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Waldorf Woman Charged in $25K-to-$100K Theft Scheme Involving Vulnerable Adult

Waldorf Woman Charged in $25K-to-$100K Theft Scheme Involving Vulnerable Adult

Shanice B. Scott, 34, of Waldorf, is facing charges in Charles County District Court for felony theft scheme of $25,000 to less than $100,000, misdemeanor vulnerable adult abuse by a custodian, and misdemeanor malicious destruction of property valued at $1,000 or more, according to court documents. The case was filed on May 10, 2026,...
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Indian Head Man Charged After ATM Burglary Call Leads to Drug Arrest

Indian Head Man Charged After ATM Burglary Call Leads to Drug Arrest

Tae’Jeaune Andrea Gray, 23, of Indian Head, has been charged in Charles County District Court with possession of a controlled dangerous substance other than cannabis, possession of narcotics production equipment, possession with intent to distribute narcotics, and a second count of possession of a controlled dangerous substance other than cannabis, according to court records....
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Driver Clocked At 116 MPH In Indian Head Charged After Loaded Handgun Found

Driver Clocked At 116 MPH In Indian Head Charged After Loaded Handgun Found

Rayvell Garrett Thomas, 28, of Raeford, North Carolina, is facing misdemeanor charges in Charles County after deputies alleged a loaded handgun was found in his vehicle during a traffic stop on Indian Head Highway on May 6, 2026. According to court documents, Thomas is charged with handgun in vehicle and loaded handgun in vehicle....
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Judicial Services and U.S. Marshals Office Capital Area Task Force Apprehends Suspect in Citizen Robbery Case

Judicial Services and U.S. Marshals Office Capital Area Task Force Apprehends Suspect in Citizen Robbery Case

On May 12, CCSO Judicial Services and the U.S. Marshals Office Capital Area Task Force located Jaquan Devon Dorsey, 22, of no fixed address, in the area of Brandywine. Dorsey had an active arrest warrant relating to a citizen armed robbery that occurred early last year. Dorsey was taken into custody without incident. During...
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Waldorf Woman Arrested After Hitting Victim With Aluminum Bat in the Mouth

Waldorf Woman Arrested After Hitting Victim With Aluminum Bat in the Mouth

Charnise Nicole Tate, 36, of Waldorf, is charged with first-degree assault and second-degree assault after court documents say an adult male victim was struck with an aluminum bat and threatened during an incident on May 3, 2026, in Charles County. According to court documents, a Charles County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded at approximately 10:17...
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Welcome Man Arrested After Charles County Traffic Stop Leads to Drug, Assault Charges; Accused of Fleeing With Unrestrained Child in Vehicle

Welcome Man Arrested After Charles County Traffic Stop Leads to Drug, Assault Charges; Accused of Fleeing With Unrestrained Child in Vehicle

Charles Franklin Harding Jr., 62, of Welcome, is facing felony drug distribution and multiple misdemeanor charges after a May 13, 2026 traffic stop near Hawthorne Road and Lower Wharf Road in Charles County, according to District Court records. Harding is charged with possession with intent to distribute narcotics, possession of a controlled dangerous substance...
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Capitol Heights Man Held Without Bond in Charles County Fugitive Case Linked to Virginia Charges

Capitol Heights Man Held Without Bond in Charles County Fugitive Case Linked to Virginia Charges

Anthony Otis Ducker, 60, of Capitol Heights, is facing a fugitive from justice case in Charles County District Court after authorities alleged he was wanted in Virginia on felony charges involving embezzlement and obtaining money by false pretenses. The fugitive warrant states that Ducker was wanted in Fairfax, Virginia, for “felony embezzlement and obtain...
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Saint Leonard Man Charged After Vehicle Tampering Report in Prince Frederick

Saint Leonard Man Charged After Vehicle Tampering Report in Prince Frederick

Grover William Tall, 63, of Saint Leonard, has been charged in Calvert County District Court with rogue and vagabond and willfully damaging or tampering with a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent, according to court documents. The case was filed on May 5, 2026, and remains open. The charges stem from an alleged incident...
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Deputies Say Huntingtown Man Held Without Bond After Running From Arrest Warrant Attempt in Lusby

Deputies Say Huntingtown Man Held Without Bond After Running From Arrest Warrant Attempt in Lusby

Antoine Sequan Hurley, 41, of Huntingtown, is facing misdemeanor charges of failing to obey a reasonable and lawful order, obstructing justice, and resisting or interfering with arrest after Calvert County deputies said he ran from officers who were attempting to serve arrest warrants in Lusby on May 7, 2026. According to court documents, members...
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Accokeek Man Charged With Drug Possession After Calvert County Traffic Stop

Accokeek Man Charged With Drug Possession After Calvert County Traffic Stop

Vincent Perry Brooks, 34, of Accokeek, is facing three misdemeanor counts of possessing a controlled dangerous substance other than cannabis and one misdemeanor count of possessing drug paraphernalia after a May 4, 2026, traffic stop in Calvert County, according to court documents. According to charging documents filed by Cpl. Plant of the Calvert County...
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Wanted Lexington Park Man Arrested and Found With Cocaine During Patrol

Wanted Lexington Park Man Arrested and Found With Cocaine During Patrol

Corey Coniel Contee, 55, of Lexington Park, is facing misdemeanor charges of possession of a controlled dangerous substance other than cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia after an arrest on May 2, 2026, in Lexington Park, according to District Court documents filed in St. Mary’s County. According to the statement of charges, Deputy Tyler...
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Indian Head Woman Arrested for Escape After Leaving Home While on Electronic Monitoring

Indian Head Woman Arrested for Escape After Leaving Home While on Electronic Monitoring

Zakiyra Imarie Minor, 23, of Indian Head, has been charged in Charles County District Court with second-degree escape for allegedly violating the conditions of her pretrial release while on home detention, according to court documents. Court records state that the case began after A1 Trusted Monitoring LLC contacted the Charles County Sheriff’s Office at...
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Lusby Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty After Calvert Animal Control Officer Responds to Severe Neglect of Dog

Lusby Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty After Calvert Animal Control Officer Responds to Severe Neglect of Dog

Hope Eunice Bush, 54, of Lusby, has been charged in Calvert County District Court with misdemeanor animal cruelty and misdemeanor animal cruelty for failing to provide necessary care after authorities said a cream-colored Poodle mix-type dog was found in severely neglected condition at a Solomons veterinary office on May 2, 2026. The case remains...
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Police Finally Arrest Lexington Park Man Faces Drug, Traffic, and Theft Charges in Five Separate St. Mary’s County Cases

Police Finally Arrest Lexington Park Man Faces Drug, Traffic, and Theft Charges in Five Separate St. Mary’s County Cases

James Daniel Seifert, 33, of Lexington Park, is facing charges across five separate St. Mary’s County District Court cases, including drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving on a suspended license, and two counts of theft under $100, according to court documents. The documents, filed between March 2026 and May 2026, stem from two...
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Mechanicsville Man Charged With Drug Possession After Reported Disturbance

Mechanicsville Man Charged With Drug Possession After Reported Disturbance

Stoney Louis Buckler, 40, of Mechanicsville, has been charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance that was not cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia after a May 3, 2026, arrest in St. Mary’s County, according to District Court documents. According to the statement of charges, a deputy with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s...
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Lexington Park Man Arrested After Search Turns Up Suspected Crack Cocaine, Polymer80 Handgun

Lexington Park Man Arrested After Search Turns Up Suspected Crack Cocaine, Polymer80 Handgun

Laroi James Burch, 35, of Lexington Park, is facing nine drug and firearm-related charges after authorities said a search of his Radford Lane home led to the discovery of crack cocaine, packaging materials, a digital scale, cash, ammunition and a Polymer80 handgun without a serial number, according to District Court documents filed in St....
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Lexington Park Man Arrested on Multiple Drug Charges Following Moped Pursuit and Foot Chase

