Law Enforcement

UPDATE: Assault Charges Pending After Police Responded to Report of Shots Fired in Loveville

UPDATE: Assault Charges Pending After Police Responded to Report of Shots Fired in Loveville

UPDATE 7/24/2019 @ 4:30 p.m.: A spokesperson from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Ofice told SMNEWSNET.com that two airsoft guns were recovered at the scene, and the suspect will be charged with second-degree assault for today’s incident. 7/24/2019: Police in St. Mary’s County are investigating an assault that occurred in Loveville at approximately 12:30...
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One Injured After Motor Vehicle Accident in Mechanicsville

One Injured After Motor Vehicle Accident in Mechanicsville

On Friday, July 19, 2019, at approximately 11:15 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of the Three Notch Road and Thompson Corner Road in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one subject trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles in the roadway with one subject...
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WANTED: Calvert County Sheriff’s Office 7/24/2019

WANTED: Calvert County Sheriff’s Office 7/24/2019

The following persons are wanted by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit is responsible for the service of criminal and child support warrants as well as criminal summonses issued by the courts. They are also responsible for coordinating extraditions of suspects out of state. If you have information...
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Sprinklers Save Apartment in Waldorf After Improperly Discarded Smoking Materials Start Fire

Sprinklers Save Apartment in Waldorf After Improperly Discarded Smoking Materials Start Fire

On Monday, July 22, 2019, at approximately 3:05 a.m., firefighters from Waldorf and surrounding departments responded to 3545 Promenade Place in Waldorf, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 4-story apartment complex with smoke showing from the third-floor balcony. The owner/occupant has been identified as Jerone Cobble, with...
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Huntingtown Woman Arrested for Possession of Drugs and Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol

Huntingtown Woman Arrested for Possession of Drugs and Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol

On July 15, 2019, Deputy Sampson of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop in the parking lot of the Super 8 Motel in Prince Frederick. While making contact with the driver, Stephanie Marie Jarboe, 33, of Huntingtown, Deputy Sampson noticed the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from her breath....
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UPDATE: Details Released After Waldorf Man Charged with Human Trafficking and Drug Distribution in Howard County

UPDATE: Details Released After Waldorf Man Charged with Human Trafficking and Drug Distribution in Howard County

UPDATE 7/24/2019: According to the application for statement of charges filed in Howard County District Court, the Vice and Narcotics unit received a tip regarding possible prostitution activity in rooms 45 and 33 at the Terrace Motel. Howard County Police Officers observed the suspicious activity that was occurring and believed it was related to...
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Emergency Personnel Administer 4 Doses of Narcan After Man Crashes Into Utility Pole in Hollywood

Emergency Personnel Administer 4 Doses of Narcan After Man Crashes Into Utility Pole in Hollywood

On Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at approximately 10:20 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to 26326 Cherry Lane in Hollywood, for the reported motor vehicle accident with one person unconscious. Police arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a utility pole. The vehicle was occupied by...
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Seafood Processor Pleads Guilty to Selling Foreign Crab Meat Falsely Labeled as Blue Crab from USA

Seafood Processor Pleads Guilty to Selling Foreign Crab Meat Falsely Labeled as Blue Crab from USA

Michael P. Casey of Poquoson, Virginia, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Newport News, Virginia, on charges stemming from his participation in a lucrative conspiracy to falsely label millions of dollars-worth of foreign crab meat as “Product of USA.” “By illegally mislabeling hundreds of thousands of pounds of crab meat, the defendant intentionally...
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UPDATE: NSA Contractor From Glen Burnie Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Classified Information

UPDATE: NSA Contractor From Glen Burnie Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Classified Information

U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Harold Thomas Martin, III, age 54, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, to nine years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for willful retention of national defense information. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur; Assistant...
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Learn More About Maryland’s Overdose Response Program

Learn More About Maryland’s Overdose Response Program

Maryland’s Overdose Response Program (ORP) launched in 2014 to train individuals most able to assist someone at risk of dying from an opioid overdose when emergency medical services are not immediately available. Persons who are trained by St. Mary’s County Health Department will receive a free rescue kit that includes naloxone (Narcan®), a life-saving...
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The Circle of Angels Initiative Invites Public to the Operation Patuxent mini-Rolling Thunder on Friday, August 2

The Circle of Angels Initiative Invites Public to the Operation Patuxent mini-Rolling Thunder on Friday, August 2

The Circle of Angels Initiative. Inc invites the public to the 12th Annual Commemoration Honoring all Uniformed Services in Southern Maryland, on Friday, August 2, 2019. 2019 is the 75th anniversary of the Normandy invasion which is connected to our local area because of WWII sites, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS-Pax) and Solomons...
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No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Hits Occupied House in Nanjemoy

No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Hits Occupied House in Nanjemoy

On Sunday, July 21, 2019, at approximately 6:50 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to 8255 Gilroy Road in Nanjemoy, for the motor vehicle accident involving a structure. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a residence. The driver signed care refusal forms on the scene....
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VIDEO: Vehicle Destroyed After Fire in Mechanicsville

