RedactedNarrative: On August 31st, 2018, at approximately 1410 hours I, Ofc. of the Maryland Natural Resources Police, received a call from DNR Communications in regards to a deceased subject found in the water, off of Goodhands Creek Landing, Queen Anne's County Maryland. I arrived on the scene on NRP 834(Patrol Vessel) a couple minutes later and observed one, middle-aged white male, face down in the water approximately 100 feet from the landing. 
  
  The subject was wearing a dark grey shirt with blue jeans. The only body parts observed out of the water at the time was the subjects back and the back portion of his head. There appeared to be no validity on the back of his head and neck. There appeared to be no sign of a struggle or anything out of the ordinary. A Queen Anne's County Deputy arrived on scene approximately the same time as I did. The deputy received a witness statement from the complainant. 
  
  Subject stated that he knew the deceased subject and that he lived on the moored houseboat tied off to a sailboat right off of Goodhands Creek Landing. I found the subject in the water approximately 5 feet from those two boats. The dingy the subject used to travel back and forth from the landing was tied up to the houseboat.
  
  I then waited for our NRP Investigations Unit, Cpl. to arrive before moving the body. We removed the body from the water onto the deck of the boat. I would like to note that I did make contact with the deceased subject with the bottom of the hull of my vessel when attempting to maneuver close enough to remove him from the water. The subject had a wallet in the back left pocket of his jeans. 
  
  The subject was identified. Victim remained on the deck of my patrol vessel until the Medical Examiner (ME) arrived from Cordova Maryland. 
  
  Weather Conditions: Skies were overcast, winds 10-15knts from the northeast, air temperature was 85F, water temperature was 86F, water depth at recovery was 3.5 Ft, and wave conditions for the creek were flat. Forensic investigation: Forensic Investigator from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner responded and preformed the field exam. The victim was clad in a gray tee shirt, blue jeans, a brown leather belt, and heavy black workboots. 
  
  His clothing was in good repair, and there was heavy tread on his boots. There was detritus content on his clothing. It was noted that the fly on his pants was in the down or open position upon recovery. There were no noted injuries or defects to his person, except for a very small superficial cut on his lower right back. The hands and feet were observed as white and waterlogged, although no skin slippage was present. There was thin, bloody effluence from the nose and mouth. There was a tattoo of an eagle on the outside of the right bicep, and arrest reports noted Victim possessed said tattoo, as well as scaring above both eyes, over his nose, and on his right cheek. This scaring was not observed due to the condition on the skin. Other than the wallet pulled for identification, subject removed approximately $2.00 US dollars in change from the victim's front left pocket. The change and wallet were collected in an evidence bag, and retained for Next of Kin. Springbok Removal from Bowie, MD, transported the victim to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore City for autopsy the following day. 
  
  Cpl of the Maryland Natural Resources Police Criminal Investigations Section will attend autopsy. Scene processing: QASO detectives and NRP units noted no recent calls for service or disturbances in the area of the boat landing or the creek, nor any recent criminal activity above normal traffic. The parking lot and ramp area were in working condition. A canvas of the area and facilities yielded no evidence, except a black Gary Fisher brand bike hidden on a path in the reeds. This bike was later confirmed to be owned by the victim. NRP field units and Ofc. of the NRP Criminal Investigation Section boarded the victim's boat, as well as canvased the other vessels moored in the creek. The victim's houseboat was moored to another sailboat in the creek, "ROSE II", which, according to Victim (Next of Kin) was given to the victim by it's prior owner. There was no sign of a struggle aboard the vessel, nor indication another person had been aboard. The vessel was littered with empty Natural Ice beer cans. A half consumed Natural Ice beer and the deceased's cellphone were located next to the bed on the houseboat, and the rear door leading to the deck was open. The cellphone was a prepaid style AT&T phone, which was in an unlocked state. The phone had been activated the day prior (30 August 2018), and the call log was observed to attempt to identify a next of kin. The only information on the phone was an outgoing call, a missed call, and an outgoing redial to the same number around 1030AM. This phone number was later identified as the victim's brother (Next of Kin contact). Ofc. photographed and documented the vessel condition and contents, in his supplement to this report. Victim Background: QASO Detectives reported their agency had traffic citation encounters on file involving the victim over the past few years, including D.U.I. and theft arrests. The most recent contact was noted in June 2018, where a subject brought found property to the Sheriff's Office. The item, a wallet containing Victim's ID and a glass smoking device, were noted in the report, and the wallet was returned to Victim. The victim was a handyman and carpenter who had at a marina with a boat builder but the two had a falling out 4-5 years prior over subject2 not paying the victim. There have been no known issues between subject2 and the victim, and it is not believed the victim had any known enemies. The victim is believed to still work as a handyman/carpenter, but it is unknown who he works for. There are no known associates or criminal endeavors the victim is related to at present.
  