Darius Delonte Newman, 33, of Clinton, and Jermaine Christopher Stringer, 35, of Accokeek
9/28/2025: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Friday, September 26, 2025, Charles County Circuit Court Judge William R. Greer, Jr. sentenced Jermaine Christopher Stringer, 39, to Life plus 20 years in prison for the First-Degree Murder of Arick Jordan Jackson, Use of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime of Violence, and Possession of a Firearm When Prohibited After Being Convicted of a Crime of Violence.
On September 18, 2025, a Charles County jury, after a four-day trial, convicted Stringer of the above charges.
On September 10, 2021, officers with Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to an apartment complex in Waldorf following reports of a gunshot. Upon arrival, they discovered the victim lying deceased in a breezeway. The victim was later identified as Arick Jordan Jackson.
Investigators reviewed surveillance footage from the complex, which showed the victim arriving and speaking with a group of people shortly before the shooting. The victim was then seen speaking with the suspect, later determined to be Stringer. After their exchange, the victim walked toward the breezeway, where others had gathered.
Moments later, Stringer approached the breezeway, after having returned to the vehicle he arrived in. A sound of the racking of a gun was heard and the victim tried to run. However, Stringer chased the victim and fired one shot, striking the victim in his upper back and killing him.
After the shooting, Stringer fled the area with co-defendant Darius Delonte Newman, who was present during the murder and drove Stringer out of the area.
Prior to the shooting, Stringer left a red plastic cup on the ground of the breezeway, leaving behind his fingerprints and DNA for identification.
On September 16, 2025, Newman was sentenced to 1172 days in prison for Accessory After the Fact – First-Degree Murder for his role in helping Stringer flee.
At Stringer’s sentencing, the prosecuting attorney for the case told the judge that Stringer has a history of prior assaults and acts of violence. The victim “at just 25 years was taken from the world unjustly at the hands of the defendant.”
Calling the murder “cold, calculated, and callous” she furthered that Stringer had “no regard for the life of Arick or quite frankly anyone else that was there that night. – [Stringer] has forfeited his right to walk this Earth as a free man.”
Before sentencing Stringer to Life plus 20 years in prison, the Honorable Judge Greer stated that the murder was an “execution” and that the “victim’s family will never be the same.”
UPDATE 9/21/2025: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, September 18, 2025, a Charles County jury, after a four-day trial, convicted Jermaine Christopher Stringer, 39, of the First-Degree Murder of Arick Jordan Jackson, Use of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime of Violence, and related charges.
On September 10, 2021, officers with Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to an apartment complex in Waldorf following reports of a gunshot.
Upon arrival, they discovered the victim lying deceased in a breezeway. The victim was later identified as Arick Jordan Jackson.
Investigators reviewed surveillance footage from the complex, which showed the victim arriving and speaking with a group of people shortly before the shooting. The victim was then seen speaking with the suspect, later determined to be Stringer. After their exchange, the victim walked toward the breezeway, where others had gathered.
Moments later, Stringer approached the breezeway, after having returned to the vehicle he arrived in. A sound of the racking of a gun was heard, and the victim tried to run. However, Stringer chased the victim and fired one shot, striking the victim in his upper back and killing him.
After the shooting, Stringer fled the area with co-defendant Darius Delonte Newman, who was present during the murder and drove Stringer out of the area.
Prior to the shooting, Stringer left a red plastic cup on the ground of the breezeway, leaving behind his fingerprints and DNA for identification.
On September 16, 2025, Newman was sentenced to just 3 years, 2 months in prison for Accessory After the Fact – First-Degree Murder for his role in helping Stringer flee.
A sentencing date for Stringer has been set for September 26, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. He faces Life plus 35 years in prison.
UPDATE 10/27/2021: On September 10, 2021 at 11:48 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 12100 block of Ell Lane in Waldorf for the report of a shooting.
Upon arrival, officers located Arick Jordan Jackson, 25, of Washington, D.C., outside of the apartment building with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced deceased on the scene.
Detectives assigned to the Homicide Unit pursued leads and identified two suspects. Darius Delonte Newman, 33, of Clinton, was arrested on September 21 and charged with accessory after the fact first-degree murder, accessory after the fact second-degree murder, and accessory after the fact.
Jermaine Christopher Stringer, 35, of Accokeek, was arrested in Washington, D.C. on October 5 with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service task force. He was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, illegal possession of a firearm due to a previous felony conviction, and other related charges.
Stringer and Newman are being held at the Charles County Detention Center without bond.
Anyone with additional information about this case is asked to call Detective Weaver at 301-609-6571. Tipsters who want to remain anonymous may contact Charles County Crime Solvers by calling 1-866-411-TIPS. Tips can also be submitted online at www.charlescountycrimesolvers.com or by using the P3Intel mobile app.
The investigation is ongoing.
UPDATE 10/13/2021: A grand jury in Charles County indicted Jermaine Christopher Stringer, 35, of Accokeek, for the murder of Arick Jordan Jackson, 25, of Washington, D.C. on September 10, 2021. Jackson was found shot to death outside of an apartment building on Ell Lane in Waldorf.
The Grand Jurors found that Stringer did feloniously, willfully and of deliberately premeditated malice kill and murder Arick Jordan Jackson.
Jermaine Christopher Stringer was indicted on the following charges
- Murder First Degree
- Assault First Degree
- Firearm Use: Felony/Violent Crime Criminal Law (2 Counts)
- Regulated Firearm: Illegal Possession With Crime Of Violence/Drug Conviction
A bench warrant issued for Stringer on October 8, 2021 for Stringer.
A current booking photo of Stringer is unavailable at this time.
9/11/2021: On September 10, 2021, at approximately 11:50 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 12100 block of Ell Lane in Waldorf for the report of a shooting.
Upon arrival, officers located Arick Jordan Jackson, 25, of Washington, D.C., outside of the apartment building with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced deceased on the scene.
The victim was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore where an autopsy will be performed.
Investigators are working to establish a motive; however, this does not appear to be a random incident.
Detectives are pursuing leads and ask anyone with information to call Detective Weaver at 301-609-6571.
reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for the tip that leads to an arrest and indictment in this case. Tipsters who want to remain anonymous may contact Charles County Crime Solvers by calling 1-866-411-TIPS.
Tips can also be submitted online at www.charlescountycrimesolvers.com or by using the P3Intel mobile app. The investigation is ongoing.
Jermaine Christopher Stringer, 35, of Accokeek
Darius Delonte Newman, 33, of Clinton
