and has since earned the highest rating of Excellence. Established in 1658, the CCSO is one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the United States. For more information, visit www.ccso.us.

Charles County Crime Solvers offers rewards of up to $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest or indictment of a person responsible for a crime in Charles County. All individuals who provide tips through Crime Solvers will remain anonymous. Anyone with information about an unsolved crime or the location of a fugitive may contact Charles County Crime Solvers by calling 1-866-411-TIPS. Tips can also be submitted online at www.charlescountycrimesolvers.com or by using the P3Intel mobile app, which can be found in the Android Store and Apple store by searching P3tips. For more information about the P3 program, click on this link: www.p3intel.com.

###​

Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: https://so.md/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at https://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at https://so.md/expungeme.

 

[Clem72]

Love it, they dumped him on hospital staff so the 90lb nurses can restrain this guy while he is coming down from PCP. Then after they pick him up they quick run him through the system so they can send him home. Because this guy is obviously no danger to anyone and makes good enough choices to be trusted on his own.

 

[ArkRescue]

Love it, they dumped him on hospital staff so the 90lb nurses can restrain this guy while he is coming down from PCP. Then after they pick him up they quick run him through the system so they can send him home. Because this guy is obviously no danger to anyone and makes good enough choices to be trusted on his own.

they just don't have the space to hold everyone? not an excuse, just a reason why they cut loose the least offenders

 

[Clem72]

they just don't have the space to hold everyone? not an excuse, just a reason why they cut loose the least offenders

I don't know why they cut them loose, that actually wasn't the most important part of my rant. I am more concerned about why they take dangerous often combative druggies and drop them at the hospital without even leaving police to supervise. This isn't PG county, our hospitals don't have dedicated security to stick in the ER/ICU. Nurses are already overrun, do they expect a sitter or tech to sit with them?