FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. — A Frederick man is facing more than a dozen drug and gun charges just a month after he was released for similar charges, according to sheriff's deputies.
According to authorities in Frederick County, Frederick County Narcotics investigators along with police officers executed a search warrant in the 400 block of Prospect Boulevard related to an on-going narcotics case.
Deputies arrested 25-year-old Blake Anthony Nivens and charged him with 14 offenses involving drug and firearm possession.
Deputies seized 543 Fentanyl pills, nearly 100 grams of cocaine, four pounds of marijuana, two guns, drug packaging material and $3,300 during the execution of the warrant, the sheriff's office said in a release.
About a month earlier, on March 9, deputies arrested Nivens after executing a search and seizure warrant. At that time, deputies seized about 14 pounds of marijuana, a large amount of prescription pills, a gun and about $14,000.
He was released shortly after on a $20,000 bond.
Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins pointed to a systemic problem in the justice system for letting Nevins out following his March arrest.
“The fact that this known convicted felon, a repeat offender, was back on the street within 24 hours of his initial arrest demonstrates there is a serious systematic problem in the judicial system,” Jenkins said in a statement.
“This is the second time in a month that my deputies and officers with the Frederick Police Department were placed in danger, executing a high-risk search on an armed and convicted felon. This is exactly the type of criminal situation that places the public at risk and is escalating crime across the entire country. The public has to call for this to stop and demand higher bond amounts for these criminals or jailed until trial.”
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