From the desk of Sheriff Bryson Meyers:
On April 28, 2025, deputies with the Sheriff’s Office conducted a theft investigation of numerous tools from a construction site along Deep Creek Highland Road, McHenry, Maryland. On May 1, 2025, Detectives with the Criminal Investigation Division recovered the stolen tools during the execution of a search and seizure warrant along Maryland Highway. As a result of the investigation, deputies obtained an arrest warrant charging Stephen Mitchell Jones, 48 years old, Oakland, with theft. On May 14, 2025, deputies arrested Jones on the strength of the arrest warrant. Jones was transported to the Garrett County Detention Center, where he was later released after posting a $1,000.00 bond.