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Man Convicted For Fatal Shooting At Hollywood Fire Department Carnival In St. Mary's County Man Convicted For Fatal Shooting At Hollywood Fire Department Carnival In St. Mary's County
Thomas Moreland Convicted Of 2022 Hollywood Carnival Murder A second man has been convicted for his role in the murder of a 16-year-old at the annual Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department's Carnival, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office announced. Lexington Park resident Thomas Moreland, 21, is facing life in prison after being convicted this week to first-degree murder for the summer shooting in 2022 that left a 16-year-old dead and another teen suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, officials say. Moreland was convicted by a jury following a five-day trial of:  First-degree murder; Second-degree murder; Attempted first-degree murd…

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Man Convicted Of Fatally Stabbing Victim 19 Times Near Great Mills HS: State's Attorney Man Convicted Of Fatally Stabbing Victim 19 Times Near Great Mills HS: State's Attorney
Man Convicted Of Fatally Stabbing Victim 19 Times Near Great Mills HS: State's Attorney A 46-year-old Maryland man will face life in prison after being convicted of luring his victim to a premeditated murder near Great Mills High School, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office announced. Great Mills resident Cherron Montril Waul was convicted on Wednesday of first-degree murder following a three-day trial for the brutal slaying of a 33-year-old man in February 2022. According to prosecutors, Waul lured his victim to a secluded place not far from the school, where he stabbed him more than a dozen times. “This horrific attack was pre-meditated and calculated,” Stat…

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Fugitive Who Outran Police In Maryland For Months Heading To Prison For Double Fatal DUI Crash Fugitive Who Outran Police In Maryland For Months Heading To Prison For Double Fatal DUI Crash
Fugitive Who Outran Police In Maryland For Months Heading To Prison For Double Fatal DUI Crash The man who spent more than a year on the run after a double fatal head-on DUI crash in Southern Maryland will not be hard to find after being ordered to spend more than a decade behind bars. St. Mary's County resident Kevin Eugene Luther, 43, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison with 12 years of active incarceration after he was arrested at his Lexington Park home last year authorities announced on Wednesday. Shortly before 7 p.m. on Aug. 31, 2021, police said that troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to Pegg Road in the area of Spring Valley Drive in L…

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Convict Caught With Drugs, Weapons, Heading Back Behind Bars: St. Mary's State's Attorney Convict Caught With Drugs, Weapons, Heading Back Behind Bars: St. Mary's State's Attorney
Convict Caught With Drugs, Weapons, Heading Back Behind Bars: St. Mary's State's Attorney A man with a checkered criminal past is heading back to prison after finding himself running afoul of the law once more in St. Mary's County. Lexington Park resident Dimitri Paul Brooks, 28, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison with all but 15 suspended after being busted earlier this year on felony drug and weapon offenses, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office announced. According to a sheriff’s office spokesperson, earlier this year, detectives from the sheriff office's Vice/Narcotics Unit, Emergency Services Team, and a K-9 Unit executed search and seizure warrants in the …

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School Security Guard Caught With Student Convicted Of Sexual Abuse In St. Mary's County School Security Guard Caught With Student Convicted Of Sexual Abuse In St. Mary's County
School Security Guard Caught With Student Convicted Of Sexual Abuse In St. Mary's County An ill-fated fling between a school security guard and student in St. Mary’s County will land a 22-year-old man in in prison, authorities announced. Davon Natrell Stewart, who was tasked with keeping students safe, has been convicted following a two-day bench trial of sexual abuse of a minor after he was caught with a 15-year-old from Chopticon High School, where he worked. Stewart, while employed as a Safety and Security assistant at the school, prosecutors say that he inappropriately touched the child on at least one occasion. His undoing came when Stewart was caught meting with the girl…

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'Execution-Style' Murderer Serving Life Gets 55 More Years For Probation Violations In Maryland 'Execution-Style' Murderer Serving Life Gets 55 More Years For Probation Violations In Maryland
'Execution-Style' Murderer Serving Life Gets 55 More Years For Probation Violations In Maryland A Maryland man already facing a lifetime behind bars was hit with 55 more years for violating his probation, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced.  Charles Hall, 29, of Lexington Park, was back in court this week, where a judge ordered him to spend 55 more years in prison for violating his probation, just days after he was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the murder of a 19-year-old "execution style" in Great Mills two years ago. St. Mary's County State's Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced the latest prison term for Hall following his sentencing for first-degree m…

