UPDATE 3/30/2026: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that William Francis Dixon, 53, of Mechanicsville, Maryland, was sentenced to 53 years in prison for attempted kidnapping, armed robbery, and dangerous weapon charges. “This was a predatory and horrifying attack by a convicted felon with a demonstrated history of extreme violence against women on an innocent...
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UPDATE 3/30/2026: A St. Mary’s County, Maryland, man is headed to federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Jerod Adam Taylor, 40, of Lexington Park, Maryland, to 30 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release in connection with the...
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The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is investigating a fatal police-involved shooting that occurred on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Chillum, Prince George’s County, Maryland. The preliminary investigation revealed that on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at approximately 8:40 p.m., an officer with the Prince George’s County...
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St. Mary’s County Government (SMCG) is warning residents of a scam involving fraudulent emails requesting payment of “Application Review and Approval Fees” to the St. Mary’s County Planning Commission. The Department of Land Use & Growth Management (LUGM) has received reports of fraudulent emails claiming to be from the St. Mary’s County Planning Commission. These...
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St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced that a request for early release filed by Jerry Lee Beatty, 59, one of the men who kidnapped, raped, and murdered Stephanie Roper in 1982, has been denied. State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling and Special Assistant State’s Attorney Gavin Patashnick successfully argued against Beatty’s release. Beatty was...
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On Monday, March 9, 2026, at approximately 5:11 p.m., DFC Sylver responded to the area of Hilltop Road and Comstock Drive in Lusby, for the report of an unresponsive male lying in the roadway. Upon arrival, deputies made contact with Kendall Mitchell Oliver, 23, of Lusby. Oliver appeared disheveled and was observed lying in...
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Ashaad Anthony Turner, 24, a previously convicted felon, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court to 30 months in federal prison for unlawfully possessing a stolen, loaded firearm while intending to distribute marijuana in Northwest Washington, D.C., announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Turner pleaded guilty on Dec. 18, 2025, before Judge Sparkle L....
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On Sunday, March 29, 2026, at approximately 3:00 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of 2540 Parkers Creek Road in Port Republic, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. 911 callers reported hearing a crash in the area of the address given. Within minutes of dispatch, the incident...
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On Saturday, March 28, 2026, at approximately 4:50 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Second District and Hollywood responded to the rear of the 46000 block of Callas Way in Lexington Park, for the reported structure on fire. 911 callers reported the shed attached to the house behind their address was on...
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UPDATE 3/29/2026: A GoFundMe has been started for the family that has lost many of their belonging and displaced a total of 4 occupants. Investigation has determined the fire started in the living room, with the cause remaining under investigation. The estimated loss of structure and contents is valued at $225,000.00 No smoke alarms...
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On Sunday, March 29, 2026, at approximately 2:00 p.m., firefighters from Waldorf responded to 3405 Mill Hill Road in Waldorf, for the reported brush fire. Crews quickly arrived on the scene to find a large brush fire involving multiple piles of debris, two 18-wheelers, tires and multiple sheds. The incident was upgraded which brought...
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On Sunday, March 29, 2026, at approximately 4:28 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to a residence on St. Peters Church Road in Waldorf, for the reported infant not breathing. 911 callers advised a 18-month old was not conscious and not breathing, with dispatchers providing CPR instructions. Police arrived on the scene...
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On Saturday, March 28, 2026, at approximately 11:55 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of 15101 Poplar Hill Road in Waldorf, for the serious motor vehicle collision with rollover. 911 callers reported a single vehicle struck a tree and rolled over multiple times with unknown injuries or number of...
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Tyler Gage Wathen, 19, of Lexington Park, pleaded guilty in St. Mary’s County Circuit Court to sexual solicitation of a minor and was later sentenced to 10 years in prison, with all but four years suspended, according to court records. The charge was filed as a felony criminal indictment in the Circuit Court for...
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On Friday, March 27, 2026, at approximately 4:34 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the intersection of Great Mills Road and South Shangri-La Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle collision with one vehicle into the...
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Three District of Columbia men pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to their roles in an armed robbery conspiracy that involved carjacking victims at gunpoint and targeting fast-food workers, convenience store employees, FedEx drivers, and a GameStop in the District and Maryland over a six-week period in early 2024, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine...
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On Monday, March 23, 2026, at 9:35 p.m., patrol officers in the area of Holly Tree Lane and Western Parkway in Waldorf observed a Dodge Journey which had been reported stolen. Officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle, and found three occupants inside, including the driver, Derrick Larnell Brown, 37, of Accokeek. Investigators...
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The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) celebrated the graduation of eight new officers from the agency’s 67th Basic Recruit Class and formally welcomed eight additional members of the 66th lateral recruiting class who transferred from other law enforcement agencies. Maryland Natural Resources Police Superintendent Colonel Orlando D. Lilly addressed the officers at their graduation...
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A Southern Maryland gynecologist agreed to a settlement in connection with federal False Claims Act violation allegations. Valinda R. Nwadike, MD, agreed to pay the United States $507,500 to resolve allegations for her role in a telemarketing scheme designed to defraud Medicare and TRICARE. U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes announced the settlement with Special...
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UPDATE 3/26/2026: Becam Ciuciu, 20, of Baltimore, is now facing additional charges in Circuit Court following a formal indictment stemming from an ongoing investigation by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office into the installation of illegal skimming devices at 7-Eleven stores across Maryland. According to newly filed court records, Ciuciu has been charged in the...
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Kelly Greenan, 36, of Leonardtown, and Lauren Marie Brown, 38, of Lusby, have both been charged with multiple drug-related offenses following an investigation by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office into alleged narcotics distribution activity in Lusby. According to court records, Brown is charged with distribution of narcotics, conspiracy to distribute narcotics, possession with intent...
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Andrew Bertram Rothwell, 44, of Lexington Park, is facing multiple charges including wearing a handgun while under the influence, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving while impaired, and several traffic-related offenses following a reported crash in Lexington Park, according to court documents. The charges stem from an incident on March 20, 2026, along...
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Dayton James Webber, 27, of La Plata, is charged in Charles County with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and using a firearm in a violent felony after a fatal shooting that killed Bradrick Michael Wells, 27, and injured a second male victim, according to court documents. According to the charging papers,...
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On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 11:22 a.m., firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the A&E Motel located at 21646 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported commercial structure fire. 911 callers reported a mattress was on fire and spreading. Firefighters from Bay District and NAS Patuxent River arrived on the...
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Labrons Edward Butler, 50, of Nanjemoy, is facing 42 charges, including multiple counts of animal cruelty and failure to provide proper care, following an investigation into the condition of several puppies found in Bryans Road. According to court documents, the charges stem from an incident on March 10, 2026, behind a Food Lion on...
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