Timothy Lewis Jr., 25, of Upper Marlboro, is facing two felony theft charges after authorities say he stole thousands of dollars’ worth of lottery tickets during separate incidents in Waldorf in 2026. According to court documents, Lewis is charged with two counts of theft involving property valued between $1,500 and $25,000. The charges stem...
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Destiny Andrea Grier Lewis, 31, of Washington, D.C., is facing multiple criminal and traffic charges following an incident in La Plata on March 4, 2026, that began as a traffic stop and escalated into a pursuit and arrest, according to court documents. Lewis is charged with disturbing the peace by loud noise, disorderly conduct,...
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Victor Ariel Bermudez-Ventura, 33, Enrique Elia Bermudez-Ventura, 31, and Yafred Santos-Jeronimo, 19, all of Baltimore, are each charged with theft of $100 to under $1,500 following an alleged shoplifting incident at Giant on Solomons Island Road in Prince Frederick on March 11, 2026, according to court documents. The arrests stem from an investigation conducted...
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Jatin Talwar, 46, of Columbia, is facing felony charges of theft of $100,000 or more and theft scheme of $100,000 or more following a March 11, 2026 arrest in Dunkirk, according to court documents filed in the District Court for Calvert County. Talwar was arrested by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office and is currently...
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Larry Renae Swann, 43, of La Plata, is charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute and making a false statement to a peace officer following a traffic stop in La Plata on March 3, 2026, according to court documents. According to charging documents, an officer with the La Plata...
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Frederick Alric Echols, 56, of La Plata, is charged with first-degree assault and second-degree assault following an alleged stabbing that left a woman seriously injured outside a Waldorf hotel on March 6, 2026, according to court documents. Court records state that deputies with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported stabbing in...
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Chicago Alexander Garner, 31, of Prince Frederick, was arrested March 1, 2026, after deputies responded to a report that he was violating a court-issued protective order and allegedly found a loaded handgun in his possession, according to court documents. Garner is charged with loaded handgun on person, handgun on person, possession of a firearm...
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Darius Paul Chew, 22, of Lexington Park, pleaded guilty in St. Mary’s County Circuit Court to two counts of animal cruelty and one count of failing to provide necessary care for an animal in a case that began with his August 2025 arrest and later moved from District Court to Circuit Court. Court records...
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Lavonte Lewis Grimes, 30, of Hyattsville, is facing multiple misdemeanor charges after an alleged theft and confrontation with deputies outside the Walmart in Prince Frederick, according to court documents. Grimes is charged with theft between $100 and $1,500, obstructing and hindering, and second-degree assault. According to charging documents filed by the Calvert County Sheriff’s...
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Corey Antonio Paul, 36, of Washington, D.C., is facing multiple firearm-related charges after deputies conducted a traffic stop in Dunkirk and allegedly discovered a loaded handgun and ammunition in his vehicle, according to court documents. The charges include illegal possession of a regulated firearm, handgun on a person, handgun in a vehicle, possession of...
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Terry Joe Hahn, 44, of Hollywood, is facing two misdemeanor charges of possession of child pornography following an investigation by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, according to court documents. According to the charging documents, the investigation began on February 22, 2026, when deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were contacted regarding...
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Christopher James Jones, 29, of Lexington Park, has been charged with first-degree assault and second-degree assault after St. Mary’s County deputies said he assaulted an adult female victim during a reported domestic incident in Lexington Park on February 22, 2026. Court records show the case began in District Court for St. Mary’s County and...
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Carlton Eugene Young, 55, of Leonardtown, is charged with first-degree assault, two counts of second-degree assault, and dangerous weapon with intent to injure in a St. Mary’s County criminal case tied to incidents dated February 4, 2026, and February 7, 2026, according to court records. The case began in District Court for St. Mary’s...
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Leonard Michael Nelson Jr., 19, of Clements, is facing 10 charges in St. Mary’s County after prosecutors filed a criminal indictment in Circuit Court alleging he distributed, possessed, accessed and viewed child pornography, according to court records and charging documents. The indictment filed on March 9, 2026, lists two felony counts of child pornography...
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Joshua Antoine Miles, 37, of Newburg, is facing a misdemeanor trespassing charge after Maryland State Police say he returned to a Lexington Park CVS where he had previously been banned from the property. According to court documents, Miles is charged with trespass on private property stemming from an incident that occurred around 11:20 p.m....
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Juan Carlos Quiros-Aceredo, 57, of Waldorf, is facing misdemeanor charges of theft under $100 and carrying a concealed dangerous weapon following an incident at a convenience store in White Plains, according to court documents. The charges stem from an incident reported around 9:30 p.m. on March 3, 2026, at a Wawa located on Crain...
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Erick Nicohlas Gage, 26, of Waldorf, is facing multiple firearm and ammunition charges after investigators say he illegally possessed a handgun and later admitted the weapon discharged while inside his clothing during a New Year’s Day incident. According to court documents filed in the District Court for Charles County, Gage is charged with illegal...
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Matthew John Julian, 49, of Lexington Park, is facing three charges of indecent exposure after investigators say he exposed himself and masturbated in front of three women hired to clean his home in February 2026, according to court documents. The charges stem from an incident reported on February 16, 2026, at his home in...
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Tyson Wayne Black, 37, and Julia Lynn Bennett, 31, both of North Beach, were arrested on March 3, 2026, and charged in connection with an alleged drug distribution investigation conducted by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, according to court documents. Black is charged with CDS: Import Into State, conspiracy to import into the state,...
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Marcus Anthony Swann, 23, of Newburg, faces multiple criminal charges including possession of a controlled dangerous substance not cannabis, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting or interfering with arrest, failure to obey a lawful order, and littering under 100 pounds following an incident in La Plata on March 3, 2026, according to...
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A Waldorf man is facing a long list of felony and misdemeanor charges after authorities say he threatened a man with a gun in late February and was later arrested with a loaded handgun, drugs, and suspected drug distribution materials during an early morning encounter with deputies. Carioco Jovan Grimes, 37, of Waldorf, is...
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UPDATE 6/8/2026: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Joseph Daren Brooks, Jr., 23, of Lexington Park, Maryland, was sentenced to LIFE in prison for the 2024 murder of a 23-year-old man. On February 26, 2024, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of shots fired near Fox Ridge Road...
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A bald eagle was rescued Thursday morning after a Calvert County Sheriff’s deputy spotted the bird standing motionless near a wooded area at Dunkirk Town Center. At approximately 11:49 a.m. on Feb. 26, Lt. Basham observed the eagle on the ground along the wood line. Because bald eagles are rarely seen lingering on the...
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Kevin Benjamin Berry, 38, of Mechanicsville, has been charged with multiple drug offenses after deputies reportedly found crack cocaine and related paraphernalia during the execution of a search warrant in Lexington Park. According to court documents, Berry is charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance not cannabis, possession with intent to distribute a...
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UPDATE – Court documents emerge with shocking and horrible details – Reader discretion advised. Rosa Iyonna Williams, 48, and Brandon Angelo Williams, 50, both of Waldorf, Maryland, are each charged with eight counts of burying or disposing of a body in an unauthorized place after investigators reported finding decomposing infant and fetal remains inside...
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