HALL TIP LEADS TO DRUG ARREST

Salisbury - A tip from Salisbury City Council President Carolyn Hall led to
the arrest of a 21-year-old man suspected of selling pieces of soap he
passed off as crack cocaine.

Hall was cruising the East Church Street neighborhood a little before 4 p.m.
Thursday checking out complaints the street had potholes when a group of
youths standing on the corner of East Railroad Avenue and Baker Street tried
to flag down the 51-year-old mayoral candidate.

Thinking the youths were selling drugs. Hall called the Salisbury Police
Department. Police arrived a few minutes later and using a description
provided by Hall, approached Bryan Derrall Pinkett near the corner of Baker
and Charles streets and began talking to him.

During the conversation, Pinkett reached into his pocket and police, fearing
he was going for a weapon, grabbed him.

A search of the Salisbury resident revealed he had several pieces of soap
and drug paraphernalia on him.

"We found some pieces to indicate he was distributing. If it was real it
was a quantity to think he was dealing" Salisbury Police Maj. Jeff
Livingstone said Friday.

Pinkett was charged with possession with intent to distribute a counterfeit
controlled dangerous substance and possession of paraphernalia.

Friday afternoon he was being held at the Wicomico County Detention Center
on $7,500 bond.