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Mechanicsville Man Facing Multiple Charges in Series of Drug and Property Crimes Across St. Mary’s County

Mechanicsville Man Facing Multiple Charges in Series of Drug and Property Crimes Across St. Mary’s County

Adam James Mantz, 44, of Mechanicsville, is facing a string of criminal charges stemming from multiple incidents in St. Mary’s County, including drug possession, theft, and destruction of property. Court records show a pattern of alleged offenses dating back to September 2025, with charges filed in several separate cases across Lexington Park and Mechanicsville....
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Charles County Warns Residents of Fraudulent Payment Scam Impersonating Planning Department

Charles County Warns Residents of Fraudulent Payment Scam Impersonating Planning Department

Charles County Government is warning residents and businesses about a scam involving fraudulent emails falsely claiming to be from the Department of Planning and Growth Management. According to county officials, the emails instruct recipients to submit payments through wire transfer for supposed fees or outstanding invoices. Officials emphasized that Charles County Government never requests...
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Leonardtown Woman Faces Charges After Alleged Trespassing and Struggle With Arresting Officers

Leonardtown Woman Faces Charges After Alleged Trespassing and Struggle With Arresting Officers

Kelly Helen Woozley, 24, of Leonardtown, has been formally charged following an incident at a Charlotte Hall rehabilitation center on December 25, 2025. According to court documents, Woozley is facing four misdemeanor charges: trespassing on private property, resisting/interfering with arrest, disorderly conduct, and failure to obey a lawful order. The incident occurred at approximately...
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Clinton Man Charged with Jail Vandalism in St. Mary’s County

Clinton Man Charged with Jail Vandalism in St. Mary’s County

Laroi James Burch, 34, of Clinton, has been charged with one count of malicious destruction of property under $1,000 following an incident at the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center, according to court records and official statements. The charge stems from an incident that occurred on January 5, 2026, at approximately 8:36 a.m....
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Lexington Park Man Charged With DUI, Handgun Violation After Alleged Hit-and-Run

Lexington Park Man Charged With DUI, Handgun Violation After Alleged Hit-and-Run

Joseph Marcel Vigneault, 54, of Lexington Park, has been charged with multiple offenses following a reported hit-and-run crash and subsequent investigation that revealed alcohol consumption and the presence of a loaded handgun in his vehicle. According to court documents filed in St. Mary’s County District Court, on January 4, 2026, the Emergency Communications Center...
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Bowie Woman Charged With Drug Possession, False Identity, and Other Offenses Following January Arrest in Calvert County

Bowie Woman Charged With Drug Possession, False Identity, and Other Offenses Following January Arrest in Calvert County

Jamie Lee Lynn Prisk, 35, of Bowie, has been charged with eight charges after an arrest in Prince Frederick on January 1, 2026. The charges stem from an incident where deputies say she falsely identified herself to avoid arrest, and was later found in possession of suspected heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia, and...
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Mother and Daughter Face Multiple Charges After Assaulting Police in Hollywood

Mother and Daughter Face Multiple Charges After Assaulting Police in Hollywood

Dionna Jaleya Cutchember, 20, and Lakina Chanelle Scriber, 47, both of Hollywood, are facing a combined total of 20 criminal charges following a disturbance on December 26, 2025, at a residence on Satchel Paige Way, in Hollywood. According to court records filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County, the incident involved a...
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Mechanicsville Man Arrested After Overturned Vehicle Leads to DUI, Drug Charges

Mechanicsville Man Arrested After Overturned Vehicle Leads to DUI, Drug Charges

James Roy Chase II, 38, of Mechanicsville, was arrested and charged with multiple offenses following a single-vehicle crash that occurred on December 27, 2025, in Leonardtown, according to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. Chase is facing a total of 12 charges, including two drug-related misdemeanors—CDS possession not cannabis...
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Young Elves Spread Christmas Cheer at Chesapeake Shores Nursing Home

