On Tuesday, March 12, 2019, Deputy Mason and Deputy First Class Mohler of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to Fairground Road in Prince Frederick for the report of a wanted individual with an open warrant. Upon arrival, Deputies Mason and Mohler observed the wanted individual in a parking lot. The suspect, Lemuel Mckinley...
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Area Public School Jazz Band Clinic at CSM. 9 a.m., April 4-5. College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, Fine Arts Center (FA), 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata. Beginning at 9 a.m. and throughout the day, award-winning trumpeter Dr. James Moore will rehearse and critique jazz band students from area public schools as part...
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UPDATE: Maryland State Police arrested close to 100 people for driving while impaired and issued close to 1,000 speeding citations over the St. Patrick’s Day holiday. From March 16 to 18, 2019, troopers arrested 89 people for driving under the influence, issued 999 speeding citations, 3,039 additional citations and 3,933 warnings and conducted 5,843...
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UPDATE: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, with support from the Maryland State Police, held a sobriety checkpoint on Saturday, March 16, 2019. During the course of the operation at Route 235 and Valley Drive in Lexington Park, 437 vehicles drove through the checkpoint and two motorists were subsequently arrested for impaired driving. 3/13/2019:...
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In January of 2019, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Division, began an investigation into Melvin Jerome Maddox, 50 of Lexington Park, regarding his involvement in the distribution of controlled dangerous substances. As a result, a search and seizure warrant was obtained for Maddox’s person, vehicle and residence. On Wednesday, March 13,...
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On Sunday, March 17, 2019, at approximately 10:15 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Great Mills Road and Prather Drive in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle in an embankment on its side, with the driver and...
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Robin Marie Chedester, 21 of Brandywine, MD, passed away March 11, 2019, in Roanoke, VA. Robin was born on December 23, 1997, in Anne Arundel County, MD. She graduated from Gwynn Park High School in Brandywine, MD, in 2016. Robin was predeceased by her grandparents Florence Chedester, Joseph Moore, Sr., and Armando Agostini. Robin...
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William Alphonsus Young, 65 of Waldorf, MD passed away on March 13, 2019 at Bridge Point Hospital in Washington, DC. William was born on August 9, 1953 to the late Robert Vincent Young and Gertrude Agnes Greene Young . William enjoyed hand dancing, spending time at the American Legion and shooting pool. William served...
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Jeannette Roberta Young Jones, 63 of Waldorf, MD passed away on March 13, 2019 at her residence in Waldorf, MD. Jeannette was born on December 2, 1955 to the late Robert Vincent Young and Gertrude Agnes Greene Young. Jeannette enjoyed cooking, sports grilling and family dancing. She worked as an Accounting Clerk for the...
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On Monday, March 18, 2019, at approximately 6:05 a.m., firefighters from NAS Patuxent River, Bay District, Hollywood, and Valley Lee responded to the 47400 Block of Southampton Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported house fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a 1-story single family residence with fire showing from multiple sides of...
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Every day more than 16,000 Maryland law enforcement officers say goodbye to their families and head out to protect and serve their communities. As a police officer, both you and your family know the risks of the job when you’re sworn in to wear the badge – impaired drivers, weapons, domestic incidents gone wrong,...
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On Saturday, March 16, 2019, at approximately 7:15 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the base of the Thomas Johnson Bridge in Solomons, for the motor vehicle accident reported head-on. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles in the roadway in a head-on style collision, on the Calvert side of The...
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On Saturday, March 16, 2019, at approximately 1:00 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Hollywood Road in Hollywood, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find four vehicles in the roadway in a rear-end style collision. One patient was...
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On Saturday, March 16, 2019, at approximately 9:50 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Patuxent Beach Road and Patuxent Boulevard in California, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one person trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles off the roadway in a t-bone style collision...
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On Thursday, March 14, 2019, at approximately 8:30 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and Expedition Park Way in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Shortly after volunteer firefighters responded, dispatch advised the vehicle was now reportedly on fire. Crews arrived on scene to find...
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On Friday, March 15, 2019, at approximately 5:50 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of First Colony Boulevard and FDR Boulevard in California, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles in the roadway. At least two patients signed care refusal forms...
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On Friday, March 15th, 2019, at approximately 12:10 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and College Circle in Leonardtown, for the motor vehicle accident involving an occupied school bus. Crews arrived on scene to find a fuel truck and a St. Mary’s County Public School Bus...
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Thomas Gerald “Jerry” Clements, 88, of La Plata, Maryland, died on March 11, 2019 at the Charles County Hospice House in Waldorf. Born on October 22, 1930 in Charles County, he was the son of the late Agnes Irene Simms Clements and Robert Leon Clements. Mr. Clements was a self-employed building contractor. His hobbies...
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Martin Wynn Somers, age 67 of White Plains, Maryland, died March 12, 2019 at the Gilcrest Hospice House in Towson, Maryland. Martin was a Director of Land Development at ACPT for 40 plus years. He was an avid sports fan who enjoyed traveling, working outside, and playing and spending time with his grandchildren who...
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Ashby Gene Wood, 69, of Port Tobacco, Maryland, fondly known as Buster, passed away on March 11, 2019 at the Charles County Hospice House surrounded by his family. Born on September 19, 1949 in Hillside, Maryland, he was the son of the late Ruby Underwood and Ashby Hamilton Wood. Buster served in the U....
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Gary Lee Beale, age 66 of Waldorf, Maryland, died March 10, 2019. Gary was an Auto Mechanic for 35 plus years and in earlier times, had worked as a Meat Cutter for Grand Union for 25 years. He loved riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle, fishing, and his pets, who was always known for helping...
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Gene Marushia, age 95 of La Plata, Maryland, died March 8, 2019 at her residence. Gene was a homemaker and a member of La Plata Baptist Church. She loved reading, gardening and fishing and was dedicated to her family. She was the daughter of Leonard Leon Chittum and Jamye Gideon Walker Chittum. In addition...
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Kevin Dwayne Morrill, age 54, of La Plata, Maryland, died March 8, 2019 at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. Kevin was an Assistant Service Manager for 30 years at Prince Frederick Dodge and was a Veteran of the United States Air Force, having served six years. He loved fishing, golf, hunting, kayaking, 4-wheeling,...
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Dr. Mildred Elaine Ohler, 69 of Port St. Lucie, Florida, formerly of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away peacefully at her home on March 12, 2019. She was born to the late Luis A. and Elsa M. Castilllo on January 4, 1950 in Washington, D.C. She graduated from Crossland High School in Temple Hills, earned her...
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Dewey Lee Cecil, Jr. 53, of Brandywine, MD passed away March 9, 2019 in Lothian, MD. He was born on November 8, 1965 in St. Augustine, FL to the late Dewey Lee Cecil, Sr. and Lucille Pauline Osteen. Dewey was employed in construction for many years. He was an outdoorsman, and loved horses, spending...
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