Matthew Scott Quiles, 40, of Waldorf
Matthew Scott Quiles, 40, of Waldorf, is facing multiple theft charges in Charles County after authorities say he stole merchandise from two home improvement stores and took cash deposits from a business where he had worked as a manager.
The allegations involve three separate incidents in Waldorf: a May 18, 2026, theft at Lowe’s on Crain Highway; a May 25, 2026, arrest at Home Depot on Jefferson Farm Place; and missing deposits in April 2026 from Take 5 Oil Change on Crain Highway.
In the May 18 incident, Officer Dunn of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office wrote that Quiles was seen entering a home improvement store through the garden section at about 9:43 a.m. The filing says Quiles walked down an aisle, picked up “a red box containing a chainsaw,” and left the store at about 9:45 a.m. “passing all points of sale without stopping to pay for the item.” The value of the chainsaw was listed as $229.
A store loss prevention employee provided security footage to the officer. Dunn wrote that the footage was uploaded to a law enforcement database, and that officers later provided information about Quiles based on prior interactions with him. After comparing the footage with photographs, including a Maryland driver’s license photo, Dunn wrote, “I confirmed that this is the defendant.”
Quiles was charged in that incident with theft of property valued at $100 to under $1,500. A summons in that case lists a preliminary inquiry scheduled for July 13, 2026, in Charles District Court.
A separate May 25, 2026, case alleges Quiles stole tools from a home improvement store on Jefferson Farm Place in Waldorf. Officer Wheeler of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office wrote that deputies were dispatched at about 11:41 a.m. for “the report of shoplifter in custody.” According to the filing, a loss prevention employee said he saw Quiles select tools, conceal them in his jacket and leave without paying.
The filing says Quiles was stopped while walking on the sidewalk and brought to the loss prevention office, where the stolen items were recovered. Wheeler wrote that Quiles was identified “by his own admission with his social security number” and confirmed through a Charles County law enforcement database. The officer also wrote, “Miranda was read and the accused refused to provide a statement.” The total value of the items was listed as $121.76.
Quiles was charged in that case with theft of property valued at $100 to under $1,500. At an initial appearance later that day, a commissioner ordered him held without bond and set a special condition that, if released, he was not to enter or be found near the Jefferson Farm Place store. The initial appearance paperwork also lists a bail review for May 26, 2026, and a trial date of July 10, 2026.
A third matter involves allegations from April 2026 at a business on Crain Highway in Waldorf. The filing lists three theft-related charges tied to missing deposits: $579.94 on April 11, 2026; $60 on April 17, 2026; and $100 on April 19, 2026. Two counts are listed as theft of $100 to under $1,500, while the $60 allegation appears to have been corrected to theft of less than $100.
The applicant in that filing, an assistant manager at the business, wrote that Quiles had been a manager and that “after being terminated he entered the establishment unauthorized” and stole deposits from the safe. The applicant also wrote that the deposits were sealed and had serial numbers recorded on paper, and that he reviewed camera footage. In the handwritten statement, the applicant wrote, “His name is Matthew Quiles he was a manager of our establishment,” and said Quiles “had access to the safe and the store because he was a manager.”
The same filing says the applicant had evidence stored on a USB drive and reported that Quiles was terminated on April 17, 2026. The applicant also wrote that Quiles “still have the store key to enter the establishment,” and “also have the code to the safe.”
