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St. Mary’s County Man Arrested for Attempted Murder

St. Mary’s County Man Arrested for Attempted Murder

On August 27, 2018, at approximately 3:20 a.m. Deputy First Class McClure responded to the 21000 block of Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported assault. Investigation determined Niko Tristan Jones, 35 of no fixed address, had picked up the victim, and drove the victim to a separate location. Jones then retrieved...
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Wanted Bryans Road Man Arrested for Drugs and Theft After Traffic Stop in Waldorf

Wanted Bryans Road Man Arrested for Drugs and Theft After Traffic Stop in Waldorf

On Thursday, August 30, 2018, at approximately 6:40 p.m., Trooper M. Foster from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack was working a stationary speed enforcement assignment in the area of Mattawoman Beantown Road, south of Shlagel Road, in Waldorf. Trooper Foster observed a GMC Yukon exceeding the posted maximum speed limit of 45 mph....
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Two Men Face Criminal Charges for Abandoning Boat in Patuxent River

Two Men Face Criminal Charges for Abandoning Boat in Patuxent River

On August 21, 2018 at approximately 8:30 a.m. Officer David Helterbran and Sgt. Tim Kraemer of the Maryland Natural Resources Police responded on the Patuxent River north of the West Basin, in St. Mary’s County for a report of a sunken vessel. Upon their arrival  they located a 108 foot vessel sunken and in...
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VIDEO- Intoxicated Lexington Park Man Arrested After Motor Vehicle Accident in Great Mills

VIDEO- Intoxicated Lexington Park Man Arrested After Motor Vehicle Accident in Great Mills

On Monday, September 3, 2018, at approximately 6:20 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Great Mills Road and Point Lookout Road, in Great Mills. Emergency personnel arrived on scene to find an older model Dodge Ram pick-up truck and a Chevrolet...
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Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole Plus 50 Years for Murdering Bystander

Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole Plus 50 Years for Murdering Bystander

Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County announced that on Thursday, August 30, 2018, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Antonio Ka-Juan Owens, 22, to life without parole plus 50 years in prison for the First-Degree Murder of Lydell Wood, Unlawful Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime...
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Police Investigating Armed Robbery in Lexington Park

Police Investigating Armed Robbery in Lexington Park

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a robbery that occurred in the 21000 block of Winding Way in Lexington Park. On August 30, 2018, at approximately 11:15 p.m. deputies responded to a reported theft. Investigation determined an actual robbery occurred. The victim reports an unknown black male pointed a firearm at the...
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Homeless Woman Charged with Indecent Exposure, Disorderly Conduct and Assault After Mooning and Flashing in Public

Homeless Woman Charged with Indecent Exposure, Disorderly Conduct and Assault After Mooning and Flashing in Public

On August 20, 2018, Deputy Sidorowicz of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to an apartment on Valley Court in Lexington Park for a reported trespassing. Police made contact with the landlord who said, Shenandoah Dornell Benton, 41 of no fixed address, was in an apartment and she was unwelcome. Contact was made with...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office to Have a Deputy at Every Public School on first Day of School

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office to Have a Deputy at Every Public School on first Day of School

Sheriff Tim Cameron will have a deputy at every public school in St. Mary’s County for the first day of school and will continue a high-visibility presence for the rest of the school year. As more than 18,000 public school students return to school on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s...
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Maryland State Police to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint in Charles County

Maryland State Police to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint in Charles County

The Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack in partnership with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, La Plata Town Police and the Maryland Transportation Authority Police will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint on Friday, August 31, 2018, in Charles County. Motorists are encouraged to appoint a designated driver or use public or other alternative transportation...
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VIDEO: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Identity of Illegal Dumper

VIDEO: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Identity of Illegal Dumper

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured for illegal dumping. On Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at approximately 7:40 p.m., the suspect filled the victim’s dumpster with a truckload of trash and refuse. The dumpster was located to the rear of 44098 Airport View Drive in Hollywood. Due...
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Baltimore Art Teacher Arrested at College of Southern Maryland After Biting State Trooper

Baltimore Art Teacher Arrested at College of Southern Maryland After Biting State Trooper

On Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at approximately 5:40 p.m., Trooper S. Leach from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to the College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, after an officer distress call was dispatched. Dispatchers advised that Cpl. Zimmerman with the Maryland State Police, was actively being assaulted. Trooper Leach arrived...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Arrests – 8/29/2018

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Arrests – 8/29/2018

The following is a sample of recent arrests, crimes and investigations handled by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. On August 20, 2018 Deputy Evans responded to the Walgreens in Prince Frederick for the report of a prescription fraud. A traffic stop was conducted on a vehicle in the area of the Pharmacy and after...
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Couple High on Drugs Charged with Neglect of a Minor at Wawa in California

