Two young Conaways, scions of Baltimore political dynasty, face drug-dealing charges

**Jeebus** · 01-16-2013, 01:06 PM

It’s rare to have as many elected officials in one’s immediate family as do 20-year-old Frank Melvin Conaway III and 24-year-old Lacynda Ellaquinne Conaway. Their father is state Del. Frank M. Conaway Jr. (D-40th District), their grandfather is longtime elected Clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City Frank M. Conaway Sr., and their grandmother is Mary Conaway, the longtime elected Baltimore City Register of Wills. The Conaway name is a proven political brand in Baltimore, propelling these three, plus Conaway Sr.’s daughter, former City Councilwoman Belinda Conaway (who recently announced she’s running to succeed Mary Conaway as Register of Wills), to long careers as elected officials.

If either of the young Conaways harbor ambitions to continue the family’s dynasty, though, they may have dampened considerably on Dec. 27. That’s when a Baltimore County Police Department investigation into suspected pot-selling in Reisterstown blew up on the two, along with 28-year-old Laurence Evan Jones and 54-year-old Jerry Michael Foreman. The four were arrested and charged with drug-related crimes. Conaway III’s most serious charge is possession with intent to distribute marijuana, for which he faces a maximum five-year sentence and a $15,000 fine. He was released on $250,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 25 for a preliminary hearing. Lacynda Conaway faces a single pot possession charge, for which she faces a maximum penalty of one year and a $1,000 fine. She was released on her own recognizance. A May 14 trial date has been set.

**Marshan Man** · 01-16-2013, 01:18 PM

Seems only FC3 got hit with a dealing charge. Lacynda just got possession.

**Baltimatt** · 01-16-2013, 01:51 PM

I was surprised to read that Frank Conaway, Sr., hasn't had contact with his now-20-year-old grandson for 15 years. I guess mom wanted to keep him from "Baby Bear" and his family.

**sigmalady** · 01-16-2013, 03:19 PM

When the cops later raided the Hunting Horn Court home, inside they found another sister, Kelly Danean Conaway, along with Lacynda Conaway and Kareen Rashad Griffin—all in their 20s—and Thomas, Conaway III’s mother. Found in Conaway III’s bedroom were $7,000 in cash, bullet-proof body armor, and more pot. In the bedroom used by Lacynda Conaway and Laurence Jones were weed and “various police patches.” While the raid was underway, Foreman entered the home, was patted down, and found to have a bag of pot in his pocket

Just what kind of home is their mother running?

**demopublican** · 01-16-2013, 04:00 PM

http://www.indeed.com/r/Lacynda-Cona...1b8914002c3f5b

**Wizard777** · 01-16-2013, 05:18 PM

but a search of the area turned up about three dozen four-gram baggies of weed with an estimated street value of almost $2,500.

That's almost 20.00 per gram. They need to arrest who ever made that estimate. That's highway robbery.

The investigation that led to the arrests began in November, according to court records, with information from a confidential police source “regarding a subject selling marijuana in the Reisterstown area” who drove a silver Mercedes.

Anyone want to take any bets on who that was?

Just kidding. It doesn't sound like he has it together. It doesn't sound like a matter of if he would get busted only when. Mailing it.......seriously? When has that ever worked?