From the desk of Sheriff Bryson Meyers:
On August 28, 2025, Detectives with the Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division conducted an investigation, where an individual stole the identity of an Oakland resident and withdrew funds from their bank account.
The individual was identified as Dustin Elwin Lawrence, 46 years old, Bangor, Maine, was apprehended by Deputies with the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department on August 30, 2025, for similar crimes. Detectives with the Garrett County Sheriff's Office were able to obtain an arrest warrant charging Lawrence with Fraud, Theft, and related crimes. Lawrence is currently being held in the North Central Regional Jail in West Virginia, where he is awaiting extradition to Maryland.
Sheriff Meyers stated, "I would like to thank the Deputies with the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department for their cooperation in working with our Detectives to solve this case and bring a successful closure for the victim."