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Prince Frederick Man Faces Two Open Drug Cases After May Arrest

Prince Frederick Man Faces Two Open Drug Cases After May Arrest

Corey C Thomas, 45, of Prince Frederick, is facing two open misdemeanor drug cases in Calvert County District Court after two recent arrests tied to alleged cocaine possession and drug paraphernalia, according to court records. The most recent case was filed May 13, 2026, after a Calvert County Sheriff’s Office deputy went to a...
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Lexington Park Woman Charged with Assault After Striking Ex-Husband’s Vehicle Multiple Times in California

Lexington Park Woman Charged with Assault After Striking Ex-Husband’s Vehicle Multiple Times in California

On Sunday, May 24, 2026, at approximately 8:50 p.m., police responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Shady Mile Drive in California, for the reported assault involving a vehicle. The 911 caller reported his ex-wife was possibly impaired and purposely went around other vehicles in traffic to strike his vehicle multiple times...
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Man Transported to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Collision in La Plata

Man Transported to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Collision in La Plata

On Thursday, May 21, 2026, at approximately 7:20 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Port Tobacco Road and Durham Pointe Place in La Plata, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to locate a single vehicle collision and confirmed one occupant...
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SMCSO Missing Person Alert – 15-Year-Old Last Seen Getting Into Red Nissan SUV

SMCSO Missing Person Alert – 15-Year-Old Last Seen Getting Into Red Nissan SUV

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office posted the following on Sunday, May 24th, 2026, at 3:38 a.m. “Missing Juvenile – 15 year old Chloe Short – Last seen getting into a red Nissan SUV.” The SMCSO Missing Person “alert” was not sent to the media, and was only posted to Facebook which gave no...
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Annapolis Man Charged In Three Calvert County Detention Center Property Damage Cases

Annapolis Man Charged In Three Calvert County Detention Center Property Damage Cases

Jarrett James Mitchell, 23, of Annapolis, with separate court filings listing no fixed address, is facing charges in three open Calvert County District Court criminal cases involving alleged incidents at the Calvert County Detention Center. Across the four Three cases, Mitchell is charged with three counts of malicious destruction of property valued under $1,000...
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Chesapeake Beach Woman Accused of Violating Peace Order, Threatening Witness

Chesapeake Beach Woman Accused of Violating Peace Order, Threatening Witness

Marie Ann Lamb, 60, of Chesapeake Beach, has been charged in Calvert County District Court with failing to comply with a peace order and intimidating or influencing a juror or witness after an alleged incident on May 20, 2026, according to court documents. The criminal case was filed on May 22, 2026, and remains...
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Juvenile and Hollywood Man Charged Following Investigation Into Stolen Gun And Burglaries

Juvenile and Hollywood Man Charged Following Investigation Into Stolen Gun And Burglaries

Nathaniel Warren Shaklee, 19, of Hollywood, has been charged with 13 counts connected to an alleged burglary at Brudergarten in Leonardtown and a series of reported vehicle break-ins in the Leonardtown area, according to District Court documents filed in St. Mary’s County. Shaklee is charged with second-degree burglary, fourth-degree burglary of a store, eight...
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John “Johnny” Oscar Gatton Sr., 83

John “Johnny” Oscar Gatton Sr., 83

John “Johnny” Oscar Gatton Sr., 83, of Hollywood, Maryland, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2026, surrounded by his family in the comfort of his home. Johnny was born on February 10, 1943, at his family home in Hollywood, Maryland, to William Raymond and Ruth Evelyn Gatton. He was one of six children and...
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Huntingtown Man Charged With Two Counts of Assault in Calvert County Case

Huntingtown Man Charged With Two Counts of Assault in Calvert County Case

Joshua Chazz Brown, 30, of Huntingtown, has been charged in Calvert County District Court with two misdemeanor counts of second-degree assault after an alleged May 17, 2026, altercation at a home in Prince Frederick, according to court documents. The case, filed May 18, 2026, remains open in District Court for Calvert County. According to...
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Saint Leonard Man Charged With Assault After Reported Domestic Incident

Saint Leonard Man Charged With Assault After Reported Domestic Incident

Darien Marquell Chase, 28, of Saint Leonard, has been charged with second-degree assault after Calvert County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported domestic incident on Garrison Street in Saint Leonard on May 20, 2026, according to District Court of Maryland records. Court documents state that Cpl. R. Shrawder responded at about 8:32 p.m....
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Lexington Park Man Sentenced After Spitting on Deputy During Lexington Park Arrest

Lexington Park Man Sentenced After Spitting on Deputy During Lexington Park Arrest

Ty-Kane Shi-Heim Briscoe, 30, of Lexington Park, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in St. Mary’s County District Court after an arrest tied to a February 5, 2026 incident in Lexington Park. Court records show Briscoe was also charged with disorderly conduct, resisting or interfering with arrest, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving while...
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Avenue Man Charged With Obstructing Police During Hit-and-Run Investigation

Avenue Man Charged With Obstructing Police During Hit-and-Run Investigation

Jeremiah Robert Jameson, 19, of Avenue, has been charged in St. Mary’s County District Court with one misdemeanor count of obstructing and hindering after a deputy reported that he interfered with a hit-and-run investigation in Charlotte Hall, according to court documents. The charging document states that the alleged incident happened on May 20, 2026,...
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UPDATE GoFundMe Started for Family After 1-Year-Old Dies Following Medical Emergency in Mechanicsville

UPDATE GoFundMe Started for Family After 1-Year-Old Dies Following Medical Emergency in Mechanicsville

