On October 6, 2025, detectives with the Harford County Drug Task Force, assisted by the Special Response Team (SRT), arrested Andrew Styron Jr., age 35, of Nottingham, Maryland, following weeks of investigation into suspected drug trafficking activity within Harford County.
In August 2025, detectives received a tip from a confidential source about an individual who was reportedly distributing controlled dangerous substances (CDS) in the Harford County area. Through investigative measures, detectives identified the individual as Andrew Styron Jr. Throughout September 2025, detectives conducted physical surveillance in the 8000 block of Sandpiper Circle in Nottingham, believed to be Styron’s residence. Over the following weeks, Styron was observed engaging in activity consistent with distribution of controlled dangerous substances.
On October 6, 2025, an undercover detective with the Harford County Drug Task Force initiated contact with Styron and coordinated a meeting for the purpose of a narcotics transaction in the 2100 block of Emmorton Park Road, Edgewood, Maryland. Upon Styron’s arrival at the agreed-upon site, members of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team affected his arrest without incident.
Pursuant to the investigation, a comprehensive search of Styron’s vehicle and residence yielded a substantial quantity of controlled substances, including approximately 1,420 grams of fentanyl powder, 275 grams of fentanyl capsules, 180 grams of crack cocaine, 720 grams of cutting agents, and numerous bags containing multi-colored pills and powders, all of which are pending laboratory analysis for definitive identification. In addition, the Harford County Drug Task Force recovered in excess of $550,000 in cash from multiple sources directly associated with the case.
Following his arrest, Styron was transported to the Harford County Detention Center, where he was formally charged with multiple offenses pertaining to the possession and distribution of controlled dangerous substances. He was subsequently released a short time later on a $25,000 bond. Styron remained on the streets for a week while the Harford County Sheriff’s Office obtained an additional warrant for further drug-related charges. On October 13, 2025, with assistance from the Baltimore County Police Department, deputies arrested Styron without incident. He is currently being held in Baltimore County without bond.
Following these events Sheriff Jeffrey R. Gahler remarked, “After weeks of dedicated effort and over several hundred hours of investigation, the Harford County Drug Task Force arrested a repeat violent felon responsible for flooding our streets, and endangering lives, with heroin and fentanyl. Yet within just five hours, he is released on a $25,000 bond. This is a direct result of Maryland’s increasingly criminal-friendly laws, which continue to erode justice and threaten public safety. Our deputies risk their lives to protect this community, but the court system sends a message that it does not value the safety of the community, or the tireless work of law enforcement, to bring these offenders to justice. As your Sheriff, I remain committed to removing dangerous individuals from our streets, even when the justice system fails to do the same.”