Leroy Raymond Buckler Jr., 72, passed away on February 18, 2023 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown, MD, surrounded by his loving family. Born on April 18, 1950 in Mechanicsville, MD, to the late Leroy Raymond Buckler Sr. and Gwynette Catherine (Moran) Buckler. Leroy was the loving husband of Teresa Tippett Buckler, whom he married...
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Helen Ogle Ashley was born on June 6, 1927, the daughter of Estel Woltz Ogle and Dorothy Gladys Sumpter Ogle in the town of Hillsville, Virginia and passed away peacefully on February 18, 2023 at the age of 95. She was the middle child of seven children and is survived by her siblings Mary...
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Lt. Col. William “Bill” Collins Reagan, U.S.A.F. (Ret.), 83, passed on February 18, 2023, at the Hospice House of St. Mary’s, Callaway, Maryland, after a long illness. Born September 1, 1939, in Washington, D.C., to Harrell and Harriet Reagan, Bill was a graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy, where he was elected senior class...
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Barbara Jean DeMent, 86, of Murrells Inlet, SC, passed away on February 6, 2023. Barbara was born on January 1, 1937, to Fred and Doris Branson in Washington, DC. After graduation, Barbara worked for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company for a short period of time. Barbara then left work to get married and...
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Mary Anne “Mom Mom” Clark passed away peacefully at her home in Dameron, MD on January 31, 2023. Anne was born on February 2, 1926, in Kalmia (Bel Air), Maryland to the late Josiah Wilson and Mary Wheeler Wilson. She is preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Windfield “Tom” Clark (2010),...
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Robert Wayne Beverage, 65, of Chaptico, MD passed away February 20, 2023, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born October 4, 1957, in Washington DC, he was the son of Ellsworth P. Beverage and Marjorie Jean Gates Beverage. Bobby worked at the Morgantown Generating Station in maintenance and operations. Following his retirement from this position, Bobby...
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Clarence “Butch” M. Gillott, Jr., 86, passed away February 17, 2023, at his home in Mechanicsville, MD. Butch was born February 17, 1937, in Washington, DC, to Clarence M. Gillott, Sr. & Helen C. (White) Gillott Deane. Butch served in the United States Navy during the Korean War, as a fireman. When he came...
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Cynthia Leah Fields, 66, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on February 13, 2023 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD with her family at her side. She was born in LaPlata, MD on November 8, 1956 to the late Bernard Drury and Betty Ann Harding Drury. On September 3, 1976, Cindy married the...
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Stanley “Stan” Richard Edwards, 76, of Mechanicsville, MD, peacefully passed away on February 14, 2023, at home. Stan was born July 20, 1946, to Raymond Maphies Edwards Jr. and Charlotte Regina Huntington in Washington, DC. Stan married Sherry Edwards and together they had two children, Stanley and Steven. Stan and Sherry celebrated 47 years...
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Gerald Lee “Jerry” Young, 78 of California, MD passed away on February 13, 2023 at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home. Jerry was born on October 4, 1944 in Dennison, OH to the late Emmett Young and Margaret Ervin McKay Young. Jerry grew up in Dennison, Ohio. He entered into the U.S. Navy where he proudly...
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UPDATE: 2-24-2023 – The victim in this case, identified as 48-year-old Sharod Moore of Brooklyn, succumbed to his injuries on February 23, 2023. This case is now being investigated as a homicide. 2/22/2023: On February 22, 2023, at approximately 2:30 p.m., officers responded for a report of a shooting that just occurred in the unit...
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A grand jury today indicted a suspended Prince George’s County Corporal Anthony Brooke on a misdemeanor charge of misconduct in office. The charge stems from a February 2021 stop on a vehicle in Capital Heights. Corporal Brooke is indicted for the allegation of assaulting the driver during the arrest. After reviewing body camera footage...
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On February 19, 2023, an officer responded to the Marshall Hall Boat Ramp in Bryans Road for the report of a suspicious vehicle. Upon making contact with the driver, the officer detected the odor of marijuana. Further investigation revealed that the driver was in possession of marijuana and a loaded handgun. The driver, Josue...
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Detectives with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division located and arrested a Lexington Park man on Wednesday resulting in several handgun charges. Keyshon Marquez Gant, age 22 of Lexington Park, was arrested without incident and subsequently charged with Handgun on Person; Loaded Handgun on Person; Concealed Dangerous Weapon and Prohibited Detachable...
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She buys scratch-offs regularly, a District Heights resident told Lottery officials this week. And, while she wins often enough to maintain interest in her favorite pastime, the Lottery’s newest $50,000 winner just knew that she’d never hit it big. A $5 Crazy 8s instant ticket proved her wrong. “I knew the chances were against...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identities of several individuals in a theft investigation. Over the course of last several months, the pictured suspects were involved in multiple thefts from the Target store in California. The subjects were seen leaving in a black Mitsubishi on several occasions as well as a...
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The Carjacking Interdiction Unit charged two juveniles who were in possession of a carjacked car. Both males are 17-years-old and are from District Heights. They are both charged as adults. A loaded ghost gun (unserialized) was recovered in the car. On February 21, 2023, at approximately 4:30 pm, Washington Area Vehicle Enforcement team officers...
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On February 21, PFC Rickard of the CCSO’s Warrant Unit, assigned to the U.S. Marshals Task Force Baltimore Group, located Brooke Lynn Edmonds, 27, of La Plata, who was wanted in connection with a robbery and assault that occurred in February of 2021. On February 5, 2021, a man arrived at an apartment where...
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On February 15, a 13-year-old female reported a rape which occurred on February 12 in the 5300 block of Woodgate Lane in Waldorf involving an unknown adult male who she had met on the internet. The man claimed to be 19 years old. Through investigation, detectives identified Khordero Christian Hemphill, 25, of Upper Marlboro,...
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On Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at approximately 6:32 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and Mattapany Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a marked U.S. Navy Police SUV and a Nissan Maxima involved in a T-bone...
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On Thursday, February 16, 2023, at 11:50 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Shurbeys Place in Bryans Road, MD in reference to a man who broke into a home and was found sleeping in a laundry room. Officers arrived, but the suspect had already fled. A preliminary investigation showed the homeowner walked...
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On Friday, February 17 at 7:20 p.m., an officer in a marked patrol car was entering the crossover on Crain Highway at Bel Alton Newtown Road when the driver of a Chevrolet 2500 pick-up truck drove across Crain Highway from Bel Alton Newtown Road and struck the officer’s car, totaling it. The driver fled...
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Let’s celebrate: Jessica B. and Ryan T. have been named our SPIRIT Award winners for February! These associates were nominated by their coworkers for going above and beyond for others. Jessica, an outpatient case management nurse with the Population & Community Health team, recently worked with a patient who was reluctant to take any...
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Canine Companions, the nation’s first and largest service dog organization, is proud to announce the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is the recipient of a highly trained service dog who will work with children and other victims/witnesses in Calvert County. Facility dog Dougall is a two-year-old lab-golden retriever cross that has been bred and trained...
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The 29th annual regional MATHCOUNTS competition challenged more than 150 students from 17 schools throughout Southern Maryland to test their math skills at Calvert High School in Prince Frederick on Saturday, February 4, 2023. A competitive technological world requires a proficiency in mathematics as a foundation for success in science, technology, and engineering. MATHCOUNTS...
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