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Men Posing As Women On Social Media Lured Victims To Armed Robberies In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Five suspects between the ages of 17 and 21 have been identified and apprehended after posing as a woman on a social media dating app and robbing their marks, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office.
This week, detectives arrested five suspects who were implicated in several armed robberies that date back to Tuesday, April 9, officials say.
Those arrested:
Darius Lerenzo Mearis, 21, of White Plains;
Justin Amari Banks, 18, of Waldorf;
Jerrell Maurice Grey, 20, of Waldorf;
Two 17-year-old men from Waldorf.
In each case, investigators say that the group used fake profiles of …
Four Charged For Having Fentanyl, Cocaine Accessible To Child In Maryland: Sheriff (Updated)
New arrests have been made a month after a group was caught with drug and weapons in the vicinity of a child, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office.
Last month, Lexington Park resident Joseph Matthew Queen III, 30, and Terrance Lamar Barnes, 29, who has no fixed address, were arrested following a pair of search and seizures in the county.
On Tuesday, the agency announced that Felicia Eve Lopez, 29, and Dana Marie Royster, 39, both of Lexington Park, have also been arrested and charged in connection to the February case.
Officials said that on Friday, Feb. 23, deputies fr…
Shooter In Southeast DC Sentenced For Killing Clinton Man Outside Father's Home: Feds
A District man has been sentenced to decades in prison for gunning down Maryland native Toussaunt Strong outside his father's home in the Shipley Terrace neighborhood more than three years ago, authorities announced.
Ravel Mills, 29, was found guilty by a jury last October of second-degree murder while armed and other offenses for killing the Montgomery County native in Southeast DC in 2020.
This week, a judge announced that Mills has been sentenced to 29 years in prison, the max possible term.
According to prosecutors, on April 18, 2020, Strong, 28, was outside his father's home when Mill…
Gun, Drugs Recovered During Traffic Stop In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says
What started as a routine traffic stop in St. Mary's County led to the arrest of a wanted man and convict who now faces drug and weapon charges, officials say.
Lexington Park residents Robert Doral Harrod, 36, and Talmadge Jones, 51, were taken into custody over the weekend when the latter was stopped by members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office.
According to the agency, Jones was driving on Great Mills Road when he committed a traffic violation and was stopped be sheriff's deputies, who found that he had an open warrant out for his arrest.
Harrod, a passenger in the 2020 For…
DC Man Cops To Crossing Into Maryland To Rob Bank, Police Pursuit, Sheriff Says
A District man may spend decades behind bars after crossing into Southern Maryland, robbing a Calvert County bank and fleeing from police with some friends, authorities announced.
Silas Moore, 37, admitted to his role in the May robbery of M&T Bank in Dunkirk that resulted in a high-speed pursuit with deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff's Office.
Investigators say that on Monday, May 1, Moore walked into the bank and handed one of the tellers a note demanding cash while brandishing a handgun.
He fled with $1,000, along with three others, prompting the short-lived police pursuit …
