U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby sentenced Erbeth Gomez-Delgado, 48, of Hyattsville in Prince George’s County, Maryland, to 24 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the country after he was deported. In November 2024, after a three-day trial, a federal jury found Gomez-Delgado, a convicted child sexual abuse offender, guilty of a sole...
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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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UPDATE 1/8/2025: Jayson D. Pressley, 38, of Lexington Park, has been charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and use of a firearm in a violent crime following a fatal shooting on January 3, 2025. The victim, identified as Chaquanda Odom, 36, was found deceased with multiple gunshot wounds inside a vehicle in Lexington Park....
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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 Monday, January 6, 2025, at approximately 10:10 p.m., a white 4-door Jeep struck a delivery van which was in the rear parking lot of the Roland’s of Chesapeake Station. If anyone has information, they are asked to contact the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. No known injuries were reported and the damage was contained...
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UPDATE 1/03/2025: The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General today released body-worn camera footage from the fatal collision that occurred Tuesday, December 3, 2024, in La Plata, Charles County, Maryland. The decedent has not been identified in accordance with juvenile privacy laws. UPDATE 12/16/2024: The involved officers have...
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UPDATE 1/2/2024: Timothy Ignatius Gatton, 22, of Lexington Park, was arrested on January 1, 2025, for domestic assault, child abuse, and firearm-related violations. According to the police report, a deputy from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Oxford Court in Lexington Park after receiving a report of an assault...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to a Charlotte Hall location for an alarm call at a business that sells guns at approximately 11:53 p.m. Friday, December 27, 2024. Upon arrival, deputies discovered the front window of GLR Enterprise shattered. A search of the premises determined no suspects were inside the store....
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UPDATE 12/26/2024: The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General has identified the decedent and the Charles County Sheriff’s Office deputies involved in the fatal police-involved shooting that occurred on Friday, December 20, 2024, in White Plains, Charles County, Maryland. The decedent has been identified as 30-year-old Jordan Proctor...
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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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December 13th, 2024: Homicide Unit detectives are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Friday in Suitland. The victim is 17-year-old James Fitzgerald of Suitland. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. On December 13, 2024, at approximately 4:00 pm, officers responded...
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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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Maryland State Police arrested a man Wednesday, December 11, 2024, on charges he solicited sex from an undercover law enforcement officer who was posing as a child over a smartphone app in Prince George’s County. Santos Carranza, 47, of Fort Washington, Maryland, is charged with one count of sexual solicitation of a minor and...
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On Monday, December 9, 2024, at approximately 1:30 a.m., officers responded to a commercial burglary at Kings Cleaners at 8101 Jumpers Hole Road, Pasadena. Upon arrival, officers discovered that the neighboring business had also been burglarized. Kings Cleaners 8101 Jumpers Hole Rd. 24-744353 Beauty Nails 8103 Jumpers Hole Rd. 24-744355 Pizza Hut 8149C Ritchie...
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On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at approximately 1:00 a.m., police responded to the Wawa located at 22520 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported strong-armed robbery 911 callers reported a white male wearing a black hoodie and red mask had stolen multiple packs of cigarette’s before shoving an employee and fleeing on...
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Unsolved Cold Case Files: HENRIETTA RAGAN – In 1959, Leonardtown, Maryland, was a quaint little place where everyone knew one another. Tonight, 65 years ago, there was an incident that shook our quiet community; Henrietta Wilmer Ragan was raped and murdered. Her killer was never apprehended. Henrietta Ragan was born and raised in Leonardtown;...
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UPDATE 12/4/2024: The suspect wanted for a fatal shooting early Saturday morning outside of a restaurant is in custody. He’s 35-year-old Terrelle Robert Bailey of Washington, DC. He’s charged with fatally shooting 33-year-old Cornelius McDonald of Upper Marlboro. The preliminary investigation revealed the suspect shot the victim at approximately 12:45 am on November 30,...
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Kaimrhon Emmanuel Bonaventure, 25, of Douglas Georgia, was arrested in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, on November 27, 2024, for violating a protective order and attempting to break into a residence in Hollywood, Maryland. He faces charges including violating a protective order, third-degree burglary, and fourth-degree burglary. According to court records, officers from the St....
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UPDATE 11/2/2024: Robert Eric Hyatt Jr., 38, of Fort Washington, has been arrested and charged with numerous crimes, including attempted first-degree murder, after an alleged violent home invasion in St. Mary’s County. On November 29, 2024, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a home invasion at an...
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On Sunday, November 17, 2024, at approximately 4:19 a.m., officers responded to the 6000 block of Washington Avenue for the report of a construction site burglary. Upon arrival officers observed two individuals in dark clothing, as the individuals noticed the officers they fled on foot to a large box truck. Officers attempted to stop...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department arrested three suspects wanted in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in late July. The suspects are 22-year-old Samuel Nnam of Upper Marlboro and two juvenile males – a 17 year from Hyattsville and a 17 year old from Greenbelt. They are all charged as adults for...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run that occurred in Accokeek on Friday night. The victim is 40-year-old Loretta Canter-Andrews of Accokeek. On November 22, 2024, at approximately 9:50 pm, patrol officers responded to the area of Indian Head Highway and Farmington Road for...
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November 25, 2024 – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal hit and run crash that claimed the life of a 7-year-old in Anne Arundel County last night. The deceased is a 7-year-old boy who was a rear passenger in a 2011 Mazda 3 involved in the incident. Emergency medical service personnel pronounced him...
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UPDATE 11/24/2024 – Sheriff’s Office Press Release: Early on November 24, 2024, members of the Prince George’s County Police Department contacted the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office regarding a stolen 2023 Dodge Charger reportedly located in St. Mary’s County. Patrol deputies launched an immediate search and, at approximately 11:05 a.m., located the vehicle traveling...
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