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Calvert Sheriff's Office Defends Search of Home

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"They never put their hands on me or nothing," she said. "My door is still busted, but I got tape over it, so the air won't come in."

Evans said he wished deputies had straightened things up before they left, although he said it is not their responsibility to do so. He also said he was considering whether to replace Mason's door, and he said he would give her the $1,200 back if she can prove it's hers.

But Evans bristled at the suggestion that the search was heavy-handed. He said that drugs can be hidden in small areas and that police followed standard procedures in breaking down the door and searching every nook and cranny.

Unfortunately, he said, Mason got caught up in the chaos.

"I feel for the lady," Evans said. "But the bottom line is, this goes back to her family."

Staff writer Christy Goodman contributed to this report.


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