DIRTBAG ROUNDUP: Career criminal Corey Michael Brooks bought himself a flight on AirMSP to a trauma resort

COREY MICHAEL BROOKS WAS ADMINISTERED NARCAN (naloxone) on the scene prior to being flown to a trauma center, according to St. Mary’s Sheriff Patrol Division Captain David Yingling. Naloxone is a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose. It is an opioid antagonist—meaning that it binds to opioid receptors and can reverse and block the effects of other opioids. It can very quickly restore normal respiration to a person whose breathing has slowed or stopped as a result of overdosing with heroin or prescription opioid pain medications.

COMPTON, MD. – A local burglar with a long record of high-speed reckless driving, driving while uninsured, without a driver’s permit, DWI and participating a burglary gang which robbed homes in the same Clement’s neighborhood where he lives caused a serious crash as he racked up yet another milestone in his career.

St. Mary’s Sheriff Tim Cameron reports that on May 25, 2020 at about 3:15 pm, Corey Michael Brooks crossed the centerline of Md. Rt. 243 (Newtowne Neck Road) and struck another vehicle head-on.

Sheriff  Cameron reports that the preliminary investigation determined a 2015 Mazda 3 operated by Corey Michael Brooks Sr., 32 (DOB 07/25/1987) of 25133 Woodmark Court, Clements, Md., was traveling south about a half mile north of Rosebank Court, when for unknown reasons the vehicle crossed the centerline into the opposite travel lane. The Mazda 3 collided with a 2014 Ford Focus operated by Jonathan Eric Payer, 51 of Leonardtown.

 Brooks was transported to an area trauma center via helicopter with incapacitating injuries. Payer was assessed on scene by emergency medical personnel and not transported for treatment.

Both vehicles were totaled with Brook’s vehicle owned by Helena Banks of Clements. Payer’s vehicle, the 2014 Ford was owned by a relative in Pennsylvania.  Both vehicles were insured by the same company. Deputy First Class Shawn Shelko is conducting an investigation.

• St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Connelly charged Corey Brooks with driving while suspended in a 2016 Ford Fiesta, tag # 6DN7924 on Rt. 246 at Australia Drive in Lexington Park on Dec. 26, 2019 at 1:27 pm. A trial date for Brooks was postponed to July 31, 2020 due to the Chinese Wuhan Virus epidemic.  Other charges pending include the old favorite of knowingly driving an uninsured vehicle, driving a vehicle without bothering with a valid driver’s permit.
• Corey Michael Brooks was charged by Maryland State Trooper Jon Michael Cress with failing to return to the scene of a crash on Oct. 16, 2019 at 2:17 am as he operated a 2016 Ford Fiesta on Rt. 5 at Gilliam Drive in Park Hall, Md. Brooks was also cited for doing a cool 74 mph in a 4 mph speed zone near the Park Hall Post Office.
• Corey Michael Brooks failed to appear for trial on Dec. 17, 2019. On March 3, 2020, with a taxpayer-provided free attorney working a plea deal with St. Mary’s States Attorney Richard Fritz, Brooks entered a guilty plea. THE DEAL: Brooks was sentenced to ten days in jail with all of the jail time suspended and put on probation for 18 months.  Brooks also entered a guilty plea to the speeding charge and was fined $100.50 which is listed as deferred. Fritz dropped a charge placed against Brooks for failing to attend the Driver’s Improvement Program as apparently there is no hope of ever improving the driving skills of this DIP dropout, as evidenced by his head-on crash on May 25, 2020.
• Corey Michael Brooks was operating the same Ford Fiesta on Rt. 235 at the First Colony Blvd. intersection on Oct. 4, 2019, at 12:42 am when he was stopped by Maryland State Trooper Eric Evans and cited for various traffic offenses including not having a driver’s permit due to a prior conviction and failing to attend DIP class for dipsticks.  IN a plea deal on Jan. 1, 2020 in St. Mary’s District Court, Brooks entered a guilty plea. THE DEAL: A verdict of Probation Before Judgement with no fine and no time.
• Corey Michael Brooks was zooming southbound on Md. Rt. 235 north of Trappe Road in St. James when cited on May 31, 2019, by Maryland State Trooper Posch at a recorded speed – perhaps a land speed record for the renowned Ridge Runners of the south end of St. Mary’s County, of 111 mph in a 50 mph zone – more than double the speed limit.  In a plea deal with Fritz, Brooks pleaded guilty to reckless driving of a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property. Brooks was fined $500 and never paid the fine. In an amazing act of prosecutorial misconduct – Fritz dropped the speeding charge in District Court on Sept. 11, 2019.
• Corey Michael Brooks still have an active speeding case pending in Prince Georges County, Md., where he was stopped by Maryland State Police Cpl. D. Davis as he zoomed on the DC Beltway at 77 mph while northbound on Rt. 50 on April 19, 2019 at 5:45 am.
• Corey Michael Brooks Sr. was cited for driving a 2016 Ford on the DC Beltway at Annapolis Road when tooling along at 90 mph by a Maryland National Capital Park Police Officer on Feb. 25, 2019 at 8:44 pm. PG County States Attorney Alisha Braveboy dumped the charge on May 7, 2019 with no fine and no time. On April 25, 2014, Sheriff’s Office Patrol units responded to the report of a burglary to a private residence in Clements, Maryland.  Deputies determined suspect(s) forced entry into the residence and multiple firearms were stolen.  Further investigation revealed another theft had occurred previously at the same residence.  The case was forwarded to the Criminal Investigations Division (CID) for investigation.
• Corey Michael Brooks Sr. entered a guilty plea to DWI on Jan. 24, 2008 in St. Mary’s District Court after his arrest by Maryland State Trooper L. Nims. Brooks was operating a 2007 Honda northbound on Rt. 235 at Beck Road when he was busted.

