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Shooter Sentenced For Murdering Man After Altercation With Son In Waldorf Shooter Sentenced For Murdering Man After Altercation With Son In Waldorf
Mehki Joseph Smith Sentenced For Murder Of Michael Dodson A man will spend 35 years in prison for shooting his victim more than two dozen times after getting into an altercation with his son, the Charles County State's Attorney's Office announced. Mehki Joseph Smith, 24, of Waldorf, was sentenced to life in prison with all but 35 years suspended in connection to the murder of 60-year-old Michael Anthony Dodson, Sr. in October 2022. Dodson, a Waldorf resident, was identified as the victim who was found shot several times and killed at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 25, 2022 in the 2500 block of Old Washington Road in his hometown, according t…
Sub Teacher Sentenced For Sexually Abusing, Soliciting Minors Online In Charles County Sub Teacher Sentenced For Sexually Abusing, Soliciting Minors Online In Charles County
Malcolm Fluellyn Sentenced For Sexual Contact With Minors A long-term Charles County Public Schools substitute teacher is heading to prison after targeting minors through social media, the state's attorney's office announced on Tuesday. Bryans Road resident Malcolm Xavier Fluellyn, 27, pleaded guilty in February to various charges following an investigation by the sheriff's office into inappropriate sexual contact and interactions between he and students at General Smallwood Middle School, the state's attorney's office announced. On April 16, Charles County State's Attorney Tony Covington said that Fluellyn has been sentenced to 46 years in p…
Fight Clubs At Charles County High School Probed Following Bathroom Assault: Sheriff Fight Clubs At Charles County High School Probed Following Bathroom Assault: Sheriff
Maurice McDonough High School Fight Club Arrest Fight clubs among students are under investigation at a Maryland high school following a bathroom assault. A student was in a school bathroom when two of their peers entered the bathroom, went through the student’s pockets, looking for money but instead stole a cell phone on Tuesday, March 19 at Maurice McDonough High School, the Charles County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. An investigation found the two students purposely targeted the student believing the student was in possession of cash as a result of winning previous, pre-arranged fights that occurred at the school…
'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing' Sentenced For Raping Minor In Maryland: Sheriff 'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing' Sentenced For Raping Minor In Maryland: Sheriff
'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing' Sentenced For Raping Minor In Maryland: Sheriff A judge in Calvert County had harsh words for a sexual offender from Prince Frederick who preyed on a minor for years.  Jonathan Huffman, 38, was sentenced in Calvert County Circuit Court to 50 years in prison with all but 18 years suspended, for sexually abusing a minor and second-degree rape, authorities announced. At his sentencing, Judge Mark Chandlee described Huffman as "a wolf in sheep's clothing."  According to the Charles County State's Attorney's Office, last year, the sheriff's office received a cyber tip about possible abuse, launching a joint investigation that inclu…
Man Gets Multiple Life Sentences For 'Rage Killing' Two Women In Waldorf Home Man Gets Multiple Life Sentences For 'Rage Killing' Two Women In Waldorf Home
Deon Watkins Sentenced For Double Murder In Charles County Deon Watkins will never see the light of day again after a judge sentenced him to two life sentences without the possibility of parole for murdering a pair of women in Maryland, the Charles County State's Attorney's Office announced. Last summer, it took a jury days to convict the 52-year-old man of the murders of Kandeon Niravanh and Genesis Garrett, both 22, in Waldorf, and on Thursday, he was sentenced to a lifetime in prison. Charles County State's Attorney Tony Covington said that shortly before 1 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2021, officers were called to the 2400 block of Hanover Court in Wa…
Virginia Man Sentenced For Killing Mother After Breakfast Fight In Indian Head Virginia Man Sentenced For Killing Mother After Breakfast Fight In Indian Head
Virginia Man Sentenced For Killing Mother After Breakfast Fight In Indian Head A Virginia man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of strangling his mother to death in Maryland after an argument, the Charles County State's Attorney's Office announced on Friday. Norfolk resident Bandon Kiah Slade, 29, was found guilty following a three-day trial of murder, assault and other offenses in connection to the death of his mother, Lenora Coates-Slade, whose body was found stabbed to death with a plastic bag wrapped around her head in the family's garage three years ago. On Friday, prosecutors announced that he has been sentenced by a judge to…
Virginia Man Convicted Of Killing Mother After Breakfast Fight In Indian Head: State's Attorney Virginia Man Convicted Of Killing Mother After Breakfast Fight In Indian Head: State's Attorney
