The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office in Florida are investigating the death of inmate, Christopher Wayne Stufft, 49, of Clearwater, Florida. Detectives assigned to the Robbery/Homicide Unit are investigating the apparent suicide at the Pinellas County Jail in Clearwater. Christopher Wayne Stufft, a former deputy at the Charles County Sheriff’s Office was originally arrested at...
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On Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at approximately 5:35 p.m. deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the Thomas Johnson Bridge in Solomons for a report of a man attempting to jump from the bridge. While units were responding, several citizens exited their vehicles and restrained the man from jumping. Deputies arrived...
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On Thursday, July 5 2018, at approximately 2:25 p.m., police, and emergency medical services personnel responded to Russell’s Bar, located on Blake Creek Road, in Valley Lee, for the reported check the welfare. Patrons in the bar called 911 after a female subject ran into the business stating she found someone dead in the...
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UPDATE 7/5/2018 @ 2:00 p.m.: Deputy State Fire Marshals are continuing to investigate the fire that took the life of 50 year old David Eugene Cordell on July 3, 2018, at his residence on 2795 Berry Hills Road in Waldorf. Charles County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the victim’s identification. The Office of The Chief Medical...
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On Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at approximately 11:40 p.m. firefighters from Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding areas responded to 27505 James Road, in Mechanicsville, for the report of structure fire. An investigation by the Office of the State Fire Marshal revealed the accidental fire occurred as the result of sawmill equipment igniting combustible materials...
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On Monday, July 2, 2018 at approximately 1:30 p.m., firefighters from Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department responded to St. Andrews Church Road in the area of Wheatley’s Apartment Way in Leonardtown for the reported vehicle fire. Crews arrived on scene and found a Chrysler PT Cruiser vehicle fully engulfed in flames on the shoulder of...
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On Tuesday July 3, 2018, at approximately 4:55 p.m., Firefighters from Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding companies responded to 39261 Decoy Way, and New Market Turner Road, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a two story residence with fire showing from the roof, and all four sides of...
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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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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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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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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 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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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., 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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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, 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, 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 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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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 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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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 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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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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