Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, a Charles County jury convicted Jose Eugenio Escobar-Argueta, 34 of Waldorf, of Sexual Solicitation of a Minor, Second-Degree Assault, Fourth-Degree Sexual Offense, and Fourth-Degree Attempted Sexual Offense. On January 30, 2022, an officer from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded...
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UPDATE 7/25/2023: Following an arrest warrant and criminal indictment filed on June 6th, and July 10th, 2023. Erin Nicolle Battle age 29 of Waldorf was taken into custody earlier this month and is being held without bond. Battle has been charged with Murder 1st Degree, Firearm Use/Felony/Violent Crime, and Accessory After Fact Murder 1st...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit identified and charged a man in connection with a fatal stabbing earlier this month in the city of Seat Pleasant. The suspect is 37-year-old Jesse Culley of Capitol Heights. An arrest warrant has been obtained for the second suspect, 21-year-old Raykia Poston of Capitol Heights. The...
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On Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 10:33 p.m., St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Deputies located the wanted suspect, Glenn Bernie Fulay Flores age 30, of Great Mills, had multiple open arrest warrants for the following below. During the arrest, Flores resisted arrest and assaulted three deputies resulting in two of them receiving injuries which required...
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On July 20, 2023, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Support Services Unit (SSU) finished training nine new Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) pilots. The three day training included exposing pilots to different models of drones, proficiency testing in a precision operation of the UAS using a NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) designed...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Wednesday evening. The victim is 29-year-old Kre’sean Hoover-Haskins of Washington, DC. On July 19, 2023, at approximately 4:50 pm, officers responded to the 1200 block of Fairmount Heights Drive for a shooting. The victim was located suffering from gunshot...
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Shortly after 3:00 a.m., on Monday, July 24, 2023, police responded to a residence located in the 22900 block of Gunston Drive in Lexington Park for reasons not yet released. Gunston Drive is closed at Spruce Drive and Chestnut Road. Expect extended delays and avoid the area. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and...
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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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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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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 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 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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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 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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Donald Fortune, Jr., age 19, of Greenbelt, Maryland, pleaded guilty to federal charges for illegal possession of a machinegun, possession with intent to distribute oxycodone and fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the subject pictured, regarding a theft investigation. On Thursday, May 4, 2023, between the hours of 5:30 PM and 8:30 PM, the subject pictured entered Michael’s store in California. While in the store, the suspect entered the closed employee lounge, pried open a...
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Following an extensive investigation, Prince George’s County Police Department Financial Crimes Unit detectives identified and arrested a man who is linked to two “pigeon drop” scams. The suspect is 59-year-old Keith Twiggs of Temple Hills. A pigeon drop scam involves convincing a victim to give the suspect(s) a large amount of cash as collateral...
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In May of 2023, the Anne Arundel County Police Department became aware of multiple sexual allegations against an Anne Arundel County Public School (AACPS) teacher. During the investigation, two students came forward advising Karl Houston Walls, a teacher at Northeast High School, had allegedly been sending sexually explicit text messages and photographs/videos. The suspect...
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The Homicide Unit released video of an SUV wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in the city of Seat Pleasant in late May. The victim in this case is 32-year-old Joe Louis Washington of Brandywine. On May 31, 2023, at approximately 8:45 pm, officers with the Seat Pleasant Police Department responded to the...
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A state prison inmate has been indicted by the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Grand Jury in the homicide of a fellow inmate at the Jessup Correctional Institute in Jessup, Maryland earlier this year. The suspect, Daniel Myers, 26, is charged with first-degree murder and related charges. He is in custody at the North...
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UPDATE 7/7/2023: U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang today sentenced Antione William Tuckson, age 38, of Waldorf, Maryland, to 37 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for false impersonation of an officer and employee of the United States and for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The...
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On July 5, 2023, at 2:41 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 4100 block of Lancaster Circle in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they located a 20-year-old male with a gunshot wound; he was transported to a hospital with injuries that are not life...
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