UPDATE 10/23/2023: On Saturday, October 21, 2023, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the 46800 block of Morningside Lane in Lexington Park, MD, for a reported stabbing.
Deputies located a 36-year-old male victim suffering from multiple stab wounds. The victim was flown to the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center (UMMC) for treatment.
The suspect, positively identified as Terrell Anthony Duckett, 27, of Lexington Park, MD., had an active arrest warrant for Violating a Pre-Trial Release Agreement and was taken into custody at the scene.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the victim and suspect met through a social media app and did not know each other prior to this incident.
On Monday, October 16, the District Court placed Duckett on House Arrest with GPS monitoring as part of his Pre-Trial Supervision. On October 16, Mr. Duckett cut off his GPS ankle bracelet and failed to appear for a court hearing.
Duckett is currently being held at the SMCDRC and is charged with:
- Escape Second Degree
- Assault First Degree
- Assault Second Degree
- Identity Fraud to Avoid Identification, Apprehension or Prosecution for a Crime
- Motor Vehicle/Unlawful Taking, Obstructing and Hindering
- Failure to Obey a Reasonable/Lawful Order
- Theft of $1,500 to under $25,000
- Unauthorized Removal of a Motor Vehicle.
10/21/2023: On Saturday, October 21, 2023, at approximately 4:40 p.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 46000 block of Morningside Lane in Lexington Park, for the reported stabbing.
911 Dispatchers advised they received reports of two patients with one suffering a stab wound with one possibly unconscious.
Crews arrived on the scene to find a male patient suffering from multiple injuries including a stab wound to the upper-body, and a second male patient suffering from multiple injuries to the face and upperbody.
Maryland State Police Helicopter Troopers 2 and 7 were requested to land nearby due to the patients injuries.
Police are actively investigating the assault and it is believed to be an isolated incident related to an online dating app and altercation. One subject was placed into handcuffs prior to being transported.
Both patients were transported to area trauma centers with serious injuries.
Morningside Lane will have a large police presence along with some areas being closed to citizens due to the crime scene.
Updates will be provided when they become available.
