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UPDATE: State Police Release Name of 18-Year-Old Shot at Sheetz in St. Mary’s County

UPDATE: State Police Release Name of 18-Year-Old Shot at Sheetz in St. Mary’s County

UPDATE 12/27/2019 @ 4:20 p.m.: Maryland State Police are searching for a suspect involved in a reported shooting in St. Mary’s County. The suspect is identified as an African American male. He reportedly fled the scene in an SUV with Virginia plates. The victim is identified as Ea’sen Lee Mackall, 18, of St. Mary’s...
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UPDATE: Police Ticket Lexington Park Man They Say Crashed Car Into Great Mills Post Office

UPDATE: Police Ticket Lexington Park Man They Say Crashed Car Into Great Mills Post Office

UPDATE 12/26/2019: On May 18, 2019, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Delante Montario Butler, 27, of Lexington Park, was stopped by Deputy Muschette, of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office on Pegg Road in the area of Pacific Drive driving a brown Mercury Marquis with Virginia tags. On that day Butler was issued two traffic...
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Drunk DJ at Buckets Sports Bar in Lusby Arrested for Disorderly Conduct

Drunk DJ at Buckets Sports Bar in Lusby Arrested for Disorderly Conduct

On December 22, 2019, Deputy S. Naughton, of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to Buckets Sports Bar in Lusby to assist Deputy Rzepkowski with crowd control. A short time after arriving, Deputy Naughton observed Desam Neri Stewart, 49, of California, enter the DJ booth and begin to play loud music on and off...
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Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park Sends Four to Hospital

Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park Sends Four to Hospital

On Friday, December 20, 2019, at approximately 3:00 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Exploration Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find three SUVs in the parking lot on Quality Way, and one...
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Indian Head Man Found Guilty of Assault and Attempted Arson After Dousing Victim with Gasoline

Indian Head Man Found Guilty of Assault and Attempted Arson After Dousing Victim with Gasoline

Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, December 19, 2019, a Charles County jury convicted Melvin Edward Johnson, 63,  of Indian Head, of Home Invasion, First-Degree Assault, Attempted First-Degree Arson, Second-Degree Assault, Reckless Endangerment and related charges. On July 1, 2018, officers responded to a residence in the 3300 block...
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Naval District Washington Police Department, Sergeant Anthony Oglesby, Jr. Memorial Service

Naval District Washington Police Department, Sergeant Anthony Oglesby, Jr. Memorial Service

Sergeant Anthony Oglesby was killed in a single-vehicle crash on December 18, 2019, when his patrol car left the roadway and crashed into a tree. The tree fell onto the patrol car and caught fire. Sergeant Oglesby died at the scene. Sergeant Oglesby is the 40th law enforcement officer to be killed in a...
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Firefighters Respond to Small Fire at Giant Food in California

Firefighters Respond to Small Fire at Giant Food in California

On Friday, December 20, 2019, at approximately 6:10 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, Hollywood, and NAS Patuxent River responded to the Giant, located at 45101 First Colony Boulevard in California, for the reported commercial structure fire. Units arrived on the scene to report a one-story commercial building with fire showing and in under 5...
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Police in Charles County Investigating Death of 31-Year-Old Nanjemoy Man

Police in Charles County Investigating Death of 31-Year-Old Nanjemoy Man

On December Saturday, 21, 2019 at approximately 7:45 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 8900 block of Jacksonstown Road in Nanjemoy for the report of a male lying on the side of the road. Officers arrived and found Guy Kevin Hayes, 31, of Nanjemoy; he was pronounced deceased on...
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Fire and Rescue Personnel Rescue Three Patients and One Dog After Boat Overturns Early Friday Morning

Fire and Rescue Personnel Rescue Three Patients and One Dog After Boat Overturns Early Friday Morning

On Friday, December 20, 2019, at approximately 6:15 a.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Allens Fresh Run on Allens Fresh Road and Route 234 in Charles County, for the reported open water rescue. Dispatchers received a 911 call from a male reporting his boat capsized sending all three occupants and...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Crash That Killed Government Police Officer In Charles County

Maryland State Police Investigating Crash That Killed Government Police Officer In Charles County

Maryland State Police are investigating a crash that killed a Department of Defense civilian police officer early this morning in Charles County. Around 2:30 a.m., troopers from the LaPlata Barrack responded to the area of southbound Maryland Rt. 224 Chicamuxen Road and Sweden Point Road in Indian Head, on a report of a vehicle...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shots Fired in Lexington Park Neighborhood

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shots Fired in Lexington Park Neighborhood

On Sunday, December 15, 2019, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to Rogers Drive in Lexington Park for the report of shots fired. Investigations determined numerous shots were fired from a handgun, and as a result several vehicles...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Arrests – 12/18/2019

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Arrests – 12/18/2019

During the weeks of November 11 to December 15  deputies of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to 7,117 calls for service throughout the community. On November 11, 2019 Deputy T. Buckler responded to 9th Street in Chesapeake Beach for the report of damaged property. The complainant advised that the suspect, Tunde Samurai Oderinde,...
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Convicted Drug Dealer Arrested Again, Police Find Loaded Handgun, Cocaine, and Heroin

Convicted Drug Dealer Arrested Again, Police Find Loaded Handgun, Cocaine, and Heroin

