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Police Arrest Lexington Park Man for Leaving “Smudges” on a Sheriff’s Office Vehicle Window During Welfare Check

Police Arrest Lexington Park Man for Leaving “Smudges” on a Sheriff’s Office Vehicle Window During Welfare Check

Gerrell C. Robinson, 47, of Lexington Park, has been charged with malicious destruction of property valued at less than $1,000 after a St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputy reported that Robinson allegedly punched the driver’s side window of an agency vehicle during an incident on May 5, 2026, in Lexington Park. According to court...
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Chesapeake Beach Mother and Son Face 126 Animal-Related Charges in Calvert County Animal Neglect Case

Chesapeake Beach Mother and Son Face 126 Animal-Related Charges in Calvert County Animal Neglect Case

Kathleen Estelle Blackwell, 48, of Chesapeake Beach, and Jacob Alan Swierczewski, 29, of Chesapeake Beach, are each facing 63 animal-related charges after court documents say a neglect investigation at a St Andrews Drive residence led authorities to remove a dog and several cats from the home. According to District Court for Calvert County records,...
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DETAILS RELEASED: Four Arrested for Attempted Murder After Drive-By Shooting in Lusby

DETAILS RELEASED: Four Arrested for Attempted Murder After Drive-By Shooting in Lusby

Krystal Marie Davis, 23, of Waldorf; Damar Malik Abney, 23, of Waldorf; Takwon Demarion Mason, 21, of Waldorf; and Quentin Antoine Harley Jr., 24, of Lusby, have been charged in connection with a May 3, 2026 shooting investigation in Lusby that investigators say involved a drive-by shooting followed by retaliatory gunfire during a vehicle...
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Baltimore Man Charged After Crack Cocaine Discovery During Lexington Park Traffic Stop

Baltimore Man Charged After Crack Cocaine Discovery During Lexington Park Traffic Stop

Raul Luis Malpica-Adorno, 39, of Baltimore, is facing multiple misdemeanor drug charges after a traffic stop in Lexington Park on April 22, 2026, according to charging documents filed in St. Mary’s County District Court. Malpica-Adorno is charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance not cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia following an investigation...
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Late-Night Boat Fire in Drayden Causes $125K in Damage, Investigation Underway

Late-Night Boat Fire in Drayden Causes $125K in Damage, Investigation Underway

A late-night boat fire in Drayden caused an estimated $125,000 in damages and spread heat damage to two nearby vessels, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Firefighters responded around 11:06 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, 2026, to 46555 Dennis Point Way in St. Mary’s County for the reported boat fire....
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Officers Locate Suspect with Active Warrants /Another Subject Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute

Officers Locate Suspect with Active Warrants /Another Subject Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute

On April 28 at 8:46 p.m., officers observed Labrons Edward Butler, age 50, of Nanjemoy, traveling in a vehicle in the area of Bryans Road; he was known to have two active arrest warrants. Officers initiated a traffic stop and arrested Butler. A passenger in the vehicle, Lewis Andrew Washington, age 64, was found...
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Prince Frederick Man Arrested After Deputies Find Him Asleep Behind Wheel in Roadway

Prince Frederick Man Arrested After Deputies Find Him Asleep Behind Wheel in Roadway

Barry Jeremiah Parran, 58, of Prince Frederick, faces multiple criminal and traffic charges after Calvert County deputies responded to a report of a driver slumped over inside a vehicle on Arthur King Road during the early morning hours of May 2, 2026. According to charging documents filed in the District Court for Calvert County,...
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Lexington Park Woman Arrested After Disturbance at Prince Frederick Apartment

Lexington Park Woman Arrested After Disturbance at Prince Frederick Apartment

La’Joi Kayla Scott-Butler, 18, of Lexington Park, has been charged in Calvert County District Court with malicious destruction of property valued under $1,000, disorderly conduct, and failure to obey a reasonable and lawful order following an incident at an apartment complex in Prince Frederick, according to charging documents filed by Maryland State Police. According...
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Lusby Man Arrested Atfer Threatening To Burn Down Calvert Health Medical Center

Lusby Man Arrested Atfer Threatening To Burn Down Calvert Health Medical Center

Michael Thomas McHutchison, 36, of Lusby, has been charged with failing to obey a lawful order, disorderly conduct, arson threat, threat of mass violence, and resisting arrest following an incident on April 30, 2026, in Lusby, according to court records filed in Calvert County District Court. According to charging documents, deputies with the Calvert...
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Philadelphia Man Faces Assault and Cocaine Distribution Charges After Traffic Stop in Calvert County

Philadelphia Man Faces Assault and Cocaine Distribution Charges After Traffic Stop in Calvert County

Richard Rayondo Harris, 50, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is facing multiple felony drug charges along with misdemeanor assault and obstruction charges after Calvert County detectives allegedly discovered more than 1,100 grams of suspected cocaine during a traffic stop on Solomons Island Road on April 28, 2026, according to court documents. According to charging documents filed...
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Great Mills Man Charged With Drug Possession After Traffic Stop in Lexington Park

Great Mills Man Charged With Drug Possession After Traffic Stop in Lexington Park

Garry Wayne Morris, 36, of Great Mills, has been charged with two misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance following an April 22, 2026 arrest in Lexington Park, according to court documents. Charging documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County state that Morris was charged with two counts of...
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St. Mary’s County Deputies Arrest Waldorf Man on Trespassing and Drug Charges

St. Mary’s County Deputies Arrest Waldorf Man on Trespassing and Drug Charges

Charles Edward Taylor, 40, of Waldorf, has been charged with trespassing on private property, possession of a controlled dangerous substance not cannabis, and possession of drug paraphernalia following an arrest in Lexington Park on April 16, 2026, according to court documents. Charging documents filed in St. Mary’s County District Court state that deputies with...
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Fort Washington Man Charged With Assaulting Deputy During Disturbance At St. Charles Towne Center

Fort Washington Man Charged With Assaulting Deputy During Disturbance At St. Charles Towne Center

Jamal Jonathan McKinney, 29, of Fort Washington, is facing multiple criminal charges after an incident at the food court of St. Charles Towne Center in Waldorf on April 23, 2026, according to charging documents filed in the District Court for Charles County. McKinney has been charged with felony second-degree assault on a law enforcement...
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Huntingtown’s Anthony Smith Achieves NFL Dream With Dallas Cowboys Selection

Huntingtown’s Anthony Smith Achieves NFL Dream With Dallas Cowboys Selection

Huntingtown High School graduate Anthony Smith is officially headed to the NFL after being selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL Draft with the 218th overall pick. Smith, a standout wide receiver who finished his college career at East Carolina University, now becomes one of the latest Southern...
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Lexington Park Man Accused of Strangling Pregnant Woman and smearing Her Face with Urine During Assault – Released on Recognizance

Lexington Park Man Accused of Strangling Pregnant Woman and smearing Her Face with Urine During Assault – Released on Recognizance

Dereon Jabari Foster, 18, of Lexington Park, was charged with second-degree assault following a domestic violence investigation on May 3, 2026, according to court records filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. Deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded at approximately 9:37 a.m. to the Lexwood Drive apartment complex in...
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Lexington Park Man Accused of Harassing Protected Person Despite Active Court Order

Lexington Park Man Accused of Harassing Protected Person Despite Active Court Order

Ronald Steven Clements, 53, of Lexington Park, has been charged with violating a protective order after deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office alleged he drove past a protected person’s residence and shouted profanities while an active peace order was in effect. According to court documents, the charge stems from an investigation on...
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Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward in Fugitive Case:

Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward in Fugitive Case:

Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the location of Michael Avon Johnson, 22, of Waldorf. Johnson has active warrants charging him with several counts of first degree assault, reckless endangerment, carrying a loaded firearm on his person, and additional related charges stemming from a shooting that occurred on November 8, 2025 at a tobacco...
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Father and Son Charged After Reported Assault at Hollywood Home Following Landlord-Tenant Dispute

