UPDATE 9/1/2022: On August 31, 2022, NiJee Pierre McWillis, a Charles County correctional officer pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of misconduct in office. In May, McWillis was indicted on two misdemeanor charges: misconduct in office and unauthorized access to computers and related material. An additional charge of copy / possession of a database...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a roadside sobriety checkpoint on Friday evening, Sept. 2, 2022. The sobriety checkpoint will take place on Route 235 in the California area where law enforcement officers will evaluate drivers for signs of alcohol or drug impairment. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office recognizes that...
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On Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at approximately 10:00 a.m., police responded to the Tobacco Hub located at 21310 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported broken window. Police arrived on the scene and located the front window display had been broken with signs of entry. Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department arrested two Suitland High School students who brought handguns on to school property on Monday morning. The first student is a 16-year-old male from Suitland. He is charged as an adult. The second student is 18-year-old Christopher Harris of New Carrollton. On Monday. August 29, 2022, at approximately...
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On Monday, August 29, 2022, at 1:12 a.m., officers initiated a traffic stop on St. Charles Parkway in White Plains after observing a violation of the vehicle’s registration plates. Upon approaching the car, the officer detected the odor of marijuana. Further investigation revealed 65 grams of marijuana and a loaded handgun in the vehicle....
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In June 2022, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office was made aware of possible misconduct between a former Westlake High School volunteer track coach and a former student. Upon receiving the notification, detectives immediately contacted school authorities and began an investigation. The coach was identified as Jason Michael Roberts, 32, of North Carolina. The case...
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A 46-year-old man, formerly of Greenbelt, Maryland, was sentenced to 32 years in prison for sexual exploitation of children and other charges stemming from sexual abuse that he committed against a minor girl in the District of Columbia and Maryland over more than two years. The victim was between the ages of 13 and...
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A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Charles K. Egunjobi, age 48, of Waldorf, Maryland, with operating an unlicensed money service business relating to numerous online romance scams. Egunjobi had his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt before U.S. Magistrate Judge Gina L. Simms. He was released under the supervision of...
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On Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at approximately 6:40 p.m., Northern District officers were dispatched to a traffic crash on Aquahart Road near Oakwood Road. The investigation revealed that two pedestrians were walking along a sidewalk on Aquahart Road when a 2003 Toyota that was traveling eastbound near this intersection lost control, rotated, and left...
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Prince George’s County Police Homicide Unit detectives arrested and charged two suspects in connection with the death of 5-year-old Pradeline Delinois. The suspects are identified as 44-year-old Pradel Delinois and 42-year-old Ornelie Charles. The suspects are the father and stepmother of the victim. On August 18, 2022, officers with the Capitol Heights Police Department...
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On Saturday, August 27, 2022, at approximately 10:35 p.m., police responded to the Ashley / Regency Furniture located at 21716 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for an intrusion alarm. Police arrived on the scene to find multiple windows shattered with no signs of entry. A few minutes later, police responded to the Family...
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On Wednesday, August 24, 2022, detectives with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Division, along with members of the Emergency Services Team (EST) and Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, executed a search and seizure warrant in the 17800 block of 2nd Street in Tall Timbers. Located in a vehicle at the residence was...
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A Prince George’s County grand jury indicted 13 current Prince George’s County Police officers and one recently retired police officer on misconduct in office as well as felony and misdemeanor theft charges. The officers are accused of working secondary employment positions with a private security company while also on-duty with the police department. The...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department charged a woman for striking and killing her boyfriend with a car in Brandywine. The suspect is 38-year-old Udele Burno of Brandywine. The victim is 40-year-old Shamatto Clarke of Riverdale. On August 20, 2022, at approximately 8:45 pm, officers responded to the 6100 block of Floral Park Road...
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On Friday, August 19, 2022, at approximately 10:07 p.m., police responded to the Walmart located at 10600 Town Center Boulevard in Dunkirk, for the reported disorderly female suspect that was possibly intoxicated. The Calvert County Communications Center received two 911 calls reporting a female suspect operating a black Ford SUV drove towards a group...
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On August 20 at 3:26 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 11600 block of Billingsley Road for the report of a domestic-related assault that occurred at a different location. When officers arrived, they spoke with a man who indicated the suspect, Dayana Garcia-Munoz, 24, of Waldorf, assaulted him at...
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On August 23, 2022, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division (CID), along with assistance from the Emergency Services Team (EST) and members of the Special Operations Division (SOD), served a search and seizure warrant related to a robbery which occurred on June 15, 2022, in the 22000 block of...
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On August 22 at 12:56 p.m., a patrol officer from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop near St. Charles Parkway and Leonardtown Road in Waldorf after observing a motor vehicle violation. A check revealed the driver, Melvin Emell Lampkin, 28, of Waldorf, had an open warrant for failure to appear in...
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On Sunday, August 21, 2022, at 9:54 p.m., a patrol officer initiated a traffic stop in the area of Cecil Avenue near Kent Avenue in La Plata after observing a traffic violation. Upon approaching the vehicle, a front seat passenger began trying to hide a cross-body bag that had been strapped across his chest....
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On Wednesday, August 24, 2022, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Ridgell’s Baymart located at 16595 Three Notch Road in Ridge, and 13270 Point Lookout Road in Ridge, for the reported burglaries. Police arrived on the scene to find Ridgell’s Baymart had damage to the property after a burglary...
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Detectives with our Homicide Unit are investigating the homicide of a child in the town of Capitol Heights. The victim is 5-year-old Pradeline Delinois. On August 18, 2022, officers with the Capitol Heights Police Department responded to the 5100 block of Cumberland Street for the report of an unresponsive child. Delinois was rushed to...
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On August 22, 2022, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division (CID) along with members of the Narcotics and Special Operations Division, executed a search and seizure warrant in the 21800 block of Ronald Drive in Lexington Park, on Jamarr Sherman Mackall, age 31 of Great Mills. Mackall was located...
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On Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at 3:36 p.m., officers responded to the area of Smallwood Drive and McDaniel Road in Waldorf, for the report of a male who had stolen a firearm from a relative and fled on foot. Family members indicated the man may be experiencing a mental health episode and were concerned...
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U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Derrell Lamar Hooker Orange (“Orange”) age 37, of Brandywine, Maryland, to 19 years in federal prison, followed by 12 years of supervised release, for enticement of a minor to produce child pornography and to possession of child pornography. Judge Hazel also ordered Orange to pay $15,000 in...
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On Friday, August 19, 2022, at approximately 5:07 p.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the area of Othello Lane and East Othello Way in California, for the reported overdose while driving. Emergency medical personnel were dispatched to the area for a 40-year-old male who overdosed while driving. Police arrived on the scene...
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