VIDEO: Vehicle Destroyed After Fire in Mechanicsville

On Sunday, July 21, 2019, at approximately 7:35 p.m., 5 firefighters from the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department responded to Aviation Yacht Club Road and Sandy Court in Mechanicsville, for the reported vehicle fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle in the roadway fully engulfed in fire, with all occupants safely out...
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Leonardtown Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Stabbing of Roommate

Leonardtown Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Stabbing of Roommate

UPDATE 7/22/2019: Gary Scott Flint, 38, of Leonardtown, was sentenced to the maximum penalty of 25 years in prison for a felony first-degree assault on his 41-year-old female roommate following an argument inside a residence on the 21700 block of Potomac View Drive in Leonardtown. Assistant State’s Attorney John Pleisse prosecuted the case. 3/21/2019:...
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UPDATE: Speed and Alcohol Appear to be Contributing Factors in Motorcycle Crash That Killed 22-Year-Old Mechanicsville Man

UPDATE: Speed and Alcohol Appear to be Contributing Factors in Motorcycle Crash That Killed 22-Year-Old Mechanicsville Man

UPDATE: On July 20, 2019, at 11:14 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the reported motor vehicle collision in the 27400 block of Three Notch Road, in the area of Harpers Corner Road in Mechanicsville. Deputies arrived on scene and were advised by Marvin Leander Jones Jr., age 49...
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Missing Hughesville Man Found Deceased in St. Mary’s County, Police Investigating

Missing Hughesville Man Found Deceased in St. Mary’s County, Police Investigating

UPDATE 7/20/2019: Ronnie David Tippett, 29, of Hughesville, was found deceased in St. Mary’s County on July 19, 2019, at approximately 7:00 p.m. A Forensic Investigator and Detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division (CID) responded to the scene and are conducting an investigation which is ongoing. 7/16/2019: The Charles County...
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Two Injured in Afternoon Crash in California

Two Injured in Afternoon Crash in California

On Friday, July 19, 2019, at approximately 12:05 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of the La Quinta Inn on Three Notch Road and Chancellors Run Road in California, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles in the Southbound lanes in...
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St. Leonard Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Stabbing in Lexington Park

St. Leonard Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Stabbing in Lexington Park

UPDATE: Eugene Terrill Harris, 27, of St. Leonard, was sentenced to the statutory maximum of ten years in prison for his involvement with the stabbing assault that occurred on Thursday, July 12, 2018, in Lexington Park. Senior Assistant State’s Attorney and Chief of Staff Jaymi Sterling, told SMNEWSNET, “The State argued for ten years of...
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MISSING PERSON – St. Mary’s County – Macy Jean Harim

MISSING PERSON – St. Mary’s County – Macy Jean Harim

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate a missing person, Macy Jean Harim. Harim is a white female, 5-04, 200lbs, brown hair and blue eyes. Macy Jean Harim was last seen on Friday, July 12, 2019, in the area of St Mary’s City.
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Waldorf Man Sentenced to 8 years in Jail for Assault and Gun Charges

Waldorf Man Sentenced  to 8 years in Jail for Assault and Gun Charges

Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Damarco Rashord Hall, 21 of Waldorf, to 18 years suspend all but 8 years for First-Degree Assault and Wear, Carry, and Transport of a Handgun. Hall previously entered a guilty plea...
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Couple Found Passed out in Parking Lot in Chesapeake Beach Charged with Possession of Heroin

Couple Found Passed out in Parking Lot in Chesapeake Beach Charged with Possession of Heroin

On July 13, 2019 Deputy Holt, of the Calvert County Sherif’s Office observed a vehicle sitting in the Roland’s parking lot in Chesapeake Beach with two occupants inside who appeared to be passed out. Deputy Holt made contact with the subjects, later identified as Jeremy Anthony Desantis, 34, of Chesapeake Beach and Jennifer Lynn...
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Port Republic Man Arrested at Citgo Gas Station After Physical Altercation

Port Republic Man Arrested at Citgo Gas Station After Physical Altercation

On July 14, 2019 Deputy Lewis, of the Calvert County Sherif’s Office responded to the Citgo Gas Station in Port Republic for the report of a physical altercation in a vehicle. Upon making contact with the driver, Terrell James Russell, 33, of Port Republic, Deputy Lewis noticed the odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating...
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We Share our Condolences Upon Hearing Retired Charles County Sheriff’s Office K9, Atos, passed away

We Share our Condolences Upon Hearing Retired Charles County Sheriff’s Office K9, Atos, passed away

Today we share our condolences with Master Cpl. Renee Cuyler, K9 Unit, upon hearing her beloved retired Charles County Sheriff’s Office K9, Atos, passed away after an illness. Atos was 14.5 years old and served the sheriff’s office from 2007 until his retirement in 2015. While he served our county, Atos worked in patrol...
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Serious Crash in Lothian Sends One to Hospital

Serious Crash in Lothian Sends One to Hospital

On Thursday, July 11, 2019, at approximately 10:40 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Route 4 and Lower Pindell Road in Lothian, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one person trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles involved in a T-bone style collision with one occupant trapped. Dunkirk...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Division Make Arrest

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Division Make Arrest

In July of 2019, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Division was conducting an investigation on William Joseph Leo Brown “Lee”, 41 of Drayden, for the distribution of controlled dangerous substances. With the assistance of the Vice Narcotics Support Team and St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office K-9, a vehicle Brown was a...
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