Crack

LAKEWOOD, N.J. - Chris Marrero and Leonard Davis hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning and Francisco Guzman drove in three runs Thursday as the Hagerstown Suns defeated Lakewood, 8-6. The victory gave the Suns (20-27) a 5-4 record on the road trip. Hagerstown's pitching was able to handle the bat of Ryan Howard - Philadelphia's first baseman and the reigning National League MVP - holding him to 0-for-3 in his second day of his rehabilitation assignment. Marrero hit his 11th homer followed by Davis' seventh to lead off the sixth inning and give the Suns a 5-2 lead.

LAKEWOOD, N.J. -- Lakewood survived a bases-loaded situation in foggy conditions on Thursday to grab a 3-1 victory over the Hagerstown Suns in a game that was shortened to 5 1/2 innings. The BlueClaws tied the score in the fourth and got two runs in the fifth to take the lead. The Suns had one last time to threaten before the game was fogged out. Michael Guerrero led off the sixth with a single off starter Hector Correa. After a pair of forceouts, Chris Curran became the runner at first.

Washington County Narcotics Task Force investigators targeting drug trafficking in downtown Hagerstown arrested a Hagerstown man Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly sold $100 worth of crack cocaine to a confidential informant Wednesday afternoon, according to a task force press release. William Jack Caldwell, 26, of 411 N. Mulberry St., was charged with possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and possession of crack cocaine, the task force said. Also, a man that was seen with Caldwell prior to the drug sale was stopped by agents in the 100 block of West Franklin Street, the task force said.

By BRENDAN KIRBY Staff Writer Maryland State Police seized 65 pounds of crack cocaine on state highways last year - more than any other state, according to state and federal officials. The Hagerstown barrack, concentrating mostly on Interstate 81, seized the third highest total in the state - 215.8 grams - a little less than half a pound. The barrack trailed the JFK Memorial Highway barrack, where troopers confiscated 42.9 pounds of crack and the Salisbury barrack, where troopers seized 20 pounds.

Report of crack in Pa. dam discussed CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - A dam north of Chambersburg is in no apparent danger of breaking and state environmental officials say it wouldn't cause much damage if it did. "Monday evening a citizen reported seeing a crack in the face of the dam with water spouting out of it," said Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection spokesperson Susan Frank. The 10-foot high Siloam dam on the Conococheague Creek is owned by Chambersburg's water department, Frank said.

A federal grand jury in Baltimore has indicted nine people on charges of distributing crack cocaine in Hagerstown's West End. The Monday indictments stem from a drug turf killing in July 1997, Lynn A. Battaglia, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland, said in a press release. Eric Williams, also known as "Supreme," was shot and killed during an assault on three other people, according to the indictment. Williams and another man were attempting to maintain control over the West End drug trade, according to allegations contained in the indictment, the release said.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - A Charles Town, W.Va., man was in Eastern Regional Jail on Friday night after police said he sold crack cocaine to an informant for the Eastern Panhandle Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, according to Berkeley County Magistrate Court records. Travis Dante McMeans, 27, of 701 1/2 W. Washington St., was charged with distribution of crack cocaine and held on a $50,000 cash-only bond set by Magistrate JoAnn Overington. McMeans allegedly delivered $100 worth of crack cocaine to a cooperating individual's residence in Berkeley County on Thursday, according to a complaint filed by Berkeley County Sheriff's Deputy Sgt. T.M. Snyder.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - A Berkeley County man was arraigned Friday on charges after allegedly kicking his pregnant girlfriend in the stomach and selling crack cocaine to a police informant, according to Berkeley County Magistrate Court records. Jesse Allen Jarvis, 19, was charged with battery and distribution of crack cocaine, according to court records. He was arraigned by Magistrate Jim Humphrey, who set a $105,000 bond. Court records list Jarvis' address as 5883 Williamsport Pike in Berkeley County and 820 N. High St. in Martinsburg, and other documents indicate he has no fixed address.

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - A 29-year-old man was in Eastern Regional Jail on Friday evening after police said he sold $300 in crack cocaine to an informant in Ranson, W.Va., the night before, according to Jefferson County Magistrate Court records. Jorfory Nevin Twyman, of 167 Cider Lane in Ranson, was arraigned on one count of distribution of a controlled substance by Magistrate William E. Senseney, who set a $500,000 bond, according to court records. Twyman was arrested Thursday evening by West Virginia State Police officers at a nightclub in Ranson after authorities said he sold the crack cocaine to an informant affiliated with the Eastern Panhandle Drug and Violent Crime Task Force at his home, according to court records.

HAGERSTOWN -- The Waterin' Hole Tavern at 15 E. Baltimore St. in Hagerstown could face a $2,500 fine and the revocation of its liquor license after the owner and several patrons were charged with selling crack cocaine, officials said. On Wednesday, Therisa Lamp, owner of The Waterin' Hole, sat before the Board of License Commissioners for Washington County as a result of the charges. Lamp did not speak during the hearing and declined to comment afterward. Frank Toston, an agent with the Washington County Narcotics Task Force, said to the board of license commissioners, also known as the liquor board, that Lamp allegedly sold crack cocaine to an informant on Feb. 8. During an ensuing investigation of the business that ran from February until early April, the task force made two more drug arrests at The Waterin' Hole on Feb. 18 and April 3, Toston said.