UPDATE 5/22/2026: A GoFundMe has been started to support the family of a 1-year-old girl who died after suffering a medical emergency in Mechanicsville. According to the fundraiser, Savi was born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia, also known as CDH, and spent her entire first year in the NICU at Children’s Hospital. During that time,...
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Fugitive Wanted in Connection with Sexual Assault of a Minor Located and Arrested

Fugitive Wanted in Connection with Sexual Assault of a Minor Located and Arrested

On May 21, members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office’s Judicial Services Section assigned to the United States Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) and detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division arrested Jose Mercedes Pineda-Callejas, age 45, of Riverdale, MD, in connection with multiple sexual offenses involving a minor. Pineda-Callejas had...
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UPDATE: Lexington Park Man Receives Probation Before Judgment After Roadway Incident

UPDATE:  Lexington Park Man Receives Probation Before Judgment After Roadway Incident

UPDATE 5/22/2026: Legend McKinley Carter, 30, of Lexington Park, pleaded guilty in St. Mary’s County District Court to failing to obey a reasonable and lawful order by law enforcement after an April 19, 2026, incident near Old Hewitt Road in Lexington Park, according to court documents. The case was filed on April 20, 2026,...
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Bowie Police Sergeant Found Guilty of All Charges After Shooting at Unarmed Victim

Bowie Police Sergeant Found Guilty of All Charges After Shooting at Unarmed Victim

Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Tara Jackson has announced that 37-year-old Sergeant Robert Warrington has been convicted of attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and misconduct in office. Warrington is a police officer with the City of Bowie Police Department. After the judge rendered a verdict, the State’s Attorney was advised of information...
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Wanted Indian Head Man Arrested After Being Found Hiding Under Relatives Home

Wanted Indian Head Man Arrested After Being Found Hiding Under Relatives Home

On May 11, 2026, at approximately 5:46 a.m., officers responded to a residence in the 4600 block of Smallwood Church Road in Indian Head to serve multiple outstanding warrants on Sean Patrick Heckman, 23, of Indian Head. While relatives inside the home told officers they did not know Heckman’s whereabouts, officers conducted a search...
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Lusby Man Arrested After Burglary and Theft from Swan Point Golf Course Shop in Charles County

Lusby Man Arrested After Burglary and Theft from Swan Point Golf Course Shop in Charles County

On May 4, 2026, patrol officers responded to a reported burglary at the Swan Point Golf Course pro shop in Swan Point, MD. Officers learned that at approximately 9:35 p.m., on May 3, a male suspect forced entry into the business using a pry tool and stole approximately $5,300 worth of golf clubs and...
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Knife Recovered from Middle School Student’s Bookbag After Dmage to Bus Seat is Discovered

Knife Recovered from Middle School Student’s Bookbag After Dmage to Bus Seat is Discovered

On May 20, 2026, after completing an afternoon bus route transporting students home from Glymont Middle School, a school bus driver noticed that one of the bus seats had been damaged and appeared to have been sliced multiple times with a knife. The damage was reported to school administrators the following morning. On May...
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Student Armed With Knife Charged After Threatening to Stab Teacher at Great Mills High School

Student Armed With Knife Charged After Threatening to Stab Teacher at Great Mills High School

On Thursday, May 21, 2026, the school resource officer assigned to Great Mills High School was notified by school administrators that a student had threatened to stab a teacher. Following the verbal threat, school administrators searched the student and located a pocketknife in the student’s pants pocket. The knife was immediately confiscated. The 15-year-old...
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Eastern Shore Cheer Academy Owner Arrested, Charged with Sexual Abuse of a Minor

Eastern Shore Cheer Academy Owner Arrested, Charged with Sexual Abuse of a Minor

Maryland State Police arrested an Annapolis man with sexual abuse of a minor in Queen Anne’s County. The accused is identified as Dustin Moss Burket, 52, of Annapolis. Burket is criminally charged with second-degree rape, abuse of a minor, fourth degree sexual offense, and second-degree assault. He was taken into custody yesterday without incident...
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Waldorf Woman Arrested Twice in Less Than a Week on Multiple Fraud and Theft Charges in Charles County

Waldorf Woman Arrested Twice in Less Than a Week on Multiple Fraud and Theft Charges in Charles County

UPDATE 5/22/2026: Annaya Lisette Hines, 26, of Waldorf, is facing multiple fraud, identity theft, and theft-related charges after detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division said she used stolen personal information to lease an apartment on Talbert Place in Waldorf. Court records show Hines was arrested on May 20, 2026, and...
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UPDATE: Fraud Suspect Arrested for Second Time in Under a Week After Additional Cases of Theft and Fraud is Discovered

UPDATE: Fraud Suspect Arrested for Second Time in Under a Week After Additional Cases of Theft and Fraud is Discovered

UPDATE 5/22/2026: On May 20, 2026, detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division arrested Annaya Lisette Hines, age 26, shortly after she was released from the Charles County Detention Center on electronic monitoring. Hines had initially been arrested on May 14 on an active warrant. While she was in custody, detectives served her with a...
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St. Mary’s County and Hollywood VFD Mourns Passing of Lifelong Firefighter, Beloved Barber John Gatton, Sr.

St. Mary’s County and Hollywood VFD Mourns Passing of Lifelong Firefighter, Beloved Barber John Gatton, Sr.

John “Johnny” Oscar Gatton Sr., 83, of Hollywood, Maryland, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2026, surrounded by his family in the comfort of his home. Johnny was born on February 10, 1943, at his family home in Hollywood, Maryland, to William Raymond and Ruth Evelyn Gatton. He was one of six children and...
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St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – May 19, 2026

St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – May 19, 2026

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) began their business meeting with an invocation and the pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda. The CSMC then presented proclamations in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week, National Public Works Week, and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month. For their main agenda item, the Commissioners: Approved Resolution 2026-12...
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