Corey Michael Brooks Sr. was one of four people who were identified by Maryland State Troopers and St. Mary’s Sheriff detectives as allegedly breaking into homes in the Clements area and stealing various electronic devices on April 28, 2014.  Investigating officers included Deputy Christopher Beyer, Deputy Jason Kerns, Deputy Jeffery Krepps, Deputy Robert Merritt, Detective David Alexander, Deputy Summer Porter, and Deputy Scott Ruest.

On April 28, 2014, Sheriff’s Office Patrol Units and troopers from the Maryland State Police, Leonardtown Barrack, responded to a residence in Leonardtown for a reported burglary to a private residence. Police say that the gang forced entry into the residence and multiple electronics were stolen.  Due to similarities in the burglary committed on April 25, 2014. A joint investigation was conducted with the assistance of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division.  Multiple search and seizure warrants were executed in Charles County and St. Mary’s County and stolen property recovered.  The cases were presented to the St. Mary’s County Grand Jury in June 2014 and indictments were returned on the following suspects:

Corey Michael Brooks, 26, of Clements, was charged with:

• Burglary – First Degree (2 counts)
• Theft: $1,000 to Under $10,000 (2 counts)
• Conspiracy / Burglary – First Degree (2 counts)
• Conspiracy / Theft: $1,000 to Under $10,000 (3 counts)
• Regulated Firearm Stolen – Possess/Sell/Transfer/Dispose Of (1 count)

In Charles County Circuit Court eight criminal counts of burglary, malicious property destruction, first-degree burglary, possession of a regulated firearm, theft and selling stolen property were placed against Corey Michael Brooks Sr. on Aug. 29, 2014.  Charles County States Attorney Anthony Covington dumped most of the charges June 4, 2015.  Attorney Mark J. Kosko of Ellicott City arranged the favorable outcome for Brooks.  As part of the plea deal, Brooks entered a guilty plea to first-degree burglary on Jan. 26, 2015. THE DEAL: Brooks was sentenced to 20 years in prison! But, all of the prison time was suspended except for one year and six months he was able to serve in the country club style jail in Charles County, Md.

Corey M. Brooks

Manda Lee Swider, 25, of Clements, was charged with:

• Burglary – First Degree (2 counts)
• Theft: $1,000 to Under $10,000 (2 counts)
• Conspiracy / Burglary – First Degree (2 counts)
• Conspiracy / Theft: $1,000 to Under $10,000 (3 counts)
• Regulated Firearm Stolen – Possess/Sell/Transfer/Dispose Of (1 count)

In St. Mary’s Circuit Court on Oct. 2, 2015, Swider entered guilty pleas to two counts of attempted first-degree burglary and was sentenced to ten years in the slammer with all but one year, three months and seven days suspended.  Indictments on similar charges at the same time in Charles County were all dropped.

Manda L. Swider

Montana Dorsel Knight, 25, (DOB 06/10/1989) of Leonardtown, Md., was charged with:

• Burglary – First Degree (2 counts)
• Theft: $1,000 to Under $10,000 (2 counts)
• Conspiracy / Burglary – First Degree (2 counts)
• Conspiracy / Theft: $1,000 to Under $10,000 (2 counts)
• Regulated Firearm Stolen – Possess/Sell/Transfer/Dispose Of (1 count)
  On March 2, 2015 in St. Mary’s Circuit Court, Montana Dorsel Knight pleaded guilty to first-degree burglary and was sentenced a mere thirty days in the Hotel St. Mary’s. The other charges were dropped as a result of a plea deal with St. Mary’s States Attorney Richard Fritz.

Montana D. Knight

Louis Eugene Messineo Jr., 45, (DOB 01/03/1995) of 9026 Holly Ave., Waldorf, Md., was charged with:

• Burglary – First Degree (2 counts)
• Theft: $1,000 to Under $10,000 (2 counts)
• Conspiracy / Burglary – First Degree (2 counts)
• Conspiracy / Theft $1,000 to Under $10,000 (2 counts)
• Conspiracy / Theft Under $1,000 (1 count)
• Regulated Firearm Stolen – Possess/Sell/Transfer/Dispose Of (1 count)
• Regulated Firearm – Illegal Possession (1 count)
• Firearm Possession with Felony Conviction (1 count)

In St. Mary’s Circuit Court on Oct. 18, 2015, Messineo entered guilty pleas to two counts of first-degree burglary in a deal with States Attorney Fritz. THE DEAL: Messineo was sentenced to twenty years in prison with all but twelve years suspended.  Based on his subsequent criminal record, it is clear that being in the Alice in Wonderland Maryland Judiciary World allowed Messineo to be sprung from prison a lot sooner than before twelve years had passed.  Maryland Judges can and do modify sentences of convicted burglars without any notice to the public or to victims of his crimes in spite of various crime reforms enacted for the benefit of victims. This is why burglars should be shot dead inside of a premises by a victim.

 In Charles County Circuit Court on indictments issued by the Charles County Grand Jury on July 9, 2018, of theft, conspiracy to commit a scheme of theft, Messineo entered a guilty plea in a plea deal with States Attorney Covington. THE DEAL: Messineo was sentenced to five years in prison with all of the jail time suspended.

In Calvert County Circuit Court, on indictments of dealing drugs such as heroin, Messineo entered an Alford Plea on July 28, 2016 with Calvert States Attorney Laura Martin and picked up stay in Calvert County Jail of eighteen months.

Louis E. Messineo