Charges Change in Cambridge Drug Investigation

CAMBRIDGE, Md. – The Cambridge Police Department (CPD) has dropped charges against a woman for possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) after it was revealed her daughter had impersonated her to police.

At approximately 2:49 p.m. on Sept. 5, detectives assigned to the Proactive Community Engagement Unit (PACE) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for driving with no headlights on. Inside of the vehicle were two occupants, 47-year-old Akenia Dawn Fletcher and 54-year-old Raymond Chapelle King, both of Cambridge. During the traffic stop, a CPD K9 Unit was requested to conduct a K9 sniff of the vehicle for the presence of a CDS, which resulted in a positive alert.

Following the alert, officers began to search the vehicle and located paraphernalia used to ingest or inhale heroin or crack cocaine. During a search of Fletcher and her items, she was found to be in possession of additional paraphernalia and an undisclosed amount of crack cocaine. Both Fletcher and King were released on criminal citations of non-cannabis CDS charges.

However, on the evening of Sept. 12, Akenia Fletcher contacted CPD and informed officers that she was not the correct person involved in the traffic stop that had occurred the week prior. She told officers that it was actually her daughter, Akemia Fletcher, who had been in the vehicle at the time of the stop.

In an ensuing investigation, CPD detectives determined that Akemia Fletcher had in fact used her mother’s name and date of birth during the original incident. Detectives say they have been in contact with the Dorchester County States Attorneys Office, and have had the charges that were originally issued for Akemia’s mother dropped. They also confirmed applying for charges against Akemia Fletcher with the District Court Commissioner. A Criminal Summons has been issued at this time and is waiting to be served to her.

Akemia Fletcher will be charged with non-cannabis CDS possession, in addition to obstruction and using a fraudulent identity to avoid persecution.