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Mother Who Dunked Children In Bath, Left Them Locked Out Of Waldorf Apartment Gets Prison Time Mother Who Dunked Children In Bath, Left Them Locked Out Of Waldorf Apartment Gets Prison Time
Mother Who Dunked Children In Bath, Left Them Locked Out Of Waldorf Apartment Gets Prison Time The Charles County mother who violently abused her two young children before her fiancé alerted the authorities will have years behind bars to consider her actions. On Friday, Charles County State's Attorney Tony Covington announced that Waldorf resident Janae Elizabeth Bishop, 32, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison with all but 10 years suspended after pleading guilty to multiple counts of child abuse last summer. In February 2022, officials say that Bishop’s fiancé reported to officers that he witnessed and recorded Bishop assault the children, ages 5 and 3 years at the ti…

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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…

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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…

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Shooter Gets Life For Killing Man In Charles County Shoe Deal Gone Wrong: State's Attorney Shooter Gets Life For Killing Man In Charles County Shoe Deal Gone Wrong: State's Attorney
Shooter Gets Life For Killing Man In Charles County Shoe Deal Gone Wrong: State's Attorney A 21-year-old man will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing a Maryland teenager in 2020 during a shoe deal that rapidly went awry. Keishon Javontae Thompson has been sentenced to life in prison, plus 15 years and two days after he was convicted of killing 19-year-old J'Shaun Wallace and similar weapon charges. Prosecutors say that on Dec. 6, 2020, officers in Charles County were called to the 2900 block of Business Park Drive in Waldorf to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, they found Wallace with a gunshot wound to his chest, and he was pronounced dead at t…

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Shooter Convicted Of Killing Man In Charles County Shoe Deal Gone Wrong: State's Attorney Shooter Convicted Of Killing Man In Charles County Shoe Deal Gone Wrong: State's Attorney
Shooter Convicted Of Killing Man In Charles County Shoe Deal Gone Wrong: State's Attorney Officials in Charles County announced that a man has been found guilty of murdering a Maryland teenager in 2020 during a shoe deal that rapidly went awry.  Keishon Javontae Thompson, 20, was convicted of murder and multiple weapons charges following a five-day trial tied to his role in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old J’Shaun Wallace. Prosecutors say that on Dec. 6, 2020, officers in Charles County were called to the 2900 block of Business Park Drive in Waldorf to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, they found Wallace with a gunshot wound to his chest, and he was pronounced…

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Life In Prison For Man Convicted Of Murder During THC Vape Cartridge Robbery In Bryans Road Life In Prison For Man Convicted Of Murder During THC Vape Cartridge Robbery In Bryans Road
Life In Prison For Man Convicted Of Murder During THC Vape Cartridge Robbery In Bryans Road A 21-year-old Maryland man is the second suspect who will spend the rest of his life behind bars for a fatal THC drug robbery of a high school student in Charles County in 2020. Waldorf resident Mikayle Tahed Qawwee has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted by a Charles County jury on a host of charges, including murder, following an eight-day trial and less than 24 hours of deliberation over the murder of Bradley Brown in 2020, the Charles County State's Attorney announced. Specifically, Qawwee was charged and convicted of: First-degree murder; Thee counts of use of…

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Teen Sentenced To Role In Botched Marijuana Deal In Charles County: State's Attorney Teen Sentenced To Role In Botched Marijuana Deal In Charles County: State's Attorney
Teen Sentenced To Role In Botched Marijuana Deal In Charles County: State's Attorney A teenage assault suspect has been sentenced to years behind bars for his role in the shooting and attack of a 17-year-old during a drug deal gone wrong in Charles County, the state's attorney announced. Quanel Love Brown, 17, of Waldorf, has been sentenced to 53 years in prison, with all but 15 years suspended following his guilty plea for shooting a teen and pistol-whipping his brother during a planned meeting to purchase marijuana. On Tuesday, March 23, officers responded to Continental Drive and Sandestin Place in White Plains for the report of a shooting, where they found a 17-year-old…

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Second Person Convicted Of Murdering Man During Armed THC Vape Cartridge Robbery In Bryans Road Second Person Convicted Of Murdering Man During Armed THC Vape Cartridge Robbery In Bryans Road
Second Person Convicted Of Murdering Man During Armed THC Vape Cartridge Robbery In Bryans Road A 21-year-old Maryland man may spend the rest of his life behind bars for a fatal THC drug robbery of a high school student in Charles County. Waldorf resident Mikayle Tahed Qawwee was convicted by a Charles County jury on a host of charges following an eight-day trial and less than 24 hours of deliberation over the murder of Bradley Brown in 2020, the Charles County State's Attorney announced. Specifically, Qawwee was charged and convicted of: First-degree murder; Thee counts of use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence; First-degree assault; Armed robbery; Robbery; …

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Police Impersonator Sentenced For Assault During Robbery Of Man, Mother In Bryans Road Police Impersonator Sentenced For Assault During Robbery Of Man, Mother In Bryans Road
Police Impersonator Sentenced For Assault During Robbery Of Man, Mother In Bryans Road It will be a decade behind bars for a man with a violent history who posed as a police officer in a tactical vest and robbed a Maryland family at gunpoint, Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced. Suitland resident Clyde William Peterson, 52, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to first-degree assault for an incident in Bryans Road last year. On July 13, 2021, officers responded to a residence in the 6900 block of Surrey Place in Bryans Road for the report of an assault with a weapon, the state’s attorney said. Upon arriv…

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Murder Suspect Gets Life In Prison For Murder, Robbery At Waldorf Hotel: State's Attorney Murder Suspect Gets Life In Prison For Murder, Robbery At Waldorf Hotel: State's Attorney
Murder Suspect Gets Life In Prison For Murder, Robbery At Waldorf Hotel: State's Attorney A 33-year-old Maryland man with a lengthy criminal history will likely never be free again after being sentenced for murdering his victim during an armed robbery at a Charles County hotel, the state's attorney announced. Charles County Circuit Court Judge William Greer, Jr. sentenced Marc Carlyle McLaughlin to life in prison, plus 30 years for the first-degree felony murder of Kenneth Brawner, attempted armed robberies, and related charges following his conviction in May. On Sept. 21, 2020, Tony Covington, the State’s Attorney for Charles County said that officers responded to the Master S…

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Waldorf Man Gets Prison Time For Sexually Abusing Teen, State's Attorney Announces Waldorf Man Gets Prison Time For Sexually Abusing Teen, State's Attorney Announces
Waldorf Man Gets Prison Time For Sexually Abusing Teen, State's Attorney Announces A Maryland man will spend a decade in prison and must register as a sex offender after admitting to sexually abusing a minor, the state's attorney announced. Waldorf resident Clarence Henry Henderson, 30, pleaded guilty in Charles County to sexual abuse of a minor and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Upon his release from prison, Henderson will be on supervised probation for five years and must register on the sex offender registry for the rest of his life, according to Charles County State’s Attorney Tony Covington. Henderson pleaded guilty in June. On Nov. 22, 2019, members of the C…

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