The Charles County Sheriff’s Office’s Neighborhood Enforcement Team detained two men in connection with drug trafficking activities outside businesses on Smallwood Drive.
Officers initiated the investigation after receiving numerous reports of drug trafficking near a collection of establishments on the 300 block of Smallwood Drive.
On August 13, officers saw a narcotic sale in a parking lot on the 300 block of Smallwood Drive. Police stopped the car, and Domanic Marks-Wiggins, 28, of Washington, D.C., jumped out and fled on foot. A loaded 9mm handgun and cannabis were found in his vehicle.
Marks-Wiggins, who is prohibited from possessing a firearm due to a prior felony conviction for a violent crime, was arrested and charged with possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle, illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, possession of a firearm without a serial number, and other related offenses.
On August 18, investigators executed a search warrant at Diontay Hattix’s, 39, Tadcaster Circle home. Hattix had previously been seen in the same location, allegedly at a drug sale. The search turned up a large number of cannabis products prepared for sale, currency, drug packaging supplies, a handgun with an obliterated serial number, ammo, and high-capacity extended magazines.
Hattix was arrested on the scene and charged with possession with intent to distribute cannabis, illegal possession of a weapon, and other drug- and firearm-related felonies.