A Virginia man is facing attempted murder charges following a Memorial Day road-rage shooting on Interstate 95 in Prince George’s County. The accused is identified as Fredy Gonzalez-Esquivel, 22, of Leesburg, Virginia. Gonzalez-Esquivel is charged with two counts of attempted second-degree murder, felony assault, using a firearm during a felony crime, malicious destruction of...
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United States District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Llyod Linwood Comer, 63, of Brandywine, Maryland, to 41 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release — with the first seven months on home detention — for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, passport fraud, identity theft, and possession of a...
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Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported motor vehicle collision with a possible disturbance on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at approximately 4:38 p.m. around MacArthur Boulevard and South Poteat Court in California, MD. While enroute, a deputy observed a group of five juveniles walking away from the vicinity of...
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On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at approximately 2:55 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of St. Andrew’s Church Road and Benswood Road in California, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Prior to the arrival of fire and rescue personnel, due to the nature of multiple 911 callers...
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UPDATE 5/27/2025: On May 26, at approximately 11:28 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 2700 block of Shiloh Church Road in Bryans Road, MD, for the report of a motor vehicle collision. A preliminary investigation showed the driver was operating an ATV when he struck a tree. Officers rendered first aid, but the driver...
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UPDATE 5/27/2025: On Sunday, May 25, 2025, at approximately 1:07am, Troopers from the Leonardtown Barrack responded to the Sheetz gas station located 22711 Three Notch Road, California, MD 20619 for the report of an armed robbery. A black male, wearing a gray shirt, camouflage bandana (covering his face) and jeans, entered the Sheetz and...
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On Friday, May 23, 2025, at approximately 12:50 a.m., police and emergency medical services responded to the 10500 block of Shooting Star Lane in Waldorf, for the reported stabbing with serious injuries. 911 callers reported a 37-year-old female had a stab/laceration wound to the hand while reporting “the hand is almost falling off.” Crews...
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Earlier this month during the annual EMS Week (May 18-24,), a coalition of local emergency responders from the Department of Emergency Services Career EMS, Maryland State Police Aviation Command, Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department, Mechanicsville Volunteer Rescue Squad, and Hughesville Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad received the prestigious Maryland Star of Life Award. Presented...
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Joseph Louis Herbert, 68, of Mechanicsville, was arrested on May 20, 2025, and now faces a series of criminal and traffic charges following a late-night traffic stop in Leonardtown, according to court records and law enforcement statements. The charges against Herbert include: CDS: Possession – Not Cannabis (misdemeanor) Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (misdemeanor) Altering...
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On Sunday, May 25, 2025, at approximately 2:25 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Point Lookout State Park Beach in Point Lookout, for the reported near drowning. Emergency medical services arrived to find the 3-year-old male was out of the water and conscious, with family members reporting they pulled the...
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On Sunday, May 25, 2025, at 3:00 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to Eastbound U.S. Route 50 at Veterans Parkway for a motor vehicle collision with injuries. Prince George’s County Fire Department Engine 830 from Landover Hills responded to the scene to find multiple vehicles involved. A short time after EMS...
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Calvin Foote Jr., 42, of Lusby, has been charged with 42 separate animal control violations related to his Rottweiler, Ace, following a dog attack in December 2024 and a months-long investigation by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. According to court documents, Foote faces 21 counts of failing to license a dangerous animal and 21...
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On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at approximately 7:00 p.m., police responded to the Chancellors Run Park, located on Chancellors Run Road in Great Mills, for the reported suspicious person. 911 callers reported a black male was exposing himself to children with multiple parents attempting to detain the subject on the ground. Upon arrival, St....
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On Friday, May 23, 2025, at approximately 10:08 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the parking lot of Great Mills High School located at 21130 Great Mills Road, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a one vehicle had struck multiple vehicles in...
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Yohance Omari Eubanks, 41, of Clinton, was arrested on May 18, 2025, after an adult female victim flagged down a patrol officer to report that she had been violently assaulted over a 24-hour period. According to court documents filed in the District Court for Charles County, Eubanks is facing multiple charges including first-degree assault,...
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Maryland State Police are reminding motorists to drive responsibly ahead of Memorial Day weekend. To combat distracted, aggressive, and impaired driving, troopers from each of the 23 Maryland State Police barracks and the State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort (SPIDRE) Team will conduct statewide DUI saturation patrols and high-visibility enforcement. A portion of the...
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On Thursday, May 22, 2025, at approximately 1:15 p.m., firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department were returning to quarters in Engine 31 when they located a two vehicle collision with one overturned at Three Notch Road and Expedition Park Drive in Lexington Park. Firefighters immediately requested a rescue assignment, blocked traffic and began...
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On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at approximately 1:30 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Park Hall Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving an ATV. Crews arrived on the scene to find an ATV, a dirt bike, and a pickup...
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Kenneth Watts, 57, of Upper Marlboro, Md., and James Kinard, 47, of Temple Hills, Md., were found guilty by a federal jury for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed large amounts of cocaine, fentanyl and PCP in the DMV. The conspiracy also used firearms to protect their narcotics and the proceeds...
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UPDATE: The decedent has been identified as Timothy Berry, 53 of Valley Lee, MD. On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at approximately 7:17 a.m., patrol deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment in the area of Point Lookout Road and St. Margarets Drive in Leonardtown....
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On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at approximately 11:40 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Park Hall Road in Park Hall, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single motorcyclist off the roadway with the...
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On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at approximately 12:20 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services from St. Mary’s and Charles County responded to the McDonald’s located at 30050 Three Notch Road in Charlotte Hall, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a structure. An off-duty Charles County Deputy who was on the scene reported a...
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On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at approximately 2:08 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to Point Lookout Road and Great Mills Road in Great Mills, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one overturned and one possibly trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle in the roadway and...
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UPDATE 5/21/2025: On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at approximately 8 a.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau responded to a serious motor vehicle collision involving entrapment on southbound Solomons Island Road (Rt. 4) in the area of Creston Lane in Solomons. Upon arrival, deputies located two vehicles involved in the crash...
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On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at approximately 6:36 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the intersection of Great Mills Road and Midway Drive in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one subject possibly trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a pickup truck and semi-truck involved...
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