Melissa Irene Richards, 34, of Mechanicsville, is being sought by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office for escape after deputies said a GPS monitoring device assigned to her was found cut and discarded along Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown. Richards had been on pretrial release in connection with drug and theft charges and also has a recent history of trespassing and theft convictions. According to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded on September 9, 2026, to the 28000 block of Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown after receiving a tampering alarm from a GPS monitoring device assigned to Richards. When deputies arrived, they found the device cut and discarded in the tree line along Point Lookout Road. The Sheriff’s Office said Richards was on pretrial release stemming from charges of possession of a controlled substance other than cannabis, theft of less than $100 and theft of property valued between $100 and $1,500. Richards is described by the Sheriff’s Office as a white female, 5 feet 2 inches tall and approximately 107 pounds, with blue eyes and blonde hair. The escape investigation followed an August 2026 arrest in Mechanicsville in which Richards was charged with possession of a controlled substance [...] The post St. Mary’s Deputies Seek Mechanicsville Woman for Escape After GPS Monitor Found Cut appeared first on Southern Maryland News Net .
St. Mary’s Deputies Seek Mechanicsville Woman for Escape After GPS Monitor Found Cut
