On Monday, July 24, 2023, at approximately 6:00 a.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 22000 block of Dorsey Street in Leonardtown, for the reported possible stabbing. Police responded to the area for a domestic assault in progress. Upon arrival, deputies made contact with the suspect, identified as Anthony Eckloff, who advised...
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A Superior Court jury returned guilty verdict on all counts against Jalen Browne, 22, of Upper Marlboro, MD, for the murders of Jovan Hill and Tariq Riley, on July 25, 2021, on Q Street NW, Washington, D.C. The verdicts were announced Friday, July 21st, 2023, by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Acting Chief...
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UPDATE 7/22/2023: Police have identified the suspect as 19-year-old Steve Yair Hernandez-Maldonado of Lexington Park. He is currently being held on a no-bond status and is charged with Attempted Murder 1st Degree, Attempted Murder 2nd Degree, Assault 1st Degree and Assault 2nd Degree, along with two open warrants for Theft and Assault 2nd Degree....
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On Friday, July 21, 2023, at approximately 1:28 p.m., officers responded to the 600 block of Charles Street for the report of a strong-arm robbery. Preliminary investigation found the suspect approached the 80-year-old victim and attempted to enter the victim’s pockets. The suspect then punched the victim who fell to the ground and was...
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On July 20, 2023, at 3:19 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Post Office Road near Henry Ford Circle in Waldorf for the report of a motor vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation by members of the CCSO Traffic Operations Unit revealed the driver of a passenger car...
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On July 21, 2023, at 12:09 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 6500 block of Crain Highway in La Plata (near the Shelton Shopping Center) for the report of a man lying in the roadway who appeared to have been struck by a vehicle. Upon arrival, the man was...
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UPDATE 7/20/2023: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, July 20, 2023, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Keishon Javontae Thompson, 21, to life plus 15 years and two days in prison for the First-Degree Murder of J’Shaun Wallace, as well as related weapon charges. On December...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is actively investigating the circumstances of a fatal shooting inside of a business in Forestville on Wednesday. The decedent is 35-year-old Jonathan Griffin of Upper Marlboro. On Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at approximately 2:00 pm., officers responded to the 3400 block of Donnell Drive for a...
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On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, police responded to the St. Mary’s County Circuit Courthouse at 41605 Courthouse Drive in Leonardtown, for a report of an assault. Upon arrival, deputies found there was no active disturbance and all parties had been separated and detained. Investigation determined that during a murder trial, a 17-year-old witness was...
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On July 17, 2023, at 1:15 p.m., officers initiated a traffic stop in the area of Bensville Road and Grassland Court in Waldorf after observing a speeding violation. As the driver was pulling over, the officer observed the driver throw a gun to the back seat. Upon approaching the car, the officer observed a...
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On Wednesday, July 19, 2023, your Sheriff’s Office executed a residential search and seizure warrant on Great Mills Road. As a result of this action it was determined that Margaret Patricia Hare, age 57 of Lexington Park, was in possession of cocaine and packaging items indicating CDS Distribution. Hare was arrested and charged with...
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UPDATE July 19, 2023: The deceased pedestrian has been identified as 19-year-old Ciera Graham of Washington, DC. The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is actively investigating a fatal collision involving a pedestrian that occurred early Monday morning in Capitol Heights. The deceased pedestrian’s name will be released once her...
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UPDATE 7/20/2023: The facts of this case were presented to the State’s Attorney’s Office for review. After consultation with the State’s Attorney, homicide detectives applied for charges for Trevor Garrett Taylor in the death of Mr. Christopher Wright. A warrant was issued yesterday by the Court Commissioner, which includes: Manslaughter Second-degree assault (3 counts)...
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On June 13, 2023, Steven Tuttle experienced a life-threatening medical emergency in which he called 911 for help. St. Mary’s County Department of Emergency Services and Maryland State Police Aviation Command responded. Paramedic James Cawley, EMT Thomas Jamison, EMT Kelley Bean and EMT Alexandra Barnaby provided life-saving care for Mr. Tuttle and the Maryland...
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On July 7, 2023, at 1:29 a.m., patrol officers were in the 11500 block of Berry Road when they observed a car parked at a business. All four doors to the vehicle were open and loud music was playing. Officers investigated and learned the car was reported stolen from Washington, D.C. The driver, Eric...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) began their business meeting with an invocation and the pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda. The Commissioners then presented proclamations for National Parks & Recreation Month and Maryland Buy Local Week. The Commissioners then heard the St Mary’s County Library’s semi-annual brief. The Commissioners then...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the Grants Gateway application is open for local governments and organizations for Fiscal Year 2025, which begins July 1, 2024. Through this process, funding is available for projects that restore local waterways, increase communities’ resilience to climate change and storm impacts, strengthen local economies, develop the next generation of environmental stewards,...
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Charles County Parks & Recreation released the following. “On Thursday, July 13, a patron was found unresponsive in the Thomas Stone Outdoor Pool. Lifeguards called 9-1-1 and immediately began administering CPR. Emergency services arrived soon after and transported the patient to the hospital, where the individual was officially pronounced deceased. We extend our condolences...
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UPDATE 7/17/2023: The Maryland Office of the Attorney General Independent Investigations Division Released the following statement: The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of the Attorney General is investigating a fatal crash that occurred following a police pursuit in Charles County on Thursday afternoon. On June 29, at approximately 2:00 p.m., officers with...
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UPDATE 7/17/2023: On July 16, 2023, at 2:54 PM police and emergency services were dispatched to a reported head- on motor vehicle collision with injuries in the area of the twenty-two thousand block of Newtowne Neck Road in Leonardtown. Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office arrived on scene and observed a 2013...
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Former Prince George’s County Department of Corrections correctional officer Danielle Dominique Smith, age 34, of Waldorf, Maryland, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, in connection with her smuggling drugs to a prisoner with whom she had an intimate relationship. The guilty plea was announced by...
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On July 7, 2023, Madison G. Wagaman, 35, of Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, entered a guilty plea in Calvert County Circuit Court to involuntary manslaughter. The plea stemmed from a March 22, 2022, incident in which Wagaman got involved in an argument with her 74-year old mother-in-law. Wagaman ultimately struck the victim in the face,...
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On July 13, 2023, at approximately 1:40 p.m., officers responded for a report of a shooting that just occurred in the 100 block of Southbridge Drive in Glen Burnie. The complainant indicated that they heard a female yelling for help and that someone was shooting. The complainant went on to say that they observed...
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On Sunday, July 16, 2023, at approximately 2:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Lincoln Avenue in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find three vehicles in the roadway with one patient with injuries. The operator of...
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On Friday, July 14, 2023, at approximately 12:20 a.m., police responded to the Tackle Box located at 22035 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported burglary and glass break alarms. Police arrived on the scene within minutes to find the front door glass shattered with a large brick nearby. Upon further investigation,...
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