On December 11, 2019, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Division with assistance from the Emergency Services Team, K-9 Unit, and members of the Patrol Division executed a search and seizure warrant at a residence located at 46475 Chapman Drive in Lexington Park. Thomas Emanuel Gross, 34 of Lexington Park, was located...
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16th Annual “Shop with a Cop” was a big Success this Year in St. Mary’s County

16th Annual “Shop with a Cop” was a big Success this Year in St. Mary’s County

On December 14, 2019, the Optimist Club partnered with the St. Mary’s County Fraternal Order of Police, and the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, and hosted the 16th annual “Shop with a Cop” program. Children nominated by St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS), police officers, and other agencies in the community, were be picked...
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UPDATE: 28-Year-Old Calvert County Man in Critical Condition After Being Struck by Vehicle in Lexington Park

UPDATE: 28-Year-Old Calvert County Man in Critical Condition After Being Struck by Vehicle in Lexington Park

UPDATE: On December 14, 2019, at 6:15 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Pegg Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Upon arrival deputies determined a single vehicle had struck a pedestrian causing injury. The St....
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Waldorf Man Sentenced to 43 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Two Juveniles

Waldorf Man Sentenced to 43 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Two Juveniles

UPDATE 12/13/2019: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Friday, December 13, 2019, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Sherman Kelly, Jr., 40 of Waldorf, to 43 years in prison for Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Third-Degree Sex Offense, and two counts of Production of Child Pornography. On...
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UPDATE: Waldorf Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Murder

UPDATE: Waldorf Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Murder

UPDATE 12/12/2019: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, December 12, 2019, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Amy J. Bragunier sentenced Miguel Angel Santana, 29 of Waldorf, to life in prison for Conspiracy to Commit the First-Degree Murder of Lydell Wood and Possession of a Firearm with a Disqualifying Crime....
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UPDATE: 49-Year-Old Callaway Man Charged After Slamming Into Another Vehicle While Impaired in Great Mills

UPDATE: 49-Year-Old Callaway Man Charged After Slamming Into Another Vehicle While Impaired in Great Mills

UPDATE: 12/12/19 – Luis Alonzo Sedillo, age 49 of Callaway was charged with the following: FAILURE TO CONTROL VEH. SPEED ON HWY. TO AVOID COLLISION RECKLESS DRIVING (DRIVING, ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE) VEH. WHILE IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL (DRIVING, ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE) VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL PER SE (DRIVING, ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE) VEHICLE...
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State Fire Marshal Currently Investigating Arson at Vacant House in Mechanicsville

State Fire Marshal Currently Investigating Arson at Vacant House in Mechanicsville

On Monday, December 9, 2019, at approximately 4:25 p.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville, Seventh District, Hollywood, and Charles County responded to Grant Road and Golden Beach Road in Mechanicsville for the reported vacant house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single story residence with fire showing from the front of the...
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Lexington Park Man Charged with Assault and Reckless Endangerment After Stabbing Woman

Lexington Park Man Charged with Assault and Reckless Endangerment After Stabbing Woman

On Saturday, November 23, 2019, at approximately 10:45 p.m.,Cpl. Beishline of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office made contact with the female victim who advised of a domestic assault which occurred at a residence on Rosslare Court in Lexington Park. The victim told police that she was seated in the garage when Michael Andrea...
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Former DOD Subcontractor Facing Federal Indictment for Allegedly Submitting False Claims for Hours Worked

Former DOD Subcontractor Facing Federal Indictment for Allegedly Submitting False Claims for Hours Worked

A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Melissa Heyer, age 44, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, with submitting false claims to the United States, specifically for claiming to have worked hours on a government contract when she allegedly was not at work. The indictment was announced by United States Attorney for the District of...
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Police in Charles County Say Alcohol to be Factor in Motor Vehicle Collision That Killed 17-Year-Old Driver

Police in Charles County Say Alcohol to be Factor in Motor Vehicle Collision That Killed 17-Year-Old Driver

On Saturday, December 07, 2019, at approximately 12:45 a.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded for a report of a motor vehicle collision involving two vehicles on northbound United States Route 301 in the area of Faulkner Road in Faulkner. Due to the seriousness of the collision, a request was...
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Waldorf Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Shooting at Victims at Apartment Complex

Waldorf Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Shooting at Victims at Apartment Complex

UPDATE 12/6/2019: Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, December 5, 2019, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Amy J. Bragunier sentenced Marquis Deangelo Swann, 26 of Waldorf, to 20 years in prison for three counts of First-Degree Assault. On June 28, 2019, co-defendant Butler-Charles entered a guilty plea to three...
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Waldorf Man Charged with Home Invasion and Burglary After Assaulting Two Women and a Baby

Waldorf Man Charged with Home Invasion and Burglary After Assaulting Two Women and a Baby

On Wednesday, December 4 at 12:32 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 800 block of Copley Avenue in Waldorf for the report of a male assaulting several family members. When the first officer arrived, he observed a male, later identified as Kelvin Lynell Brawner, 30, of Waldorf, in front...
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Anne Arundel County Mother and Grandmother Charged After 9-Month-Old Infant Ingests Heroin/Fentanyl and Dies

Anne Arundel County Mother and Grandmother Charged After 9-Month-Old Infant Ingests Heroin/Fentanyl and Dies

On Saturday, July 27, 2019 at approximately 9:28 a.m., the Anne Arundel County Police and Fire Departments responded to the 7900 block of Chesapeake Drive, Orchard Beach, Maryland for a nine month old male infant in medical distress. The infant was transported to the Baltimore Washington Medical Center for further medical treatment. Life saving...
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