On January 4, 2023, at 3:12 p.m., the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Neighborhood Enforcement Team was investigating a suspicious vehicle on Patuxent Court in La Plata. During the course of the investigation, a loaded handgun with an extended magazine was located. Further investigation revealed a pound of marijuana in the vehicle as well as...
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On January 5, 2022, at 9:30 p.m., an officer for the Charles County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a passenger vehicle for a traffic violation on Crain Highway at South Faulkner Road in Faulkner. The officer detected the odor of marijuana and, upon further investigation, discovered that the driver was in possession...
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On January 1, 2023, at 10:58 a.m., an officer from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop in the area of Smallwood Drive at Palmer Place for a traffic violation. The officer detected the odor of marijuana, and further investigation revealed that the driver and passenger were in possession of approximately one...
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UPDATE 1/4/2022: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Mikayle Tahed Qawwee, 21, to life in prison for the First-Degree Murder and Armed Robbery of Bradley Brown, as well as related charges. On Wednesday, September 21, 2022, a...
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On January 3, 2023, during a lunch period, administrators at Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School were notified of what appeared to be a bullet lodged into a cafeteria lunch table. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer was notified and responded, and confirmed that it was a bullet. Upon further investigation, a...
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On January 2, 2023, at 2:36 p.m., an officer from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a passenger vehicle for a traffic violation. Initial investigation revealed the driver, Christopher Davon Richardson, 41 of Waldorf, was in possession of a handgun and prohibited from possessing firearms as a condition of a...
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On December 29, 2022, at 5:58 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 2900 block of Mourning Dove Place in Waldorf for the report of shots fired. Investigation revealed that neighbors were involved in a dispute over an assigned parking space when the suspect, Ronald Shaquille Ellison, Jr., 28 of...
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Four Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) seniors are representing the school system this year in the Maryland General Assembly’s Student Page Program. They are seniors Jordyn Davis, Gabrielle Moore, Madeleine Schmidt and Vernon Stover. Each of this year’s selected participants are leaders among CCPS students in the areas of academics, student government, athletics and...
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January 3, 2023, Players across Maryland won more than $32.2 million during week ending Jan. 1 A $1 million scratch-off winner in Severn and a Multi-Match jackpot-winning ticket worth $690,000 sold in Landover were the biggest Maryland Lottery prizes of the week. Meanwhile, another five players landed prizes of $100,000 on tickets sold in...
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January 3, 2023, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding his swearing in for a second term to serve the people of Maryland in the United States Senate. “I am honored to serve the people of Maryland in the United States Senate and grateful for their vote of confidence to...
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On December 29, 2022, at 2:15 p.m., an officer from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Operations Unit conducted a traffic stop on a passenger vehicle on Crain Highway in the area of the Maryland Welcome Center in Newburg. During the investigation, the driver, Corey Daniel Claggett, 43, of Temple Hills, was found to...
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On January 3, 2023, Attorney General-Elect Brown was sworn in at 12:00 p.m. Acknowledgements Good afternoon and welcome First, let me thank my family, my wife Karmen, our children, and my mother, for your love and support through the years and the challenges of public life. My family and I thank each of you...
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A nurse in the Women’s Health & Family Birthing Center at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital has a new favorite number for 2023—one. Jamie Peabody gave birth to the first baby of the New Year, a daughter, at 1:01 a.m., on January 1, 2023. The first child of Jamie and Jordan Gimler of Welcome, Maryland,...
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Charles County Sheriff’s officers assigned to the Warrant Unit as well as a joint U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force are seeking the whereabouts of Brian McCane, Sr., 37 of Lusby, who is wanted in connection with an assault and reckless endangerment that occurred on December 25, 2022, in Waldorf. McCane is alleged to have...
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Player bought ticket Monday in Charles County A lucky player just made Maryland Lottery FAST PLAY history, buying the second-largest winning ticket in a progressive jackpot game since FAST PLAY’s launch in February 2020. US Fuel located at 2050 Crain Highway in Waldorf sold a ticket worth $1,540,419 on Tuesday, Jan. 2, in the...
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Chesapeake Life Center’s has revamped its grief support programs for children and teens to better suit the schedules of families. A Phoenix Rising Workshop for children ages 6 to 18 will allow an opportunity for grieving children and teens to come together to socialize and feel supported in their grief. Groups will be divided...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the January firearm deer hunting season opens Jan. 6, 2023, in Deer Management Region B, which includes all of the state except the westernmost counties. Hunters with a valid hunting license may use firearms to harvest sika and white-tailed deer during this season. The winter firearm season...
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With New Year’s Eve here, Maryland State Police are urging those who plan to celebrate with alcohol to be safe and smart and avoid impaired, distracted and aggressive driving. With an increase in impaired drivers expected throughout the state this weekend, state police will be conducting saturation patrols at each of the 23 barracks...
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UPDATE 1/1/2023: On Saturday, December 31, 2022 at 4:06 p.m., officers responded to the area of Crain Highway and Port Tobacco Road in La Plata for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, Donnell Henry Hawkins, 30 of La Plata, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Hawkins was pronounced deceased at...
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Governor Larry Hogan announced nearly $10 million in grant awards through the Community Safety Works program to more than 150 business districts, neighborhood associations, local governments and nonprofit organizations across Maryland, expanding on the governor’s Re-Fund The Police Initiative. Administered by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), this program improves the livability and...
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PUBLIC NOTICE – BILL 2022-14 – WEAPONS AND FIREARMS PROHIBITED ON COUNTY-OWNED OR OPERATED PROPERTY The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., in a hybrid format, both virtually and in person at the Charles County Government Building, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, Maryland,...
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High school students currently in Grades 8-11 can apply to attend the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Virtual Academy program for the 2023-2024 school year. The application window opens 7 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 3, and closes at 11:59 p.m., Friday, Feb. 24. Late applications will not be accepted. The program is virtual for students...
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On December 20, 2022, at 4:55 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Pomonkey Creek Place in Bryans Road for the report of a suspicious vehicle. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the vehicle’s occupants and observed drug paraphernalia in plain view. Further investigation revealed the driver, James...
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UPDATE 12/25/2022: Budds Creek Motocross owners released the following statement. “Tonight at about 6:30, our barn caught fire. The current thinking is that the wind knocked down a live electrical wire. Thankfully everyone is ok, but we lost a lot of equipment. The barn itself was over 100 years old and has been an...
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The Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department released the following. “Recently, we were very fortunate to receive this vehicle as a donation from the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) that we plan to use as a replacement brush truck. We would like to send a HUGE thanks to SMECO and Steve Montgomery for his assistance...
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