Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey announced today that Ryan Christopher Carpenter, 37, of Lusby, has been sentenced to 14 years of active incarceration following his conviction for second degree rape. The sentence was imposed by Judge Mark S. Chandlee of the Calvert County Circuit Court. Carpenter was sentenced to 20 years with 6...
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On Monday, August 8, 2022, at approximately 5:45 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Christine Way in Mechanicsville, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. The 911 caller reported a single vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree. A short time after dispatch...
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UPDATE 8/8/2022: On August 5, 2022 at 2018 hours, Western District officers responded to the area of Annapolis Road and Burns Crossing Road, Gambrills for citizens complaint of a check subject call. Officers canvassed the area and located Donald Eugene Hood, Jr and took him into custody without incident. Hood was transported to the Anne...
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On Thursday, August 4, 2022, at approximately 5:27 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 15700 block of Cloverleaf Court in Hughesville, for the reported stabbing. Police arrived at the residence and found the adult male victim suffering from multiple stab wounds/lacerations to the upperbody and face. The victim was conscious and...
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Detectives with the Homicide Unit arrested and charged Demetrius Clarke, age 18 of Oxon Hill with manslaughter and related charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old male from Oxon Hill. On Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at approximately 1:40 p.m., officers responded to the Oxon Hill Volunteer Fire Department on Marcy Avenue...
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UPDATE 8/5/2022: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Release – On August 3, 2022, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office made contact with the victim who advised while traveling on Chaptico Road in the area of Route 234, the victim observed a vehicle stopped with occupants outside. Another female occupant of the vehicle...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a burglary-to-a-motor-vehicle investigation. On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 4 pm, the victim came back out of the California Walmart store to find the victim’s vehicle window had been smashed and a wallet had been stolen from the vehicle....
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On Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at 9:30 a.m., officers responded to the area of Jackson Court in Waldorf, for the report of the sound of gunshots. Several citizens reported seeing people running from the area. Officers arrived on the scene and observed shell casings on Jackson Court and on Brightwell Court. A house on...
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UPDATE 8/2/2022: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Gregory Deshawn Collins, 23, of Waldorf, to life without parole plus 20 years in prison for the First- Degree Felony Murder of Lynn Maher, Armed Robbery, and related charges....
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The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a burglary that occurred in the 600 block of Walton Road in Huntingtown, MD. Victim stated unknown suspect(s) forcibly entered a detached garage and stole three dirt bikes: A 2019 Husqvarna TE 300i (VIN: VBKUTN230KM347657) A 2005 Honda CRF 230 A 2019 Yamaha YZ 125 – actual...
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On July 28, 2022, at approximately 6:45 p.m., officers responded for an armed robbery of a citizen in the area of Glen Mar Circle and Phirne Road in Glen Burnie. Two suspects, each armed with handguns, demanded property from two victims as they were walking outside. The victims complied, and the suspects fled toward...
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On Sunday, July 31, 2022, at approximately 10:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 21600 block of Enterprise Road in Lexington Park, for the report of two stabbing victims. Crews arrived on the scene to find one adult male suffering from stab wound to the upper body, and one female victim...
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In response to numerous citizen complaints regarding off-road vehicles (ATVs & dirt bikes) operating recklessly in the roadways, the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Unit conducted a special enforcement effort on July 27, 2022. Officers were in the 3300 block of Leonardtown Road in Waldorf when they observed a male driving an ATV in...
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UPDATE 7/30/2022: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, July 28, 2022, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Donine Carrington Martin sentenced William Anthony Smothers, 39, of Waldorf, to 30 years in prison for the Attempted Second-Degree Murder of James Rudd, Jr. and related charges. Smothers was also sentenced to 3...
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UPDATE: On Friday, July 29, 2022, at 3:18 pm, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the area of Route 5 and Cedar Lane Road in Leonardtown for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Deputies arrived on scene to find the pedestrian suffering from serious injuries and the St. Mary’s County...
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Detectives from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigative Bureau are investigating a commercial strong-armed robbery of the McDonald’s located in the 10800 block of Town Center Blvd. in Dunkirk, MD. Detectives have released surveillance photos of the suspect vehicle and are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying possible suspects. On Thursday, July...
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On Thursday, July 28, 2022, at approximately 7:25 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Budds Creek Road and Sarum Manor Road in Newburg, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with multiple subjects trapped. Crews from Charles and St. Mary’s County responded and arrived on the scene to find...
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The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision that occurred Tuesday morning. The deceased driver is 61-year-old Anthony Beverly, Sr. of Upper Marlboro. On July 26, 2022, at approximately 8:25 am, officers responded to the 6300 block of Elmhurst Street for a single-vehicle collision. The preliminary investigation revealed Beverly Sr, who...
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On Wednesday, July 20, 2022, members of the Narcotics Enforcement Section, along with CCSO’s Emergency Services Team, served a search warrant at a house in the 5400 block of Harvest Fish Place in Waldorf after receiving information about alleged drug dealing at the residence. During the search, over 600 grams of marijuana, a quantity...
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The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Harley David Frost, age 33. Frost is wanted for First-Degree Assault. Anyone with information in regards to Frost, is asked to please contact the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office at (410) 535-2800, Sgt. Phillip Foote (443) 624-7137, DFC J. Murphy (410) 474-4413 and/or DFC Chip...
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Jay Gordon, age 55, of Crofton, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to possession of child pornography. Gordon was identified as a suspect in the trafficking of child sexual abuse material (“CSAM”), also called child pornography, during a nationwide investigation involving the receipt and distribution of CSAM via Dark Web sites and forum. The guilty plea...
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The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the littering of anti-Semitic propaganda in several neighborhoods throughout Calvert County. The flyers are contained in plastic zipper bags and are thrown from cars onto lawns or placed in mailboxes. Deputies have responded and removed materials when the problem is reported. Similar flyers have been reported in...
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UPDATE 7/25/2022: On July 24 at 10:22 p.m. Officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to an apartment complex in the area of October Place in Waldorf for the report of the sound of gunshots. When officers arrived, they found Tiesha Janae Johnson, 29, of Waldorf, with gunshot wounds; she was pronounced deceased...
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Gary Lee Peksa, age 56 of Mechanicsville, Maryland, a former federal employee, was sentenced to eight years in prison for repeatedly connecting his cellphone to a wireless network at the Library of Congress and searching for, downloading, and viewing images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of young children. The announcement was made by...
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On Saturday, July 2, 2022, deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau responded to Atomic Seafood in Lusby, MD, for the report of a fight involving a large group of people and a suspect with a knife. An assault occurred outside of the restaurant and two victims were seriously cut/stabbed during the...
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