On Friday, June 5, 2020, at approximately 12:45 p.m., Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the McDonald’s drive-through in the St. Mary’s Square on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the report of an adult male driver of a vehicle who was unconscious behind the wheel. Employees were able...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Gary Ignatius Branson, 34 of Lexington Park. Branson, a lifetime registered sexual offender, is wanted on a warrant for failing to register as required by the sex offender registry and additional unrelated warrants. Branson is described as a black male with brown eyes...
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My first priority has always been and will continue to be the safety of all Calvert County citizens. I am appalled by the death of George Floyd by a law enforcement officer and my condolences go out to his family. I want to make it clear that the men and women of the Calvert...
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On May 28, 2020 at approximately 2:30 a.m., Deputy First Class Lawrence, of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 22080 block of St. Clements Circle in Great Mills for the reported suspicious incident. The witness reported receiving a security alert notification of an individual on her property as well as hearing...
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On May 21, 2020, Deputy Plant, of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to Wawa in Prince Frederick for a welfare check. The complainant advised a vehicle was parked in the rear of the building near the dumpster. Upon arrival, Deputy Plant and Detective Rector made contact with the driver, Brian Joseph Morgan, 36,...
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On April 27, 2020 at approximately 6:00 a.m., Tpr E. Ruggles, from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barack responded to the McDonald’s restaurant, located at 21600 Great Mills Road, Lexington Park, for a reported malicious destruction of property. Investigation revealed a Rainier Nazal Dizon, 38, of Lexington Park, entered the McDonald’s lobby at 5:20...
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During a focused traffic safety enforcement initiative on May 21, 2020, around the Capital Beltway, troopers issued almost 400 traffic citations and warnings for a variety of offenses, including speeds that reached 110 mph. Throughout the afternoon, troopers from the Forestville, College Park and Rockville barracks teamed up with troopers from the Commercial Vehicle...
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Sean Lamont Brooks, 47, of Lexington Park, was arrested on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, and charged with a 4th degree sex offense and committing a perverted practice. Court documents say in the winter of 2019, Brooks engaged in sexual contact with an adult male victim without the victims consent and committed an unnatural and...
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Maryland State Police arrested a St. Mary’s County man on open warrants for firearms-related charges and a violation of probation charge. Colin Jacob Eaton, 26, of Callaway, was arrested Monday, May 11, 2020, by troopers from the Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement Division – Firearms Enforcement Unit. Eaton is charged with nine counts of...
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In light of school closures, Charles County Sheriff’s Office has withdrawn their Speed Camera Program from locations not being used for critical operations. The Speed Camera Program will continue to operate at school areas that are dispensing meals and educational supplies for our students. During the week of May 11, to May 15, 2020,...
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On Thursday, May 7, 2020 at approximately 12:15 p.m.., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a residence on McMichael Drive in Lusby, for a reported animal bite. Preliminary investigation revealed a 5-year-old child was playing inside the residence, when the child was attacked by the family German Shepard. During the...
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Deputy State Fire Marshals charged a Charles County man yesterday after determining he was responsible for intentionally setting fire to a family-owned, single-family dwelling. The home was co-owned by the suspect, Paul Sherwood Swann, age 55, and his brother Wardell Swann. On April 24, 2020, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded...
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On April 15, 2020 at approximately 1:00 p.m., Trooper First Class A. Opirhory and Master Trooper J. Preston from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to a residence on Ricky Drive, in Hollywood, for a reported child abuse. Upon arrival and making contact with the two complainants, both advised that their child care...
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Charles County Sheriff’s detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division have arrested two people in connection with a murder that occurred on Aldermans Place two weeks ago. The details of the case are as follows: On Monday, April 20, 2020, at approximately 2:10 p.m., Deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the...
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On April 30, 2020, at approximately 9:45 a.m., a Trooper from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack initiated a traffic stop on a white Toyota passenger vehicle. Stephanie Lynn Edwards, 65 of California, was arrested and charged with impaired driving and other traffic citations. Troopers were looking for Edwards vehicle after she was involved...
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On April 29, 2020, at 2:50 p.m., deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 11800 block of Holly Lane in Waldorf for the report of the sound of gunshots behind a business. Upon arrival, officers spoke with an employee who indicated they had just seen a man firing a rifle in...
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4/30/2020: The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, in a reported opinion, affirmed Defendant Christina Granados McCauley’s conviction for involuntary manslaughter after a St. Mary’s County jury found her guilty, by unanimous verdict after a multi-day jury trial in December 2017, for her involvement with distributing carfentanil, which caused the overdose and death to another...
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On Thursday, April 23, 2020 at approximately 3:50 p.m., Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to report of suspicious activity in the area of 10600 block of Town Center Blvd, Dunkirk. It was learned that witnesses observed three females taking merchandise from the CVS store located at 10095 Ward Road, Dunkirk, and...
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Governor Hogan issued Executive Order 20-04-18-01 on Saturday, April 18, 2020 which, in the light of COVID-19, details some circumstances and factors that Division of Correction (DOC) prisoners may be released early from confinement. While the Order applies to all inmates in the custody of the DOC, it does not apply to those inmates...
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UPDATE: 4/20/2020: According to court documents, on March 23, 2020 at approximately 7:00 p.m., police made contact with victim Rachel Rae Africa at her residence in Waldorf. She said that her ex-boyfriend, Robert Ralph Russell Jr., tried to kill her the night before. The victim stated she went to go visit Russell at the...
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On March 24, 2020, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the La Quinta Inn on Three Notch Road in California, for the reported robbery. Police made contact with the victim who advised the suspect entered through the front door of the business and proceeded to have a conversation with the...
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On April 17, 2020 at approximately 2:21 p.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 300 block of Serenity Court in Prince Frederick, MD for report of shots fired. Deputies arriving on scene observed a black Kia SUV leaving the area with several bullet holes in the vehicle’s window. Investigation revealed...
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On 12/05/19 at approximately 7:00 p.m., officers responded to the China Spring Carry-Out for a report of a robbery. Officers spoke with the victim, delivery driver, who advised that earlier that evening he was dispatched to deliver food to the 6400 block of Jefferson Place in Glen Burnie. When he arrived, he was approached...
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UPDATE 4/15/2020: On April 14, McKay was charged with first-degree murder. He is being held in the Charles County Detention Center with no bond. 4/2/2020: On March 28, 2020, officers responded to an apartment on St. Thomas Drive, in Waldorf, for the reported subject not breathing, Upon arrival, EMS and officers arrived on scene and...
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UPDATE: Landover Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison After Armed Robberies in Calvert, Montgomery, and Prince George’s Counties
UPDATE: 5/19/2020: U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm today sentenced Dante Tyler-El, age 54, of Landover, Maryland, to 150 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release for carjacking and for using, carrying and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Tyler-El entered his guilty plea...
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