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Kerry Lee Robinson, 63

Kerry Lee Robinson, 63

Kerry Lee Robinson, 63 of Thomas, WVa, formerly of St. Mary’s County, died June 26, 2018 at his home. Born Jan. 23, 1955 in Takoma Park, MD, he was the son of Raymond Bennett Robinson and Marjorie Alice (Sehorn) Robinson. He is survived by his daughter, Cassie Lee Robinson ; grandchildren Jazzmyn Lee Hinz,...
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Two Men Arrested at Sobriety Checkpoint for Possession of Marijuana With Intent to Distribute

Two Men Arrested at Sobriety Checkpoint for Possession of Marijuana With Intent to Distribute

On Saturday, June 30, 2018, at approximately 10:00 pm, Trooper First Class Harrod from the Maryland State Police, Prince Frederick Barrack stopped a vehicle during a sobriety checkpoint due to an alert from Cpl. Esnes that the License Plate Recognition alarm hit indicated the registered owner of a vehicle had a potential outstanding warrant....
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Serious Motor Vehicle Accident Injures Five in Sunderland

Serious Motor Vehicle Accident Injures Five in Sunderland

On Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at approximately 6:15 p.m.,police fire and rescue personnel responded to Solomons Island Road, and Pushaw Station Road, in Sunderland for the reported motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived to find multiple vehicles in the roadway involved in a rear-end style collision, with a total of 4 vehicles and 5 patients,...
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Leonardtown Man Charged with Animal Cruelty

Leonardtown Man Charged with Animal Cruelty

On Tuesday, July 3, 2018, Deputy Budd 0f the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 43000 block of St. Andrew’s Church Road, in Leonardtown, to assist Animal Control in checking the welfare of numerous dogs. Animal Control had previously been to the residence where a dog was discovered to have significant injuries...
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Alexander James “Alex” Franklin, 25

Alexander James “Alex” Franklin, 25

Alexander James “Alex” Franklin, 25 of Ridge, MD passed away on June 28, 2018. Alex was born on August 7, 1992 in Leonardtown, MD to Bruce Alexander Franklin of Dameron, MD and Mary Raley Franklin of Ridge, MD. Alex was born and raised in St. Mary’s County. He is a graduate of St. Michael’s...
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Chesapeake Beach Man Arrested for Trespassing

Chesapeake Beach Man Arrested for Trespassing

On June 30, 2018 Deputy Y. Bortchevsky was conducting a patrol check at the Chesapeake Beach Fastop when he observed Richard Stuart McGrath, 47, standing in front of the door. Once McGrath noticed the officer, he began to walk away, knowing that he is banned indefinitely from the Fastop property. Deputy Bortchevsky detained McGrath...
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Paul “Bubba” Swann, Jr., 77

Paul “Bubba” Swann, Jr., 77

Paul “Bubba” Swann, Jr., age 77 of Waldorf, Maryland, died June 23, 2018 at Genesis La Plata Center. Bubba was a self-employed auto mechanic for 50 plus years and a member of St. Ignatius Church Chapel Point, Maryland. He loved hunting, family gatherings, fast cars, and was a woman-lover. He was always working with...
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Stephanie Marie Marsala, 75

Stephanie Marie Marsala, age 75 of Waldorf, Maryland, died June 28, 2018 at her residence. Stephanie was an Accounting & Finance Clerk as well as a secretary with elementary schools with the United States Air Force (U.S. Government) for 20 plus years. She was a care-taker for her husband and her father. She loved...
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Betty Helen Jewett, 69

Betty Helen Jewett, 69

Betty Helen Jewett, age 69 of Waldorf, Maryland, died June 27, 2018 at her home with Hospice. Betty was a Negative Engraver for 32 years of service, retiring from the Department of Commerce (U.S. Government). She was a member of Providence United Methodist Church in Montross, Virginia and was a volunteer with the local...
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Patricia O’Donnell Wagner, 67

Patricia O’Donnell Wagner, 67

Patricia O’Donnell Wagner, 67, of Waldorf, Maryland, died on Friday, June 29, 2018 at her home. Born on July 27, 1950 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Rena Elsie Walls Fallin and Wayland Haley Fallin. Mrs. Wagner was an administrative assistant for the Department of Labor for many years. In...
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Joann Marie Baierlein, 57

Joann Marie Baierlein, 57

Joann Marie Baierlein, age 57 of Port Tobacco, Maryland, died June 29, 2018 at the Charles County Hospice House in Waldorf, Maryland. Joann was a graduate of Catholic University with a degree in architecture. She went on to work for Lorenzi Dodds & Gunnill in Waldorf, Maryland and then to CMI Engineering. She was...
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Evelyn Oliver Richards, 87

Evelyn Oliver Richards, 87

Evelyn Oliver Richards, 87 of Mechanicsville, MD, formerly of Brandywine, MD passed away at her residence in Mechanicsville, MD on June 24, 2018. Evelyn was born to the late William Murphy Oliver and Cora Taylor Oliver in Washington, DC on June 12, 1931. Evelyn liked to work and study. She worked as a Program...
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Nelson Raymond Conden, 80