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Two Men Get Life Sentences For 'Execution-Style' Murder At Maryland Park: State's Attorney Two Men Get Life Sentences For 'Execution-Style' Murder At Maryland Park: State's Attorney
Two Men Get Life Sentences For 'Execution-Style' Murder At Maryland Park: State's Attorney Justice has been served for the family of a teenager who was murdered "execution style" in a St. Mary's County park while playing ball more than two years ago. State's Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced this week that Leonard Charles Hall, 29, and James Reginald Flanagan, 27, both of Lexington Park, have been sentenced for their roles in the June 2021 murder of 19-year-old Valdez Rico Baker III at the Chancellor's Run Regional Park in Great Mills. Specifically, Hall was sentenced to life in prison, while Flanagan was ordered to serve life behind bars with 35 years of active incarceration aft…

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Prison Time For Man Convicted Of 'Heinous' Sexual Abuse Of Minor In St. Mary's County Prison Time For Man Convicted Of 'Heinous' Sexual Abuse Of Minor In St. Mary's County
Prison Time For Man Convicted Of 'Heinous' Sexual Abuse Of Minor In St. Mary's County The predator who preyed on a minor for months in St. Mary's County will spend decades in prison for sexual abuse, the state's attorney's office announced on Sunday. Mechanicsville resident Randy Dindlebeck, 28, was sentenced to 75 years in prison with all but 24 years suspended after being convicted by a jury earlier this year following a three-day trial for a series of sexual abuse offenses against the same child between July and September 2021.  Specifically, Dindlebeck was convicted of sex abuse of a minor and five counts of third-degree sex offense. According to St. Mary's County …

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Shooter Convicted Of Murdering 53-Year-Old Man Last Summer In Lexington Park: State's Attorney Shooter Convicted Of Murdering 53-Year-Old Man Last Summer In Lexington Park: State's Attorney
Shooter Convicted Of Murdering 53-Year-Old Man Last Summer In Lexington Park: State's Attorney A man from Prince George's County with a checkered criminal history will spend more time behind bars for the murder of a 53-year-old man last summer, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney announced. Forestville resident Malcolm Carl Young, 47, has been convicted by a jury following the shooting death of Great Mills resident Anthony Charles Wright in August last year. Specifically, he was convicted of second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence. Members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 21600 block of Great Mills Ro…

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Dealer Busted With '296 Doses Of Poison' Heading To Prison: St. Mary's County State's Attorney Dealer Busted With '296 Doses Of Poison' Heading To Prison: St. Mary's County State's Attorney
Dealer Busted With '296 Doses Of Poison' Heading To Prison: St. Mary's County State's Attorney One half of a couple busted with hundreds of capsules of fentanyl in Southern Maryland will spend years behind bars, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney announced. Kyle Dylan Dishner, 30, of Mechanicsville, was sentenced to 20 years in prison with all but eight suspended after being caught with 296 capsules that contained a combination of fentanyl and xylazine. St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling said that on June 3, 2022, detectives from the sheriff’s office executed a search and seizure warrant as part of an ongoing investigation into Dishner and his dealings. During the…

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Killer Convicted Of Murdering Mother, Daughter In Lexington Park Killer Convicted Of Murdering Mother, Daughter In Lexington Park
Killer Convicted Of Murdering Mother, Daughter In Lexington Park Hundreds of pieces of evidence presented by prosecutors during an eight-day trial led to a murder conviction for a man who killed a St. Mary’s County mother and her young child in 2021. State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced that Lexington Park resident Carroll Key, Jr., 43, has been found guilty by a jury of the first-degree murders of 6-year-old Lyneasha Justice Greenwell, and her mother, Martina Lynn Patterson, 37. Prosecutors said that Key was identified as a suspect days after the mother-daughter duo were found in shallow graves buried in the 46800 block of Rogers Drive in Lexington…

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Hundreds Of Capsules Containing Fentanyl Off The Streets In St. Mary's County; Dealer Convicted Hundreds Of Capsules Containing Fentanyl Off The Streets In St. Mary's County; Dealer Convicted
Hundreds Of Capsules Containing Fentanyl Off The Streets In St. