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Passenger, 26, Killed After Driver Crashes Into Tree Off Maryland Parkway: Sheriff Passenger, 26, Killed After Driver Crashes Into Tree Off Maryland Parkway: Sheriff
Passenger, 26, Killed After Driver Crashes Into Tree Off Maryland Parkway: Sheriff A Baltimore man was killed overnight in Charles County when the driver of the car he was riding in lost control and smashed into a tree, according to the sheriff's office. Daunte Marqui Butler, 26, has been identified as the victim who was killed late on Monday night, May 6 in Waldorf, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced. Shortly after 11:30 p.m. on May 6, officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to the area of St. Charles Parkway and St. Ignatius Drive to investigate a single-car crash involving a Chevy Impala. Investigators say that the driver was trav…

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Fireworks Mishap Leaves Man Dead: Maryland Fire Marshal Fireworks Mishap Leaves Man Dead: Maryland Fire Marshal
Fireworks Mishap Leaves Man Dead: Maryland Fire Marshal A night of fun and fireworks turned fatal for a group of friends who mishandled an explosive, the Maryland Fire Marshal announced. At approximately 9 p.m. on Wednesday night, officials say that a group was gathering and setting off fireworks in the backyard of a Bannister Circle home in Waldorf when one went off while in a mortar tube.  The 20-year-old man suffered hand and chest injuries and was rushed by first responders to Charles Regional Medical Center, where he later died from his wounds. Investigators have not released the name of the man. Officials encouraged area residents n…

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Woman Trapped Inside LaPlata House Fire Dies, Fire Under Investigation Woman Trapped Inside LaPlata House Fire Dies, Fire Under Investigation
Woman Trapped Inside LaPlata House Fire Dies, Fire Under Investigation Fire Marshals are continuing an investigation into a fatal fire that claimed the life of a 59-year-old woman in LaPlata, authorities say. The victim was found trapped inside of the dwelling fire in the 1000 block of Suffolk Drive around 6:40 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Firefighters were able to remove the woman from the home and rush her to the Charles Regional Medical Center where she tragically succumbed to her injuries. Investigators believe that the fire started in a room behind the attached garage. The fire is still under investigation but …

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Woman Killed After Being Trapped In Maryland House Blaze: Fire Marshal Woman Killed After Being Trapped In Maryland House Blaze: Fire Marshal
Woman Killed After Being Trapped In Maryland House Blaze: Fire Marshal A house fire is under investigation after a woman was trapped and killed in a blaze that broke out in a Maryland home, according to authorities. The 59-year-old woman was killed on Tuesday, Sept. 27, the Office of the State Fire Marshal announced following an investigation into the fatal incident. At approximately 6:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26, crews from the LaPlata Volunteer Fire Department and other surrounding agencies responded to the 1000 block of Suffolk Drive, where there was a reported house fire with people trapped inside. Upon arrival, firefighters said they located a woman ins…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Subdued After Destroying Property In Maryland Shop, Punching Arresting Officer: Sheriff Man Subdued After Destroying Property In Maryland Shop, Punching Arresting Officer: Sheriff
Man Subdued After Destroying Property In Maryland Shop, Punching Arresting Officer: Sheriff A wanted man was released on $100 bond after destroying items in a Maryland tobacco store and punching an arresting police officer in the face, officials said. Ottoy Bradley Lawson, 30, of Davis, Oklahoma, who was wanted in Charles County for failing to appear in court on criminal charges, was arrested after refusing to comply with members of the sheriff’s office, the agency announced on Thursday, July 21. The alleged incident began shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 14 at Cloudz Tobacco in the 8000 block of Matthews Road in Bryans Road when Lawson was allegedly breaking items insid…

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