UPDATE 6/26/2026: St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced that Stacey Lynn Wilkinson, now 39, of Callaway, was sentenced to a total of 120 days of active incarceration in connection with driving while impaired by alcohol, repeated incidents of driving while suspended, and a probation violation. Prosecutors said Wilkinson was convicted of driving...
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Chelsea Lynn Lawrence, 31, of Lothian, is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled dangerous substance other than cannabis, and Matthew Blake Bernstein, 41, of Upper Marlboro, is charged with making a false statement to an officer, carrying a concealed dangerous weapon, and obstructing and hindering after a June 17,...
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Shyann Aniqua Haley, 34, of Leonardtown, has been charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance other than cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia after Maryland State Police said she was found with suspected cocaine during an investigation in Lexington Park on June 20, 2026. Trooper First Class Timothy Eckrich and Trooper Fortunato were...
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Patricia Kennedy Hammar, 61, of Chevy Chase, is facing misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct, trespassing on private property, failure to obey a reasonable and lawful order, intoxicated public disturbance, and resisting or interfering with arrest after deputies said she refused to leave the Rod ’N’ Reel Resort in Chesapeake Beach on June 18, 2026....
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Lakesha Nicole Reed, 44, of Prince Frederick, has been charged with first-degree assault and second-degree assault after the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported domestic assault on June 16, 2026, at an apartment on Alton Court in Prince Frederick. The incident was reported as a domestic violence-related case, and Reed was later...
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Jordan S White, 25, of Henderson, Texas, is facing misdemeanor charges in St. Mary’s County for violating an out-of-state protective order and violating a protective order after authorities said he repeatedly contacted a protected adult female victim on June 19, 2026. According to charging documents filed in District Court for St. Mary’s County, a...
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State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Christina Lee Calero, 47, of Leonardtown, was sentenced to five years with eighteen months of active incarceration for Theft: $100 to Under $1,500 as a subsequent offender. On August 19, 2025, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the JCPenney in California, Maryland, for...
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UPDATE 6/23/2026: On Sunday, June 21, 2026, at approximately 6:57 a.m., firefighters from Bay District, Hollywood, Solomons, Leonardtown, Ridge, and Second District were dispatched to 23165 Mirfield Lane in Lexington Park, for the reported structure on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-story single family home with fire showing from the...
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SMNEWSNET.COM is currently unable to obtain dozens of requested booking photographs from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office because the agency says it did not keep local copies of the photos after they were taken. The issue involves three closed Maryland Public Information Act requests submitted by SMNEWSNET.COM for booking photographs from late May...
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The Applebee’s restaurant, located at 45480 Miramar Way, California, Maryland, is shut down and no longer operating. The location had served customers in the California and Lexington Park area for years as one of the chain casual-dining options near First Colony and the Route 235 business corridor. No official public statement explaining the closure...
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Mark Travis Grove, 41, of Mechanicsville, has been charged with second-degree assault, while Bernard Wood Jr., 24, and Bernard Wood, 60, both of Lusby, have each been charged with malicious destruction of property valued at $1,000 or more after a May 31, 2026, dispute outside West Marine on HG Trueman Road in Solomons, according...
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Jezenia T. Beale, 21, of Lexington Park, has been charged with third-degree burglary and three counts of malicious destruction of property valued under $1,000 after deputies said she forced her way into an apartment on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park and damaged several items on June 19, 2026. According to allegations filed by...
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Father’s Day is a chance to celebrate the dads, grandfathers, stepdads, and father figures who have helped shape our lives. Whether they’re teaching us how to change a tire, helping with a home project, coaching from the sidelines, or simply being there when we need them most, Father’s Day is an opportunity to say...
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Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were called to Lowe’s in the 45000 block of Worth Avenue in California on Thursday, June 18, at about 1:39 p.m. for a reported shoplifting. Upon arrival, it was reported that a male subject entered the store, placed various tools and equipment items in a shopping...
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Charles Edward Karpiak, 57, of Charlotte Hall, was arrested on June 17, 2026, and charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and wearing a handgun while under the influence. The charges were filed in District Court in St. Mary’s County following an arrest by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Karpiak is accused of committing...
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Adolfo Lopez-Olguin, 42, of North Beach, has been charged with possession with intent to distribute narcotics, possession of a controlled dangerous substance other than cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, and two counts of possessing or using a false government identification document after a Calvert County Sheriff’s Office investigation that began in 2025 and ended...
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Richard Allan Watson, 57, of Lusby, has been charged with concealing a dangerous weapon, inhaling or smelling an inhalant, and possession of a controlled dangerous substance that was not cannabis after Calvert County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a drug violation at the Walmart on N. Solomons Island Road in Prince...
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Joseph Valentino Thomas, 37, of Dowell, is facing new charges in St. Mary’s County after authorities say he fled from a traffic stop in Leonardtown and was later linked to multiple bags of cocaine and crack cocaine found near where his vehicle had stopped. Thomas is charged with possession with intent to distribute narcotics,...
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Steve L Thomas, 56, of Lexington Park, has been charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance other than cannabis and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia after a June 2, 2026 traffic stop near Great Mills Road and FDR Boulevard in Lexington Park. According to allegations filed in District Court for St....
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The La Plata Police Department will conduct a multi-jurisdictional sobriety checkpoint on Thursday, June 18, 2026, within the Town of La Plata as part of an effort to reduce alcohol- and drug-impaired driving. The initiative is supported in part through grant funding from the Maryland Highway Safety Office. Police said the checkpoint is intended...
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Jerome Lamont Holt, 64, of an unknown address, is facing charges of disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, and trespassing on private property after police said he caused a disturbance at a Shell gas station on Point Lookout Road in Callaway on June 8, 2026. According to the allegations, a Maryland State Police trooper from...
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Javontay K Nolan, 19, of Lexington Park, has been charged with multiple offenses, including two counts of second-degree assault, two felony counts of second-degree assault on law enforcement or emergency personnel, disorderly conduct, failure to obey a reasonable and lawful order, and resisting or interfering with an arrest. The charges stem from an incident...
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Jerry Carlos Bannister, 54, of Indian Head, is facing seven drug-related charges after the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said investigators found crack cocaine, cocaine, methamphetamine, Suboxone strips, cash, packaging materials and hidden compartments during a June 3, 2026, search at his home on Stump Neck Road in Indian Head. Bannister is charged with possession...
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Angela Kathleen Klosek, 50, of Glenn Dale, has been charged with two counts of second-degree assault, resisting or interfering with arrest, disorderly conduct, and failing to obey a reasonable and lawful order after deputies said she refused to comply during an arrest at a California restaurant on May 24, 2026. According to charging information,...
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Corey Coniel Contee, 55, of Lexington Park, faces multiple charges in St. Mary’s County, including possession of a controlled substance other than cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, violation of a protective order, second-degree assault, and possession with intent to distribute a narcotic, following several incidents reported between January 2026 and May 2026. The latest...
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