Couple High on Drugs Charged with Neglect of a Minor at Wawa in California

On August 8, 2018, Cpl. Elizabeth O’Connor from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the California Wawa store on Three Notch Road, for the report of a minor motor vehicle accident. Police made contact with the passenger, Amanda Lynn Wood, 28, of no fixed address, and the driver, Jerry Leslie Blackley, 29,...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office – Arrests for Outstanding Warrants 8/24/2018

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office – Arrests for Outstanding Warrants 8/24/2018

The following persons were arrested on outstanding warrants by the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office.
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Can You Identify this Lexington Park Thief

Can You Identify this Lexington Park Thief

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured. On Monday, June 25, 2018 at 2:39 a.m., the suspect broke into Jerry’s Carry Out on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. Anyone with information about the identity of the suspect or this incident is asked to call Detective Treavor...
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Sheriff’s Office is Seeking the Whereabouts of Dmontre Montez Bush, Wanted for Armed Robbery

Sheriff’s Office is Seeking the Whereabouts of Dmontre Montez Bush, Wanted for Armed Robbery

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Dmontre Montez Bush, age 18 of Lexington Park. Bush has an open warrant for Armed Robbery, and is known to frequent the Columbia Commons and Patuxent Homes areas in Lexington Park. Bush is 5’11” in height, weighs 147 pounds, and has black hair...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help Locating Waldorf Man who Shot at Girlfriend

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help Locating Waldorf Man who Shot at Girlfriend

Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the public’s help locating Josiah Emmanuel Young, 19, of Waldorf. Young is wanted in connection with assaulting his girlfriend. On August 16, 2018, at approximately 9:45 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 12500 block of Council Oak Drive in Waldorf in reference to...
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Severn Man to be Charged with Assault After Beating Ex-Girlfriend with Baseball Bat in Newburg

Severn Man to be Charged with Assault After Beating Ex-Girlfriend with Baseball Bat in Newburg

On August 18, 2018, at 11:30 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to Charles Regional Medical Center for an assault. The victim reported her former boyfriend, Russell James Holton, 56, of Severn, had just confronted her in the Newburg area as she was sitting in her car. Holton struck her vehicle...
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Three Charged with Possession With Intent to Distribute, Fleeing & Eluding in St. Leonard

Three Charged with Possession With Intent to Distribute, Fleeing & Eluding in St. Leonard

On Sunday, August 19, 2018, at approximately 9:50 pm, Trooper First Class Matthews from the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack stopped a vehicle on Route 4 south of Broomes Island Road in St. Leonard after an tag reader hit for a suspended registered vehicle owner. The 3 occupants of the vehicle provided their...
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Maryland State Police to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint in St Mary’s County

Maryland State Police to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint in St Mary’s County

The Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint in St Mary’s County the evening of Thursday, August 23, 2018. The exact time and location of the checkpoint will not be announced. The purpose of the checkpoint is to detect and arrest drivers who are driving under the influence. The State...
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Lusby Man Arrested for Disorderly Conduct

Lusby Man Arrested for Disorderly Conduct

On Friday, August 17, 2018 at approximately 5:55 pm, Trooper First Class Matthews from the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack responded to Hallowing Point Road and Skipjack Road in Prince Frederick to assist a possible injured person lying in the grass alongside the road. Christopher A. Hall, 56, of Lusby, was found in...
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Couple from Temple Hills Arrested for Armed Robbery at Discount Liquor Store in Huntingtown

Couple from Temple Hills Arrested for Armed Robbery at Discount Liquor Store in Huntingtown

On July 25, 2018 at 2:07 p.m., the Calvert Control Center was notified of a robbery at the Discount Liquor Store located at 5005 Solomons Island Road in Huntingtown. The caller advised the store was robbed at gunpoint by two suspects. The first suspect was described as a black male wearing a bright yellow...
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State Police Arrest Three Men on Drug Charges in La Plata

State Police Arrest Three Men on Drug Charges in La Plata

On Sunday, August 19, 2018, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Trooper M. Foster from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack conducted a traffic stop on a Black Mitsubishi Lancer for exceeding the posted speed limit on Rosewick Road, north of Washington Avenue, in La Plata. Upon making contact with the operator, Francisco Argueta Santamaria,...
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Stabbing Suspect Arrested in La Plata

Stabbing Suspect Arrested in La Plata

On August 19 at approximately 10:00 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 100 block of N. Oak Avenue in La Plata for the report of a stabbing. When officers arrived, they found a 27-year-old male with a stab wound to his abdomen. The victim told officers he was involved...
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St. Leonard Man Arrested for Burglary After Hiding on Roof of Mutual Elementary School

St. Leonard Man Arrested for Burglary After Hiding on Roof of Mutual Elementary School

On August 5, 2018, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to Mutual Elementary School, on Ball Road in Port Republic for a reported suspicious vehicle and suspicious persons. A witness was walking his dog on Ball Road, when he witnessed an older white sedan park in the rear...
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