Lexington Park Man Arrested on Multiple Drug Charges Following Moped Pursuit and Foot Chase

Donald Leo Parks, 32, of Lexington Park, is facing criminal and traffic charges after court documents say he allegedly drove a red moped away from a St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputy during an attempted traffic stop and later attempted to conceal suspected synthetic cannabinoid under the vehicle. According to court documents, Deputy Joseph...
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Hollywood Woman Charged With Assaulting Trooper During Hollywood Traffic Stop

Hollywood Woman Charged With Assaulting Trooper During Hollywood Traffic Stop

Dana Elizabeth Briscoe, 63, of Hollywood, is facing charges of second-degree assault, obstructing and hindering, failure to obey a reasonable and lawful order, and resisting or interfering with arrest after a May 7, 2026 traffic stop in Hollywood, according to District Court of Maryland records. A related traffic citation also accuses Briscoe of driving...
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Great Mills Man Charged After Lexington Park Traffic Stop Leads to Drug and Identity Fraud Arrests

Great Mills Man Charged After Lexington Park Traffic Stop Leads to Drug and Identity Fraud Arrests

James Donelle Pinkney, 53, of Great Mills, has been charged with fraudulently assuming another person’s identity to avoid prosecution, obstructing and hindering, two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance that was not cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting or interfering with arrest, and possession of contraband in a place of confinement, according...
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Leonardtown Woman Charged With Second-Degree Assault After La Plata Motel Incident

Leonardtown Woman Charged With Second-Degree Assault After La Plata Motel Incident

Ruby Nicole Mason, 23, of Leonardtown, has been charged with second-degree assault after police responded to a reported assault in progress at the Deluxe Inn on Crain Highway in La Plata on May 6, 2026, according to charging documents filed in the District Court for Charles County. According to the statement of probable cause,...
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Saint Leonard Man Charged With Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine in Lexington Park Case

Saint Leonard Man Charged With Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine in Lexington Park Case

Michael G. Pernell, 37, of Saint Leonard, is facing two felony counts of possession with intent to distribute narcotics, two misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance that was not cannabis, and one misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia after an April 29, 2026 traffic stop in Lexington Park, according to...
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Hollywood Man Charged With Cocaine Possession After Traffic Stop

Hollywood Man Charged With Cocaine Possession After Traffic Stop

William Lamar Herndon, 37, of Hollywood, is facing three misdemeanor charges after Maryland State Police said a traffic stop in Hollywood led to the discovery of suspected cocaine and drug paraphernalia, according to District Court documents filed in St. Mary’s County. Herndon is charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, not cannabis, and...
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Mechanicsville Man Charged After Alleged Theft, Disturbance at Waldorf Liquor Store

Mechanicsville Man Charged After Alleged Theft, Disturbance at Waldorf Liquor Store

Cameron Briley Nolan, 34, of Mechanicsville, is facing charges of theft less than $100, second-degree assault, intoxicated public disturbance and disorderly conduct after an alleged incident at Holiday Liquors on Leonardtown Road in Waldorf on May 5, 2026, according to District Court of Maryland records for Charles County. Court documents state that a Charles...
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SCAG Power Equipment Funny Car Coming to Guy Brothers Marine on May 28

SCAG Power Equipment Funny Car Coming to Guy Brothers Marine on May 28

Southern Maryland residents will have a rare opportunity to see the SCAG Power Equipment Funny Car up close during a special display event at Guy Brothers Marine on Thursday, May 28, 2026. The event will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Guy Brothers Marine, located at 23470 Budds Creek Road in...
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Rabies Alert Issued for Lusby and Huntingtown After Two Raccoons Test Positive

Rabies Alert Issued for Lusby and Huntingtown After Two Raccoons Test Positive

The Calvert County Health Department has issued a rabies alert for the Lusby and Huntingtown communities after two raccoons tested positive for rabies earlier this month. Health officials said the first rabid raccoon was captured on May 1, 2026, on Cornfield Drive in Lusby. A second rabid raccoon was captured on May 4, 2026,...
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