Virginia Man Convicted Of Killing Mother After Breakfast Fight In Indian Head: State's Attorney A Virginia man has been convicted of strangling his mother to death in Maryland after an argument, the Charles County State's Attorney's Office announced. Norfolk resident Bandon Kiah Slade, 29, was found guilty following a six-day trial of murder, assault and other offenses in connection to the death of his mother, Lenora Coates-Slade, whose body was found stabbed to death with a plastic bag wrapped around her head in the family's garage three years ago. In October 2020, officers were called to an Indian Head home, for "the report of unknown trouble," where they found Coates-Slade. First …
Family Friend Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting 9-Year-Old Girl In Charles County: Prosecutors Family Friend Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting 9-Year-Old Girl In Charles County: Prosecutors
Family Friend Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting 9-Year-Old Girl In Charles County: Prosecutors It will be years behind bars for a Maryland man who was convicted earlier this year on multiple offenses in connection to his illicit contact with a child in Charles County, officials say. Waldorf resident Jose Eugenio Escobar-Argueta, 34, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty on a host of charges involing a 9-year-old child, according to the Charles County State's Attorney's Office. In January 2022, officers from the Charles County Police Department were called to a home in Fordington Place in Waldorf, where they met with the victim, according to the s…
Shooter Convicted Of Murdering Women In Their Waldorf Home Over Drug Dispute: Prosecutors Shooter Convicted Of Murdering Women In Their Waldorf Home Over Drug Dispute: Prosecutors
Shooter Convicted Of Murdering Women In Their Waldorf Home Over Drug Dispute: Prosecutors It took a jury more than a week to convict a Maryland man of murdering a pair of women in Charles County, the state's attorney's office announced. Deon Watkins, 51, has been found guilty for his role in the deaths of Kandeon Niravanh, 24, and Genesis Garrett, 22, both of Waldorf, in January 2021. Charles County State's Attorney Tony Covington said that shortly before 1 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2021, officers were called to the 2400 block of Hanover Court in Waldorf, where there was a front door suspiciously left open in a neighborhood home. Once inside, they found Niravanh and Garrett dead with gu…
DC Firefighter Accused Of Assaulting GF Before Being Shot By Dog Walker In Bryans Road: Sheriff DC Firefighter Accused Of Assaulting GF Before Being Shot By Dog Walker In Bryans Road: Sheriff
DC Firefighter Accused Of Assaulting GF Before Being Shot By Dog Walker In Bryans Road: Sheriff The 30-year-old firefighter who was shot and killed early on Monday morning in Charles County may not have been an innocent victim, according to investigators from the sheriff's office. DC Firefighter/EMT Carl Francis Braxton was shot at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Monday, May 8 near the 2900 block of Sedgemore Place in Bryans Road during a domestic incident that ended violently.  Members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to the area to investigate a reported domestic assault, and while en route, they received a report of gunshots coming from the same block, authorities say…
Fights Break Out Across Charles County High School In Between Classes Fights Break Out Across Charles County High School In Between Classes
Fights Break Out Across Charles County High School In Between Classes Several Charles County high school students are being investigated after multiple fights took place over a class change, officials say. Numerous Henry E. Lackey High School students reportedly became involved in several altercations across the school in between classes on Monday, Feb. 27, according to the Charles County Sheriff's office. The school resource officer was able to step in and separate the students, some of whom had minor injuries.  Injured students were treated by the school nurse. The school resource officer forwarded the information to the Charles County State's Attorn…
Hair Designer, Mother Of Three Remembered By Community After Being Gunned Down In Waldorf Home Hair Designer, Mother Of Three Remembered By Community After Being Gunned Down In Waldorf Home
Hair Designer, Mother Of Three Remembered By Community After Being Gunned Down In Waldorf Home The community is rallying around a Maryland mother's family after she was found shot and killed, possibly by her husband, who has been identified as a leading suspect, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. Shawnda Wood, a 32-year-old mother of three was found shot to death in her family's Waldorf home on Friday, Dec. 9 by members of the sheriff’s office who were called to their Tawny Drive residence to conduct a welfare check. Upon arrival, officers found Wood, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Her husband, Travis Paschal Wood, 33, was arrested and charged with multiple cou…
Student Breaks Out Concealed Gun During School Fight At Westlake High School, Sheriff Says Student Breaks Out Concealed Gun During School Fight At Westlake High School, Sheriff Says
Student Breaks Out Concealed Gun During School Fight At Westlake High School, Sheriff Says A potentially scary and tragic scene nearly played out in Charles County when a student in a Maryland high school took out a concealed weapon during a fight with another teen on Wednesday afternoon, investigators say. At approximately 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, detectives from the Charles County Sheriff's Office were advised of a fight that began between two students during dismissal, which had been caught on school security cameras at Westlake High School. According to investigators, during the scuffle, one of the students produced what appeared to be a handgun, which prompted a thi…
