Cliffton Cornelious Pickeral, 43, of Mechanicsville, was arrested on September 26, 2025, and faces multiple drug-related charges after St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s deputies reported finding cocaine packaged for distribution during a traffic stop. According to charging documents, Pickeral has been charged with: Possession with intent to distribute narcotics (felony), Possession of equipment for the...
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Maliq Rasheed McGill, 23, of Lexington Park, is facing multiple criminal charges in St. Mary’s County stemming from two separate incidents — one involving the alleged theft of a firearm from a family member’s home, and another involving an alleged assault while in custody at the county detention center. McGill has been indicted...
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Newly obtained court documents provide additional information about the September 26, 2025, crash in Mechanicsville that left a St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s deputy injured and led to multiple charges against Juwaun Tirek Queen, 22, of Hollywood. According to the statement of probable cause, Queen was driving a silver Toyota Corolla when he ran a...
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In a quiet corner of Southern Maryland, a new business is giving families a deeply personal way to honor their loved ones. Stinson Urns, founded by master woodworker Jimmy Stinson, creates handcrafted urns designed not just to hold ashes, but to tell a story. Stinson brings nearly four decades of woodworking experience to his...
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Reactivate, a mission-driven company focused on renewable energy projects that benefit working-class neighborhoods across the country, is inviting the public to a community meeting about a proposed solar energy initiative in St. Mary’s County. The RDC MD Point Lookout & Sunnyside Solar Energy Facility would include two solar photovoltaic projects, one rated at 1.75...
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Luke T. Langston, 22, of Willis, Texas, is being held without bond in St. Mary’s County after authorities executed a fugitive warrant alleging he fled Texas while facing charges related to child pornography. According to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County, Langston was taken into custody on September 24,...
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Taisian Marquet Owens, 28, of Waldorf, has been formally charged with armed robbery and attempted theft following an alleged incident involving cannabis at a local shopping center, according to court documents filed in Charles County District Court. Owens is accused of attempting to rob an adult male victim while displaying a handgun during a...
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Dayarria Faxon, 20, of Hollywood, has been charged with first- and second-degree assault following an alleged stabbing incident on September 24, 2025 According to charging documents, deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded after an adult female victim sought help at SMECO on Hollywood Road. The victim told police she had been...
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Walter Jay Brown Jr., 47, of Leonardtown, is being held without bond following his arrest on September 24, 2025, for allegedly assaulting a man with a shovel in a residential driveway. Brown has been charged with first-degree assault and second-degree assault in connection with the early morning incident on Blacksmith Shop Road. According to...
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Elizabeth Susan Leighton, 69, of Scotland, has been charged with arson and property damage following an incident on September 6, 2025, according to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. Leighton is facing two charges: malicious burning in the first degree, a felony, and malicious destruction of property valued under...
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James Roy Chase II, 38, of Mechanicsville, has been charged with multiple drug-related offenses, illegal possession of ammunition, and child neglect following the execution of a residential and body search warrant by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office earlier this month. According to court documents, deputies executed the search on September 5, 2025, at...
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Charles Edward Taylor, 39, of Waldorf, has been charged following an arrest in St. Mary’s County, according to court documents. Taylor faces three misdemeanor charges: trespassing on private property, possession of a controlled dangerous substance not identified as cannabis, and possession of drug paraphernalia. According to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded...
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Keith Arlington Yates, 38, of Saint Inigoes, is facing multiple misdemeanor charges following his arrest on September 7, 2025, in California, Maryland. According to court documents, Yates is accused of attempting to avoid arrest by falsely identifying himself and was later found in possession of suspected drug paraphernalia. Deputy Zachary Jerew of the St....
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Maryland’s courts and cannabis regulators have shut down what many people saw as a “hemp loophole.” The Appellate Court of Maryland ruled on September 9 that the state’s cannabis law is valid, that Delta-8 and Delta-10 THC were never legal in Maryland, and that only licensed cannabis dispensaries can sell intoxicating THC products. Days...
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Ted William Taylor Jr., 35, of Solomons, is currently wanted by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office on charges of first-degree assault and second-degree attempted murder. In addition to these serious allegations, Taylor is facing active theft charges in both St. Mary’s and Calvert counties related to two separate incidents that occurred in late...
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Michael Bronson Andrade, 48, of Chesapeake Beach, was taken into custody and transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center after an arrest warrant was issued in connection with an incident on Longfields Village Drive in Lexington Park on September 7, 2025. He is charged with home invasion; two counts of first-degree assault; two...
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Michael Haywood, 47, of Waldorf, has been formally charged in Charles County District Court with multiple misdemeanors, including animal cruelty and illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, following the execution of a search warrant at his residence. According to court documents, the investigation began after Charles County Animal Control officers received a complaint about...
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On Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at approximately 3:20 a.m., police responded to the 46000 block of Wineberry Lane in Lexington Park, for a reported assault. The victim told deputies a verbal argument escalated into a physical assault and that the suspect left the residence on foot. Deputies canvassed the area and located a subject...
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Lusby man was arrested three times in as many days at the same Lexington Park gas station, facing repeated charges of theft and trespassing. According to court records filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County, 26-year-old Steven Thorton Etter was taken into custody on August 30, 2025, and again on September 1,...
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Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office determined that a report of suspicious activity near Leonardtown Elementary School on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, involved a juvenile wearing a Nerf mask and carrying a Nerf toy gun while walking on the sidewalk adjacent to the campus. No injuries were reported. Deputies were dispatched to...
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Raymond Travis Entsminger, 52, of Brooklyn, was arrested in Calvert County following what authorities describe as a violent domestic assault, an armed standoff, and a high-speed police pursuit. Court documents from the District Court of Maryland outline more than 20 charges against him, including felony assault, firearm violations, drug offenses, and numerous traffic violations....
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Daniel Isaiah Garrison, 22, of California, was arrested on August 28, 2025, at the St. Mary’s County District Court after allegedly damaging property and resisting law enforcement officers during a disturbance at the courthouse. According to court documents, Garrison began yelling in a back conference room near Courtroom 2 at approximately 10:30 a.m. His...
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Darius Chew, 21, of Lexington Park, has been formally charged with two felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty and two misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty following a disturbing incident captured on surveillance video, according to court documents filed in St. Mary’s County District Court. Chew was arrested on August 27, 2025, in connection with...
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Craig Andrew Kennedy, 61, of Lexington Park, is facing multiple misdemeanor charges following an incident at the Walmart located on Miramar Way in California, St. Mary’s County. The charges include trespassing, theft, resisting arrest, and carrying a concealed weapon, according to court documents filed in District Court for St. Mary’s County. The incident occurred...
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Kashif Delouis Dyson Jr., 18, of Great Mills, was arrested on August 27, 2025, following the execution of a search and seizure warrant in Lexington Park. According to court documents, Dyson has been charged with three misdemeanor offenses: possession of a firearm by a minor, wearing or carrying a handgun, and wearing or carrying...
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