Antoine Sequan Hurley, 41, of Huntingtown, is facing misdemeanor charges of failing to obey a reasonable and lawful order, obstructing justice, and resisting or interfering with arrest after Calvert County deputies said he ran from officers who were attempting to serve arrest warrants in Lusby on May 7, 2026. According to court documents, members...
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Vincent Perry Brooks, 34, of Accokeek, is facing three misdemeanor counts of possessing a controlled dangerous substance other than cannabis and one misdemeanor count of possessing drug paraphernalia after a May 4, 2026, traffic stop in Calvert County, according to court documents. According to charging documents filed by Cpl. Plant of the Calvert County...
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Last night’s Bonus Match 5 and Powerball drawings resulted in three $50,000 wins, two in northern Calvert County and one in Annapolis. The May 6 Powerball drawing generated two third-tier $50,000 wins in Maryland, one in Annapolis and the other in the Calvert community of North Beach. Powerball numbers for the May 6 drawing...
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Sheriff Ricky Cox and the men and women of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office are proud to announce that DFC Hendrickson and his K9 partner, Atlas, earned 1st place out of 20 K9 teams at the 2026 Capital K9 Trials. The competition, hosted at Joint Base Andrews Air Force Base in Prince George’s County,...
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Corey Coniel Contee, 55, of Lexington Park, is facing misdemeanor charges of possession of a controlled dangerous substance other than cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia after an arrest on May 2, 2026, in Lexington Park, according to District Court documents filed in St. Mary’s County. According to the statement of charges, Deputy Tyler...
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Zakiyra Imarie Minor, 23, of Indian Head, has been charged in Charles County District Court with second-degree escape for allegedly violating the conditions of her pretrial release while on home detention, according to court documents. Court records state that the case began after A1 Trusted Monitoring LLC contacted the Charles County Sheriff’s Office at...
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Hope Eunice Bush, 54, of Lusby, has been charged in Calvert County District Court with misdemeanor animal cruelty and misdemeanor animal cruelty for failing to provide necessary care after authorities said a cream-colored Poodle mix-type dog was found in severely neglected condition at a Solomons veterinary office on May 2, 2026. The case remains...
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James Daniel Seifert, 33, of Lexington Park, is facing charges across five separate St. Mary’s County District Court cases, including drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving on a suspended license, and two counts of theft under $100, according to court documents. The documents, filed between March 2026 and May 2026, stem from two...
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Stoney Louis Buckler, 40, of Mechanicsville, has been charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance that was not cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia after a May 3, 2026, arrest in St. Mary’s County, according to District Court documents. According to the statement of charges, a deputy with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s...
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Laroi James Burch, 35, of Lexington Park, is facing nine drug and firearm-related charges after authorities said a search of his Radford Lane home led to the discovery of crack cocaine, packaging materials, a digital scale, cash, ammunition and a Polymer80 handgun without a serial number, according to District Court documents filed in St....
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Donald Leo Parks, 32, of Lexington Park, is facing criminal and traffic charges after court documents say he allegedly drove a red moped away from a St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputy during an attempted traffic stop and later attempted to conceal suspected synthetic cannabinoid under the vehicle. According to court documents, Deputy Joseph...
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On Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at approximately 4:25 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the intersection of Chancellors Run Road and Military Lane in Great Mills, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one overturned. Crews arrived on the scene within minutes of dispatch to find a three vehicle collision with...
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UPDATE 5/13/2026: A Maryland man learned his fate in federal court, today, in connection with drug trafficking and weapons crimes. U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman sentenced Dominick Mackall, 37, of Lexington Park, to 110 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for possessing firearms and ammunition as a felon and...
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Dana Elizabeth Briscoe, 63, of Hollywood, is facing charges of second-degree assault, obstructing and hindering, failure to obey a reasonable and lawful order, and resisting or interfering with arrest after a May 7, 2026 traffic stop in Hollywood, according to District Court of Maryland records. A related traffic citation also accuses Briscoe of driving...
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James Donelle Pinkney, 53, of Great Mills, has been charged with fraudulently assuming another person’s identity to avoid prosecution, obstructing and hindering, two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance that was not cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting or interfering with arrest, and possession of contraband in a place of confinement, according...
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Ruby Nicole Mason, 23, of Leonardtown, has been charged with second-degree assault after police responded to a reported assault in progress at the Deluxe Inn on Crain Highway in La Plata on May 6, 2026, according to charging documents filed in the District Court for Charles County. According to the statement of probable cause,...
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Michael G. Pernell, 37, of Saint Leonard, is facing two felony counts of possession with intent to distribute narcotics, two misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance that was not cannabis, and one misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia after an April 29, 2026 traffic stop in Lexington Park, according to...
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William Lamar Herndon, 37, of Hollywood, is facing three misdemeanor charges after Maryland State Police said a traffic stop in Hollywood led to the discovery of suspected cocaine and drug paraphernalia, according to District Court documents filed in St. Mary’s County. Herndon is charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, not cannabis, and...
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On Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at approximately 5:55 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services from Calvert and Charles County responded to the Benedict Bridge, for a motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle head-on style collision with one patient reporting chest pains. Upon evaluating the...
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A St. Mary’s County woman used numbers from an old car to win $50,000 on Pick 5. According to the grandmother, her husband has an old car in the driveway that she wants him to remove. While she was looking at the eyesore one day, she decided to use the situation to win some...
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The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) celebrated its 127 student athletes and their achievements during the annual athletics banquet on Wednesday, April 29. The special night of recognition honors the hard work student athletes put in each day to find success in their sport and in the classroom. CSM President Dr. Yolanda Wilson opened...
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St. Mary’s County Government is inviting community members to help shape the future of transportation in Lexington Park by participating in an upcoming Community Planning Meeting for the FDR Boulevard Extension Planning Study. The Community Planning Meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Lexington Park Library, located...
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Joelle Anicia Brown, 20, of Waldorf, has been charged in Charles County District Court with one felony count of theft scheme involving at least $1,500 but less than $25,000 after court documents say she stole $1,605 from a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Waldorf. According to charging documents filed by the Charles County Sheriff’s Office,...
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5/13/2026: Maryland Delegate Todd B. Morgan announced that “MDOT/SHA listened to concerns raised by local officials and residents regarding the proposed Route 235 roadway project. Morgan said. “Thanks to everyone who showed up to speak up.” In a May 7, 2026, letter to Delegate Morgan, Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary Kathryn Thomson said the Maryland...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) began their business day by hosting a joint meeting with the St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission (MetCom). Discussion topics included updates on Capital Improvement Projects, the St. Mary’s 2050 Comprehensive Plan, and more. The CSMC wrapped the joint meeting by approving MetCom’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Capital Improvement Budget...
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