Nelson Raymond Conden, 80, of California, MD passed away on June 24, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Dallas, PA on August 14, 1937 to the late Merle Conden and Vera Martin Conden. Nelson was known by all as “Moose” and was a graduate of Harpur College,...
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Mary Elizabeth Tippett, 88

Mary Elizabeth Tippett, 88

Mary Elizabeth Tippett, 88, of Jameson Drive, Waldorf, MD passed away at the UM Charles Regional Medical Center in LA Plata, MD. Mary was born to the late Thomas Benjamin Brown and Marie Dickhoff Brown on October 10, 1929 in Annapolis, MD. Mary loved to travel, take bus trips, and cruising. She sure she...
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Lillian Davis Coston Murray

Lillian Davis Coston Murray

Lillian Davis Coston Murray was born in Teachey, North Carolina on February 8, 1935, to John Clarence Coston, Sr. and Myrtle Murphy Coston. She was the second of 11 children and also a twin to her brother John Clarence Coston Jr. Lillian received Jesus Christ as her personal savior at a young age and...
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Mechanicsville Man Arrested for Possession of Heroin After Traffic Stop in Prince Frederick

Mechanicsville Man Arrested for Possession of Heroin After Traffic Stop in Prince Frederick

On Friday, June 29, 2018, at approximately 12:25 a.m., Corporal Oles of the the Maryland State Police, Prince Frederick Barrack stopped a vehicle on Route 4 near Main Street in Prince Frederick for traffic violations. Because of several criminal indicators a K9 scan was requested. As the driver, Joseph R. West, 29, of Mechanicsville...
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Wendy Elizabeth Gibson, 37

Wendy Elizabeth Gibson, 37

Wendy Elizabeth Gibson, 37 of Avenue, MD passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family on June 29, 2018. Born April 18, 1981 in Leonardtown, MD, she was the daughter of William (Buddy) and Connie Williams Gibson. Wendy is survived by her wife, Karen Colonna whom she married July 2009 and their...
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Preston Eugene Dyson

Preston Eugene Dyson

Peacefully on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Preston Eugene Dyson departed this earthly life in Washington, DC. Family and friends will unite on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 from 10:30am until time of service 11:30 am at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home 2294 Old Washington Road, Waldorf, MD 20601. Interment will follow at Maryland Veterans Cemetery Cheltenham, MD.
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De’Niz Smith

De’Niz Smith

On Sunday, June 24, 2018, De’Niz Smith went home to be home with the Lord. Family and friends will unite on Saturday, July 7, 2018 from 12 noon until time of service 2:00 pm at Lighthouse Baptist Church, 3150 Middletown Rd., Waldorf, MD. Interment private.
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St. Inigoes Man Wanted for Escape

St. Inigoes Man Wanted for Escape

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Michael Jonathan Kline, 25, of St. Inigoes. Kline is wanted on a retake warrant for Escape 2nd Degree for absconding from a court ordered program. Kline was initially charged with Burglary 1st Degree and Theft. Michael Jonathan Kline is described as 5’11 tall, weighing...
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Pomfret Man Arrested on Theft Charges After Traffic Stop in Waldorf

Pomfret Man Arrested on Theft Charges After Traffic Stop in Waldorf

On  wednesday, June 27, 2018 at approximately 6:45 p.m., Trooper Hussey  of the Maryland State Police, La Plata Barack was on patrol and stopped a grey Dodge Durango for a safety equipment violation on Post Office Road at Route 5, in Waldorf, Charles. A check of the Maryland registration revealed the tags were reported...
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Two Lothian Women Arrested for Armed Robbery of 7-11 in Solomons

Two Lothian Women Arrested for Armed Robbery of 7-11 in Solomons

On Thursday, June 28, 2018 at approximately 2:10 am, Trooper First Class Davis from the Maryland State Police, Prince Frederick Barrack stopped to check on a vehicle parked partially in the roadway at Route 4 & Lore Road in Solomons. During the initial contact with the driver a broadcast was given from the 911...
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Co-Defendant in Deadly Waldorf Armed Robbery Sentenced 40 Years

Co-Defendant in Deadly Waldorf Armed Robbery Sentenced 40 Years

Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County announced that on Friday, June 29, 2018, Charles County Circuit Court Judge William R. Greer, Jr. sentenced Charles Leon Thompson, Jr., 34 of Waldorf, to 40 years in prison for Armed Robbery and Use of a Handgun During the Commission of a Crime of Violence. On February...
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La Plata Man Commits Suicide After Murdering 3-Year-Old Daughter

La Plata Man Commits Suicide After Murdering 3-Year-Old Daughter

On Sunday, July 1, 2018, at approximately 7:35 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to Gilbert Run Park located at 13140 Charles Street in La Plata, for a death investigation. Upon arrival, officers located a man and a young girl inside a pickup truck; both were deceased. Detectives assigned to the...
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One Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Crash in Callaway

One Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Crash in Callaway

On Friday, June 29, 2018, at approximately 11:05 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to 20691 Point Lookout Road, in the area of Walk This Way, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway into a ditch, with the single occupant/driver trapped....
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