Patrick H. Nutter, 38, of Lexington Park

On August 5, 2024, Patrick H. Nutter, 38, of Lexington Park, was arrested in a Walmart parking lot on Miramar Way in California, Maryland, after allegedly attempting to break into vehicles and inhaling a toxic substance from an aerosol can.

Deputy Bianca Melton of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a disturbance at approximately 6:03 p.m. Witnesses reported seeing a man, later identified as Nutter, wearing a red shirt and black pants, pulling on car door handles. When officers arrived, they found Nutter crouched next to a gray sedan, smelling from a keyboard spray can.

Nutter, who was identified through previous encounters and his booking photo, was seen by multiple witnesses pulling on the handlebars of two different vehicles before police arrived. Walmart surveillance footage also captured the incident.

Nutter was arrested without further incident and taken to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center. He is charged with inhalation of noxious substances and vagrancy and vagrancy. Possible penalties include up to three years in prison or a fine.

Nutter was charged with inhalation of noxious substances, as well as roguery and vagrancy.

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