Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce that Lieutenant Travis Yates of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) graduated from Cohort 2023-02 of the DC Police Leadership Academy (DCPLA) hosted by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). “I am proud of Lt. Yates’ accomplishment. Continuing education is critical for our employees and...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department is investigating after a student at Fairmont Heights High School in Landover brought a loaded gun onto school property. The 17-year-old junior will be charged as an adult. This morning, shortly before 11:00 am, the assigned School Resource Officer was notified that Prince George’s Schools security personnel recovered...
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On Tuesday, September 19, 2023, following a vehicle and foot pursuit, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies apprehended and arrested Ky’ree Truvell Miles, 27, of Lexington Park. Miles was observed by Deputy Bradley Kirscht while working the “Slow Down St. Mary’s” initiative in the 21600 block of Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. Deputy...
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The Homicide Unit is actively investigating the circumstances of a homicide in the town of Capitol Heights on Friday night. The victim is 52-year-old Michael Fernando Davis of Capitol Heights. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. On September 15, 2023,...
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Assault with injuries at North Point High School – On September 19 at 9:30 a.m., two students at North Point High School were involved in an altercation inside a bathroom. Both students sustained minor injuries and were treated by a school nurse. The school resource officer is investigating. The students also face disciplinary consequences...
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On Monday, September 11, 2023, John Sherman Greenwell, 44, an incarcerated individual of the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center (SMCDRC) in Leonardtown, Maryland, was transported to MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, where he was admitted. Mr. Greenwell was treated and medically discharged on Friday, September 15, 2023, and returned to custody. Following his...
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On Saturday, September 9, 2023, at approximately 2:37 a.m., deputies responded to the 7-Eleven convenient store located at 2849 W. Chesapeake Beach Road in Dunkirk, for the report of an armed robbery. Investigation revealed three suspects wearing dark clothes and ski masks entered the store to rob it. One of the suspects walked behind...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is actively investigating a fatal hit-and-run involving a pedestrian that occurred Monday night, September 11, 2023, in Accokeek. The deceased pedestrian is 24-year-old Adam Emmanuel Douglas of Clinton. On September 11, 2023, at approximately 11:00 pm, officers responded to the 14700 block of...
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9/18/2023: The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit arrested a 17-year-old male from Glenarden for the murder of a DuVal High School Student. The suspect is charged as an adult for fatally shooting 16-year-old Jayda Medrano-Moore of Greenbelt. On September 11, 2023, at approximately 3:45 pm, officers responded to calls for a shooting...
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UPDATE 9/15/2023: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, Joseph Eugene Penn, 43, of Bryans Road, entered a guilty plea in Charles County Circuit Court, in front of the Honorable Judge William R. Greer, Jr., to the Negligent Vehicular Manslaughter of Inga Person. On January 20, 2022,...
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The Homicide Unit identified and arrested two suspects in connection with a recent fatal shooting in Temple Hills. The suspects are 18-year-old Carlos Jordan of Temple Hills and 18-year-old Desmann Aikens of Capitol Heights. They are charged in connection with the murder of 19-year-old Davier Tucker of Fort Washington. On September 5, 2023, at...
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UPDATE 9/14/2023: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Justin Tyler Dunbar, 34, of Grantsburg, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 20 years in the Division of Corrections, with ten years of active incarceration to serve in prison. Mr. Dunbar was convicted of three counts of felony sexual offense on the same child, with each act...
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UPDATE 9/13/2023: On August 18th, 2023, at 9:55 p.m., police responded to the 46100 block of West Westbury Blvd in Lexington Park for multiple 911 calls reporting shots being fired. Police arrived on the scene and located a large number of 5.56×45 and 9mm shell casings in the middle of the roadway, along with an...
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UPDATE 9/12/2023: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Walter Crouse Prentiss, III, 43, was sentenced to a total of 30 years in the Division of Corrections, with 15 years of active incarceration to serve in prison for his involvement in a series of domestic violence assaults. Mr. Prentiss was convicted of assaulting a...
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9/12/2023: The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying any video surveillance from businesses and/or home cameras capturing murder suspect Brandon Holbrook’s white Dodge pick up truck with a white bed cap during the time period of Sunday September 3rd to Tuesday September 5th, 2023. The pictured truck is identified...
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UPDATE 9/12/2023: On Tuesday, September 12 at 10:58 a.m., members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit attempted to arrest Anthony Kavon Brown, 23, of Waldorf, who was at a business in St. Mary’s County. Brown was the subject of four active warrants charging him with violation of a protective order, failure to...
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On Monday, September 11, 2023, at 8:44 a.m., a student at John Hanson Middle School reported to a school resource officer that another student touched them in an inappropriate manner while in a locker room area. The school resource officer has initiated an investigation, which is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call...
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On Thursday, September 7, 2023, at 11:57 p.m., officers responded to the 5000 block of Vane Court in Waldorf, for the report of a male who had been assaulted. Upon arrival, the victim, John Carl Lachenmayer, 71, was found inside his home with numerous injuries. He was transported to a hospital where he was...
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On Sunday, September 10, 2023, around 10:52 p.m., deputies with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau responded to the 2900 block of 5th Street in Owings, MD for the report of a shooting. Deputies arrived on scene and located one adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. A preliminary investigation revealed the male...
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Detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division have charged four suspects in connection with a murder that occurred on June 9, 2023, in the 2500 block of Lake Drive in Waldorf. Detectives pursued leads, which led to a joint investigation with members of the FBI Washington Office and the Metropolitan...
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On Tuesday, September 5, 2023, following an investigation, Detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Unit executed a series of search and seizure warrants on Michael Lashawn Johnson, 35, of Lexington Park, and a 2012 Hyundai Genesis Johnson was operating. With the assistance of units from the Criminal Investigations and Special...
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On August 31, 2023, at 8:20 p.m., officers received a report of someone who fired a gun into a vehicle. A preliminary investigation revealed the victim was driving on Mattawoman Beantown Road near Council Oak Drive in Waldorf when an older model gold SUV with tinted windows pulled alongside her and someone in the...
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September 4th, 2023 marks the anniversary of the homicide of Karen Sabrina Wills, a resident of Waldorf. Her case remains unsolved. Your assistance can help us bring justice to Karen and her family. On September 4, 2001 at approximately 1:30 a.m., officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence at Kings Wharf...
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UPDATE 8/29/2023: On August 28, 2023, Michael Ian Harts, 31, of St. Leonard, received a sentence of 10 years incarceration, suspended to 3 years of active time, for illegal possession of a short-barreled rifle and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. The sentence was imposed by Calvert County Circuit Court Judge Mark...
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On Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at approximately 4:05 a.m., police responded to the CVS Pharmacy located at 24288 Three Notch Road in Hollywood, for the reported burglary in progress. Police received multiple 911 calls reporting a grey Ford pickup truck rammed the entrance to the building and was attempting to steal the ATM. Police...
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