Maryland AG Releases Report Into Fatal Officer-Involved Pursuit In Charles County Maryland AG Releases Report Into Fatal Officer-Involved Pursuit In Charles County
Maryland AG Releases Report Into Fatal Officer-Involved Pursuit In Charles County The Maryland Attorney General’s Office released its investigative report into a fatal police-involved pursuit in Charles County earlier this year. Shortly after 4 a.m. on Friday, March 11, officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office received a report of a hit-and-run crash in the 3900 block of Pine Cone Circle in Waldorf involving a driver later identified as Darrell Byrd, who was no longer at the scene. Using a witness’ description of his vehicle, officers were able o locate Byrd in a pickup truck in the area of Pine Cone Circle and Huntington Wood Drive, officials said. Officer Sha…
Two Maryland Teens Charged For Assaulting, Robbing Student In Middle School Bathroom: Sheriff Two Maryland Teens Charged For Assaulting, Robbing Student In Middle School Bathroom: Sheriff
Two Maryland Teens Charged For Assaulting, Robbing Student In Middle School Bathroom: Sheriff Two middle school students in Maryland are facing charges for allegedly assaulting and robbing a student in a bathroom late last month, police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 15. On Halloween in Charles County, a student at General Smallwood Middle School reported that he was assaulted in a bathroom by several students who stole his air pods during the melee. An investigation by the school resource officer, school administrators, and Charles County State's Attorney's Office led to charges for a 15-year-old who was charged on a juvenile offense report with robbery, assault, and theft. A second 1…
Suspended Charles County Sheriff's Officer Indicted For Rape, Solicitation Claims: Officials Suspended Charles County Sheriff's Officer Indicted For Rape, Solicitation Claims: Officials
Suspended Charles County Sheriff's Officer Indicted For Rape, Solicitation Claims: Officials A Charles County Sheriff's officer who has been suspended since January in connection to a rape and solicitation investigation has been indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges. Bryan Antwain Keys, Jr., 36, was arrested on a criminal warrant over the weekend in connection to second-degree rape, solicitation of prostitution, and misconduct in office claims. A seven-year veteran of the sheriff’s office, Keys was relieved of his duties in January after his agency was made aware of the allegations, prompting an extensive administrative investigation by the department’s Office of Professiona…
Officers Seize Replica Weapons, Pot From Teens In Two Separate Cases In Charles County: Sheriff Officers Seize Replica Weapons, Pot From Teens In Two Separate Cases In Charles County: Sheriff
Officers Seize Replica Weapons, Pot From Teens In Two Separate Cases In Charles County: Sheriff Two replica handguns were seized from two students in separate incidents on the same school day in Maryland after the teens brought them into the building. The Charles County Sheriff announced on Wednesday, Oct. 19, that school resource officers were busy all day, busting a pair of students who were caught with the very real-looking guns during separate instances that are reportedly unrelated. First, shortly before 10 a.m., school administrators at the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center said that they detected the smell of marijuana on a 14-year-old student, leading to further investigati…
Suspended Charles County Correctional Officer Admits To Misconduct In Office Suspended Charles County Correctional Officer Admits To Misconduct In Office
Suspended Charles County Correctional Officer Admits To Misconduct In Office A suspended correctional officer in Maryland has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of misconduct in office after allegedly violating the rights of an arrested party, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced. NiJee Pierre McWillis, a Charles County correctional officer who was suspended in March pending his trial for the alleged misconduct, was indicted earlier this year on charges for misconduct in office and unauthorized access to computers and related material. He had also been charged with copy/possession of a database, though that will be dismissed by the Charles County Stat…
Twenty-One Wheels Of Soul Motorcycle Club Members Indicted For Quadruple Maryland Shooting Twenty-One Wheels Of Soul Motorcycle Club Members Indicted For Quadruple Maryland Shooting
Twenty-One Wheels Of Soul Motorcycle Club Members Indicted For Quadruple Maryland Shooting Nearly two dozen members of the Wheels of Soul Motorcycle Club have been indicted on multiple charges related to a quadruple shooting that took place in Maryland in October 2020. The Charles County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, July 22, that 21 members of the club have been identified and apprehended for their roles in a shooting at Room 301 on Crain Highway in Waldorf. Those charged, and their affiliation to the gang: Eric Gerard Davis, 32, of Fort Washington (Unseen Kingz); Kentrel Jerome Dorsey, 33, of Front Royal (Virginia Chapter); Shawn Everett Fleming, 32, of Centerville …