Joel Harold Notman, 32, of Lexington Park
Joel Harold Notman, 32, of Lexington Park, is facing charges in two open St. Mary’s County District Court criminal cases, including one count of violating a protective order and separate misdemeanor counts of theft less than $100 and trespassing on private property, according to court documents.
In the most recent case, Notman is charged with violating a protective order after an incident reported on May 14, 2026, at Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. The charging document filed by Deputy Craig of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office states that Notman was accused of failing to comply with a final protective order issued on February 25, 2026. The statement of charges says Notman allegedly violated the order by “threatening to abuse” an adult male protected party.
According to the probable cause statement, Deputy Craig responded at about 12:20 a.m. on May 14, 2026, for a reported disturbance at an apartment on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. The document says the adult male protected party reported that Notman, described as his roommate, “had threatened to beat his a##.” The court filing also says Notman identified himself and told the deputy that the protected party “had thrown a drink at him that had struck him in the right eye.” When asked whether he had threatened the protected party, Notman allegedly stated “that he did because [the protected party] had assaulted him.”
The probable cause statement says the protective order listed Notman as the respondent and the adult male protected party as the petitioner. The document states that the order included a condition that Notman “shall not abuse, threaten to abuse” the protected party. The court filing says a judicial officer found probable cause in the case.
Notman appeared before a court commissioner on May 14, 2026, according to the initial appearance report. The report says he appeared without an attorney and waived an attorney for the initial appearance only. The commissioner ordered him held without bond at that time, with required conditions including that he not engage in criminal conduct and appear in court when notified.
Court records show a bail or bond review was held on May 15, 2026, and Notman was later released on recognizance.
In a separate case, Notman is charged with theft less than $100 and trespassing on private property in connection with an alleged March 22, 2026, incident at Walmart on Miramar Way in California. The statement of charges says Notman allegedly stole two air dusters valued at less than $100 and entered Walmart property after previously being notified not to trespass there.
Deputy Erik Fleenor of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office wrote in the application for statement of charges that he responded to Walmart on Miramar Way for a reported theft. The application says an asset protection manager reported seeing on video that a male subject took air dusters from a shelf and brought them into a restroom. The filing says the manager later checked the restroom and found one empty air duster.
The application says security footage showed Notman entering the store at 1:16 p.m., going to the electronics section, taking two air dusters, and walking to the restrooms. The filing says he left the store at 1:43 p.m., passed all points of sale with nothing in his hands, and was wearing a backpack that could conceal items. The total value of the items was listed as $17.76.
The same filing says Notman had been notified on December 28, 2023, not to trespass on Walmart property, but was shown on video inside the store on March 22, 2026. A criminal summons was issued on April 23, 2026, ordering him to appear for a preliminary inquiry on June 5, 2026, at 1 p.m. in St. Mary’s District Court.