Young Elves Spread Christmas Cheer at Chesapeake Shores Nursing Home

The halls of Chesapeake Shores nursing home were filled with holiday joy on Christmas Eve, thanks to three young visitors who decided to share the Christmas spirit with residents. Emma and Cole Raley, along with their cousin Jay Clarke (Leonard), donned their elf costumes and arrived at the facility with arms full of carefully...
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Waldorf Woman Arrested for Assault, Drug Paraphernalia, and Repeated Trespassing

Waldorf Woman Arrested for Assault, Drug Paraphernalia, and Repeated Trespassing

Joyce Marie Bayliss, 47, of Waldorf, has been charged in five separate criminal cases between March and December 2025, according to court records from the District Court of Maryland for Charles County. The charges involve allegations of assaulting a law enforcement officer, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, disorderly conduct, and repeated trespassing at...
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Washington, D.C. Man Charged in Calvert County for Identity Fraud During Traffic Stop

Washington, D.C. Man Charged in Calvert County for Identity Fraud During Traffic Stop

John Lee Onley, 29, of North East, Washington, D.C., is facing a criminal charge after allegedly attempting to avoid prosecution by providing false identification during a traffic stop in Calvert County. Onley is charged with one misdemeanor count of fraud to avoid prosecution by assuming another person’s identity, according to court records filed in...
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La Plata Man Charged with DUI, Cocaine Possession After Roadside Stop

La Plata Man Charged with DUI, Cocaine Possession After Roadside Stop

Willis Matthews Brooks, 44, of La Plata, has been charged with multiple driving and drug-related offenses following a roadside encounter with law enforcement on December 14, 2025, in Charles County. According to court documents, a Charles County Sheriff’s deputy responded to assist another officer who was helping a motorist with a flat tire along...
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FULL VIDEO: Police Investigating Wild Rollover Crash in Hollywood Caught on Video

FULL VIDEO: Police Investigating Wild Rollover Crash in Hollywood Caught on Video

On Friday, December 26, 2025, at approximately 8:45 p.m., police, firefighters, and emergency medical services responded to a residence in the 25000 block of Jones Wharf Road in Hollywood for a serious motor vehicle collision involving a rollover, entrapment, and a vehicle into a structure. 911 callers reported a vehicle had overturned into an...
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Huntingtown Woman Charged With Theft at Walmart in Dunkirk

Huntingtown Woman Charged With Theft at Walmart in Dunkirk

Beth Marie Adamson, 31, of Huntingtown, has been charged with misdemeanor theft following a retail theft incident at a Dunkirk Walmart, according to court documents filed in the District Court for Calvert County. According to charging documents, the incident occurred on December 17, 2025, at the Walmart located on Town Center Boulevard in Dunkirk....
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Lusby Woman Arrested as Fugitive in Case Involving Sexual Assault of a Minor

Lusby Woman Arrested as Fugitive in Case Involving Sexual Assault of a Minor

Alice Laura Marshall, 33, of Lusby, is facing a fugitive from justice case in Calvert County after being arrested on Dec. 16, 2025, on a Pennsylvania warrant, according to court records. Marshall is charged in District Court for Calvert County with fugitive from justice – Pennsylvania, a non-criminal fugitive warrant. Court documents state that...
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Man Allegedly Drove Accomplice to Commit Break-Ins at Multiple Waldorf Residences

Man Allegedly Drove Accomplice to Commit Break-Ins at Multiple Waldorf Residences

Fredy Eduardo-Jacobo, 30, of Montgomery Village, has been charged with 38 separate criminal counts following a detailed investigation into multiple break-ins and thefts from newly constructed homes in the Waldorf area. According to court documents filed in the District Court for Charles County, Eduardo-Jacobo was arrested on December 18, 2025, and now faces charges...
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Mechanicsville Woman Accused of False Identity and Obstruction During Five Below Theft Investigation

Mechanicsville Woman Accused of False Identity and Obstruction During Five Below Theft Investigation

