Dameatric Malique Scott, 35, of Loveville, entered an Alford plea to second-degree assault in St. Mary’s County Circuit Court on March 18, 2026, in connection with an April 26, 2025 incident in Leonardtown, according to court records. The case originated in the District Court for St. Mary’s County after charges were filed on May...
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On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at approximately 9:36 p.m., police were dispatched to the area of Three Notch Road and Kimberly Lane in Mechanicsville, for the reported traffic complaint and motor vehicle collision. Dispatchers were advised communications was receiving multiple 911 callers reporting a vehicle was travelling Northbound in the Southbound lanes. While still...
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On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at approximately 10:03 am, police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of 14298 Oaks Road in Hughesville, for a motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle collision off the roadway after striking a utility pole with live wires...
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Several recent fires in St. Mary’s County have involved severe hoarding conditions, including incidents in Leonardtown, Mechanicsville, and Scotland, as well as a fatal fire earlier this year. In those cases, cluttered interiors slowed access, delayed firefighting operations, and created more dangerous conditions for both residents and First Responders. Hoarding is not simply a...
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Anthony Lionel Wills, 43, of Upper Marlboro, is facing multiple charges including illegal possession of a regulated firearm, possession of a firearm after a felony conviction, handgun in a vehicle, resisting arrest, failure to obey a lawful order, attempting to elude police, driving without a license, and several traffic violations following an incident in...
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David Jarvis Hughes Jr., 26, of Waldorf, has been charged with littering and illegal dumping under 100 pounds following an incident in Bel Alton on March 28, 2026, according to court documents. According to charging documents filed by the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred along Bel Alton Newtown Road in Bel Alton,...
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A Kia Carnival reported stolen in Lexington Park was recovered, and three juveniles have been charged with unlawful taking of a motor vehicle and theft of property valued between $25,000 and $100,000. On Sunday, March 29, the victims told deputies the vehicle was missing from outside their residence. On March 30, a citizen reported...
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland unsealed an indictment, charging a treasurer who works for several political candidates and organizations, in connection with an embezzlement scheme. James Appel, 58, of Annapolis, Maryland, is charged with wire fraud and money laundering. The indictment alleges that, in 2024, Appel stole approximately $100,000 from...
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Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Tara H. Jackson announced that Jonathan Monge has been convicted of one count of sexual abuse of a minor and two counts of second-degree rape. Monge is a former police officer with the City of Hyattsville Police Department. “While today’s outcome cannot undo the unimaginable harm this has caused...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision in Temple Hills. The deceased driver is 28-year-old Christopher Umanzor of Waldorf. On March 27, 2026, at approximately 9:10 pm, officers responded to the 4300 block of Branch Avenue for a collision involving two vehicles. Umanzor died of...
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Madeline Grace Goldsborough, 19, of Lexington Park, is facing felony and misdemeanor assault charges following an incident on March 29, 2026, according to court documents. Goldsborough is charged with first-degree assault and second-degree assault stemming from an alleged altercation at an apartment on Columbus Drive in Lexington Park. According to charging documents filed by...
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Sabrina Brianna Thompson, 26, of Leonardtown, is facing multiple charges of second-degree assault on correctional officers following two separate incidents at the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center, according to court documents. Court records show that Thompson, whose date of birth is listed as December 30, 1998, was charged in two cases stemming...
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On Monday, March 30, 2026, at approximately 8:25 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Old Rolling Road in California, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle rear-end style collision involving a marked St....
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On Monday, March 30, 2026, at approximately 7:00 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Mervell Dean Road in Hollywood, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single motorcyclist laying in the median of Three...
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On Monday, March 30, 2026, at approximately 6:40 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of 17171 Point Lookout Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single Toyota Tacoma pickup truck off the roadway and resting in...
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On Monday, March 30, 2026, at approximately 2:30 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Smallwood Drive and Copley Avenue in Waldorf, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle collision with two children for check up. EMS...
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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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