Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are continuing to investigate a missing person case. On March 1, Robert “Bubba” Norris, age 61, of White Plains, MD, left his residence to go to a friend’s house in Prince George’s County. He was driving his white Ford F-150 pickup truck and stopped at two other homes in Prince...
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Seventeen years ago, on March 11, 2008 at approximately 6:00 a.m., officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to Austin Brown’s residence at 4450 Livingston Road for a death investigation. They located the victim inside and determined that he had been shot several hours prior to being discovered. His case remains unsolved. Your...
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On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at approximately 10:14 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 300 block of Thompkins Lane in Waldorf, for the reported gunshot victim. Dispatchers advised that the 911 callers were Spanish speaking only, with an interpreter being used to give the information. The caller reported one victim...
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On March 3, 2025, patrol officers responded to the 11400 block of Leland Place in Waldorf for the report of a burglary in progress. Two juveniles who were in an upstairs room called 9-1-1 to report that someone had shattered the rear glass door and entered the house. Patrol officers arrived on the scene,...
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UPDATE 3/7/2025: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Friday, March 7, 2025, a Charles County jury, after a 5-day trial, convicted Elijah Bernard Barnes, 20, of the Second-Degree Murder of Rajon Lateef Jackson, III, as well as related charges. On January 13, 2023, officers responded to Harvest Fish Place in...
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La Plata Police Department’s Lifesaving Project Lifesaver Program The La Plata Police Department has launched a groundbreaking initiative to support individuals with cognitive disorders, such as autism, Alzheimer’s disease, or dementia, who may be at risk of wandering. Thanks to funding from a Bureau of Justice Assistance Grant—The Kevin and Avonte Program: Reducing Injury...
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Marc Roderic Long, 41, of Indian Head, is facing multiple charges following a violent domestic incident that occurred in the early hours of February 24, 2025. Long has been charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and false imprisonment after allegedly attacking a woman at a residence in Indian Head. According to court documents, deputies...
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James Levi Curtis, 59, of Waldorf, is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly attacking his teenage son in their home and making violent threats, according to court documents. Curtis was arrested on February 22, 2025, and charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and second-degree child abuse. According to the charging documents, deputies responded to...
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Lisa Maria Genao, 41, of Indian Head, has been charged with first-degree assault following an alleged stabbing incident at a motel in Charles County. Genao was arrested on February 24, 2025, after deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an assault with a weapon at the Indian Head Inn,...
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On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 9:40 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Gallery Place in Waldorf for the report of the sound of multiple gunshots. When officers arrived, they canvassed the area but did not locate anyone with injuries. Upon further investigation, officers discovered six vehicles had been damaged by the...
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A Waldorf man has been arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder, assault first degree, assault second degree, and reckless endangerment, following a shooting incident in Charles County on February 26, 2025. James Wendell Andrews, 54, of Waldorf, was taken into custody after allegedly shooting a man with a high-powered air rifle during...
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On Friday, February 14, 2025, officers assigned to the Neighborhood Enforcement Team and the Criminal Investigations Division served a search warrant at a residence in the 11600 block of Medinah Street in Waldorf and another search warrant at a home on Olympia Place in Waldorf. The search warrants were related to a strong-armed robbery...
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UPDATE 2/24/2025: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Friday, February 7, 2025, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Makeba Gibbs sentenced Katravien Tyrieus Vercher, 25, of Waldorf, to 40 years in prison for four counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor. Vercher will be on supervised probation for five years upon...
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On Sunday, February 23, 2025, at approximately 7:38 p.m., police responded to 2004 Amber Leaf Place in Waldorf, for the reports of shots fired. 911 Dispatchers then advised a male was shot in the leg with callers being uncooperative and a loud disturbance heard in the background of the call. Officers arrived on the...
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On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 7:30 p.m., officers responded to the 1100 block of Cornell Lane in Waldorf for the call of a citizen armed robbery. The victim reported he was walking to his vehicle when he was approached by three males who displayed firearms and demanded his wallet, phone, and expensive designer-brand...
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Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the whereabouts of Cliffton Eugene Greenfield, 50, of Bryans Road, MD, who has an active warrant charging him with first-degree assault. On Friday, January 10, 2025, Greenfield stabbed a relative in the head and neck after an argument – reportedly over the use of a television remote control....
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UPDATE 1/21/2025: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, January 16, 2025, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Donine Carrington Martin sentenced Marvin Ernesto Funez-Martinez, 23, of White Plains, to 38 years in prison for the Second-Degree Murder of Marco Alexander Pulido-Castro and the Wear and Carry of a Dangerous Weapon...
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UPDATE 1/10/2025: On January 10, 2025, at approximately 7:17 a.m., a Charles County Sheriff’s patrol officer was traveling on Smallwood Drive West near St. Patrick’s Drive in Waldorf when he observed a body in the road on the eastbound side of the roadway. The officer arrived on scene at the same time as a...
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Today is the 22nd anniversary of the homicide of Jack Moore, a 63-year old resident of Georgia, who was visiting the area at the time of his death. His case remains unsolved. Your assistance can help us bring justice to Jack and his family. On January 8th, 2003 at approximately 10pm, officers with the...
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On December 19, 2024, Krystal Ninette Clay, age 64, of Indian Head, Maryland, was arrested in Charles County on charges of abducting a child under the age of 12. According to court documents, officers responded at approximately 8:59 a.m. to a welfare check in Bryans Road. A witness reported seeing a white Chevrolet Malibu...
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On Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 10:40 a.m., officers responded to the 6800 block of Swann Gate Place in Hughesville for the report of a body in a field. When officers arrived, they found a male who was deceased. The male was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore where...
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On Friday, December 6, 2024, at 8:30 p.m., officers were working security at an afterschool indoor event at Henry E. Lackey High School when they were made aware of a male in the gymnasium who was armed with a handgun. The officers observed the subject and as they approached the male fled. After a...
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UPDATE 11/21/2024: A Charles County man has been arrested and charged following the tragic shooting death of his 15-year-old stepson, Michael Edward Clemons, at their home on November 20, 2024. Darshan Eric Williams, 48, of La Plata, is facing charges of second-degree murder, firearm use in the commission of a felony, first-degree assault, and...
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On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, a school resource officer at Mattawoman Middle School was made aware of an incident that occurred during school dismissal on November 18. In this case, three students, ages 13, approached another student and forcibly stole their name-brand ski mask. The SRO initiated an investigation and identified the involved students....
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On Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at approximately 1:30 a.m., unknown suspects broke into a gun shop in the 10500 block of Theodore Green Boulevard in White Plains. More than 100 guns have been stolen. Investigators are working with the ATF and ask anyone with information to contact Detective Furr at 301-609-6457. Tipsters who want...
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