Father and Son Charged After Reported Assault at Hollywood Home Following Landlord-Tenant Dispute

Paul David Bennett Jr., 39, and Paul David Bennett Sr., 72, both of Hollywood, Maryland, were arrested and charged with second-degree assault following an alleged assault investigation at Iron Horse Lane in Hollywood on April 27, 2026, according to court documents filed in St. Mary’s County District Court. Both men face one count each...
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Two Calvert Men and a Juvenile Charged After Deputies Recover Loaded Handgun During Traffic Stop in Prince Frederick

Two Calvert Men and a Juvenile Charged After Deputies Recover Loaded Handgun During Traffic Stop in Prince Frederick

Jason Joseph Baldwin II, 22, of Lusby, and Jayvion Marquise Buck, 20, of Lusby, are facing multiple handgun and drug-related charges after Calvert County deputies recovered a loaded FN .40 caliber handgun and an altered prescription bottle during an April 24, 2026 traffic stop in Prince Frederick, according to court records and charging documents....
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Two Mechanicsville Men Charged After Traffic Stop Leads to Cocaine Arrests

Two Mechanicsville Men Charged After Traffic Stop Leads to Cocaine Arrests

James Dickerson, 32,  and John Garner Fenwick III, 39, both of Mechanicsville, were arrested following a traffic stop in Mechanicsville on April 24, 2026, and now face multiple drug and traffic-related charges in St. Mary’s County District Court, according to court documents. Deputy Joseph Senatore of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office stated in...
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Mechanicsville Woman Faces Multiple Charges In Separate St. Mary’s County Cases

Mechanicsville Woman Faces Multiple Charges In Separate St. Mary’s County Cases

April Marie Quade, 29, of Mechanicsville, is facing multiple charges in St. Mary’s County following separate investigations involving alleged counterfeit currency and suspected cocaine possession, according to court records. In the first case, Maryland State Police responded to the Wawa on Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville at approximately 1:11 a.m. on February 20, 2026,...
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Mechanicsville Man Charged With Unlawful Taking of Vehicle in St. Mary’s County

Mechanicsville Man Charged With Unlawful Taking of Vehicle in St. Mary’s County

Davin James Sater, 22, of Mechanicsville, has been charged with felony motor vehicle unlawful taking following an investigation by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office into a vehicle reported stolen from Virginia. According to court documents, deputies responded on April 20, 2026, to Michelle Court in Mechanicsville for what was initially classified as a...
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Chesapeake Beach Man Accused of Assaulting Deputies During DUI Arrest in Calvert County

Chesapeake Beach Man Accused of Assaulting Deputies During DUI Arrest in Calvert County

Dawson Michael Orlowski, 25, of Chesapeake Beach, has been charged with first-degree assault, two counts of second-degree assault, obstructing and hindering, reckless endangerment, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving while impaired by alcohol, failure to obey a traffic control device, and failure to drive right of center following an April 25, 2026 incident...
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Calvert County Deputies Arrest Woman Following Vehicle Assault in Dunkirk Grocery Store Parking Lot

Calvert County Deputies Arrest Woman Following Vehicle Assault in Dunkirk Grocery Store Parking Lot

Nannette Candice Hipkins, 52, of Huntingtown, faces multiple charges including first-degree assault, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and failing to obey a lawful order following an incident outside the Giant grocery store on Town Center Boulevard in Dunkirk on April 26, 2026, according to court documents. According to charging documents filed...
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Two Men Arrested on Drug Charges During Traffic Stop in Dameron

Two Men Arrested on Drug Charges During Traffic Stop in Dameron

Richard Alvin Nolan III, 38, of Lusby, and Elvis Ray Brien, 35, of Lexington Park, were both arrested following a traffic stop in Dameron on May 2, 2026, according to court documents. Nolan faces charges of possession of a controlled dangerous substance not cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia, while Brien is also charged...
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