UPDATE 7/24/2025 @ 11:1 A.M.: The suspect has been identified as Nathaniel Mekhi Golphin, 19, of California, MD. He remains hospitalized in stable condition, and a warrant with criminal charges has been issued for the following: • Handgun on person • Loaded handgun on person • Possession of a firearm being under 21years of...
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Ky-Mari Monte Bowman, 18, of Waldorf, is facing a series of criminal charges following a July 18, 2025, incident that began with a domestic assault call and ended with a foot chase, the recovery of a loaded “ghost gun,” and a significant quantity of suspected marijuana. According to court documents filed in Charles County...
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Gary Orlando Harrod, 61, of no fixed address, was arrested on the night of July 11, 2025, following a foot pursuit involving deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office and K9 Atlas. Harrod is facing charges of Resisting/Interfering with Arrest and Obstructing and Hindering. He was also served with an active arrest warrant at...
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Richard Lester Maples, 62, of Mechanicsville, was formally charged with nine criminal offenses following a traffic stop and drug investigation conducted on July 18, 2025, according to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. Maples is charged with four counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance not cannabis, specifically...
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Tyrone Edward Proctor, 40, of Great Mills, was arrested on July 19, 2025, following an alleged domestic incident that escalated into a violent confrontation involving a firearm. According to charging documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County, Proctor faces eight criminal charges and is currently being held without bond. Proctor is...
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Kaevon Jefferson, 28, of Lexington Park, is facing multiple charges after a July 18, 2025, arrest during a search warrant operation in Clements. The charges stem from allegations that Jefferson was found with a loaded, stolen handgun and provided a false name to avoid arrest, according to court documents from the St. Mary’s County...
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Osirus Osirus Holmes, 27, of Lexington Park, is facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges in connection with a March 2025 armed robbery incident at a motel in California, Maryland. According to court documents, Holmes has been charged with armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, robbery, first- and second-degree assault, conspiracy to commit first-degree...
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Tyrone Lorenzo Parker, 37, of Baltimore, was arrested and charged with robbery, second-degree assault, and theft following an incident on the night of July 10, 2025, in the 4500 block of Crain Highway in White Plains. According to court documents, officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded at approximately 10:15 p.m. to a...
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Travon Tolson, 25, of Waldorf, has been charged in connection with a robbery incident that took place on July 3, 2025, outside the Charlotte Hall Library in St. Mary’s County. Tolson faces four criminal charges: robbery, second-degree assault, rogue and vagabond, and theft under $100, according to court documents filed in the District Court...
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Alexander Van Gough, 23, of Lexington Park, has been charged with multiple criminal and traffic offenses following a June 30, 2025 traffic stop that escalated into a confrontation with deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, according to court documents. Deputy J. Senatore initiated the stop around 2:30 p.m. after observing a black...
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Abigail Mae Hawk, 31, of California, has been charged with multiple drug-related offenses following a traffic stop conducted by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office on June 30, 2025. According to court documents, Hawk was the front seat passenger in a vehicle stopped near Westbury Boulevard and Pegg Street in Lexington Park after the...
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Marquan C. Wells, 37, of Lexington Park, is being held without bond at the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center following his arrest on four assault-related charges stemming from an attack on another inmate on July 10, 2025. According to charging documents, Wells is accused of physically assaulting a fellow incarcerated individual inside...
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James Gordon Sr., 66, of Lexington Park, has been charged with first- and second-degree assault following an incident on July 10, 2025, according to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. Deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call at approximately 6:16 p.m. reporting a...
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Malik Deondre Brandon, 26, of Hughesville, is facing multiple criminal charges following an incident at a Lexington Park hotel in which he allegedly assaulted an adult female victim and illegally possessed a loaded handgun and ammunition, according to court documents filed in St. Mary’s County District Court. Brandon has been charged with the following...
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Francis Timothy Wilkinson Jr., 44, of Prince Frederick, has been formally charged following an incident in which a minor allegedly gained access to an unsecured, loaded handgun and discharged it inside his residence, according to court documents filed in Calvert County District Court. Wilkinson is facing two misdemeanor charges: Firearms-Access by Minors and Reckless...
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William Adam Chesser, 46, of Lexington Park, is facing multiple criminal charges in two open cases currently pending in St. Mary’s County District Court, including allegations of assaulting family members and burglarizing properties affiliated with Historic St. Mary’s City Commission. On June 5, 2025, Deputy Santiago Estrada Lora of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s...
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On Sunday, July 13, 2025, at approximately 10:55 a.m., police, firefighters, and emergency medical services responded to the area of Patuxent Beach Road and Patuxent Boulevard in California, Maryland, for a report of a vehicle on fire with one person burned. Emergency crews arrived to find a single vehicle fully engulfed in flames and...
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Kelly Greenan, 35, and Lauren Marie Brown, 38, both of Leonardtown, were arrested on June 27, 2025, following an incident at the Walmart located on North Solomons Island Road in Prince Frederick. Both women now face multiple misdemeanor charges, including drug possession and theft, according to court documents filed in the District Court for...
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Abdul Aziz Bah, 29, of no fixed address, has been arrested twice within a 24-hour period and is now facing more than 45 charges related to burglary, mail theft, and property damage across multiple locations in Charles County. On July 6, 2025, patrol officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 9400...
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Kent Leroy Smith Jr., 34, of Suitland, was taken into custody on July 4, 2025, after a multi-hour police response involving a vehicle pursuit, foot chase, home break-ins, and the recovery of a loaded handgun. Smith, who had multiple outstanding warrants at the time, is now being held without bond at the Charles County...
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The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has taken official action to address what they describe as a persistent and unfair disparity in gasoline prices affecting their residents. In a letter dated July 2, 2025, the BOCC formally requested Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown launch an investigation into why Calvert County’s fuel...
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UPDATE: Helen’s Café & Catering, a longtime favorite in Southern Maryland, is officially reopening to the public on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at its new location: 24509 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown, MD. Previously located at the Charlotte Hall Farmers Market, Helen’s closed its doors in March 2024, leaving many loyal customers eagerly awaiting its...
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Thomasina O. Coates, 60, of Waldorf, a sitting member of the Charles County Board of Commissioners, has been permanently barred from voting on any matters involving the employment of County Administrator Mark Belton. The ruling, issued June 30, 2025, by the Appellate Court of Maryland, upholds a permanent injunction initially granted by the Circuit...
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Aleksander Andreev Ivanchev, 42, of Lexington Park, who was previously convicted for a fatal 2021 car crash, has been arrested again, this time for allegedly violating a protective order. On June 21, 2025, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Redgate Farm Lane after an adult female victim...
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Antwan Jamar Edwards, 37, of Fort Washington, has been charged with multiple firearms and drug-related offenses following a traffic stop conducted by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office on June 12, 2025, in Prince Frederick. According to court documents, a Calvert County deputy initiated a traffic stop shortly after 1 a.m. after observing a red...
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