Kelly A. Martone, 35, of Mechanicsville, is facing new criminal charges after allegedly providing false information to police during a response to a reported theft at the Five Below store in California, Maryland. According to court documents, Martone now faces four misdemeanor charges, and this is not her first encounter with law enforcement in...
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$30K in Damage and Stolen Sports Cards Linked to Calvert County Store Break-In

$30K in Damage and Stolen Sports Cards Linked to Calvert County Store Break-In

Bradley Tippett Morris, 30, of Lexington Park, has been charged in connection with two separate incidents of burglary and theft, one in Calvert County and another in St. Mary’s County. According to court documents, the most recent charges stem from an alleged break-in at Blue Crabs Sports Cards located on Solomons Island Road in...
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Lexington Park Man Held Without Bond Following Multiple Firearm Charges and Protective Order Violation

Lexington Park Man Held Without Bond Following Multiple Firearm Charges and Protective Order Violation

Terell Dre’Shawn Greene, 25, of Lexington Park, is facing five misdemeanor charges following a traffic stop in St. Mary’s County that led to the discovery of a loaded rifle and allegations of a protective order violation. According to court documents, Greene was pulled over on December 17, 2025, by Sgt. D. Potter of the...
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New Maryland Laws Taking Effect on January 1, 2026

New Maryland Laws Taking Effect on January 1, 2026

A package of new state laws will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026, bringing changes to tax-sale rules, rideshare driver reporting, and a wide slate of health insurance requirements — including new protections tied to pediatric care, anesthesia coverage, cancer screenings for firefighters, and limits on “fail-first” medication rules. Below are some of the...
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UPDATE: Lusby Man Held Without Bond on Firearm Charges in St. Mary’s County

UPDATE: Lusby Man Held Without Bond on Firearm Charges in St. Mary’s County

Devin Nichles Gear, 20, of Lusby, has been charged with multiple misdemeanor offenses in St. Mary’s County in connection with the alleged illegal transportation and sale of firearms, according to court documents. The charges stem from an incident that occurred on June 20, 2025. Gear is accused of transporting a firearm without a serial...
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Lexington Park Woman Arrested After Assault in Courthouse Bathroom, Released on Bond Despite Lengthy Criminal History

Lexington Park Woman Arrested After Assault in Courthouse Bathroom, Released on Bond Despite Lengthy Criminal History

Trinik Shatega King, 31, of Lexington Park, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault after an altercation inside the St. Mary’s County District Court building in Leonardtown, on December 16, 2025. According to charging documents, the incident occurred around 2:50 p.m. in the female restroom of the courthouse. An adult female victim reported being...
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Prince Frederick Man Arrested After Loaded Handgun Stolen From St. Mary’s County Found in Toilet Tank in Calvert County

Prince Frederick Man Arrested After Loaded Handgun Stolen From St. Mary’s County Found in Toilet Tank in Calvert County

Clifton Jermaine Cole, 20, of Prince Frederick, has been charged with possession of a firearm by a minor following the execution of a search warrant at his residence earlier this month, according to court documents filed in the District Court for Calvert County. The charge stems from a joint investigation involving the Calvert County...
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Welcome Man Charged After Possessing Two Handguns While Under the Influence of Alcohol

Welcome Man Charged After Possessing Two Handguns While Under the Influence of Alcohol

Olen David Clybourn II, 44, of Welcome, is facing two misdemeanor charges for possessing firearms while under the influence of alcohol. According to court documents filed in the District Court for Charles County, the charges stem from an incident on November 26, 2025, when Clybourn was found unresponsive behind the wheel of a vehicle...
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Hughesville Man Accused in Beauty Store Break-In and Tractor Supply Theft

Hughesville Man Accused in Beauty Store Break-In and Tractor Supply Theft

Michael Hemi Fischer, 28, of Hughesville, is facing multiple charges after being linked to two separate theft-related incidents in Southern Maryland, according to court documents filed in Charles and St. Mary’s counties. In the most recent case, Fischer has been charged with second-degree burglary and theft in connection with a break-in at a beauty...
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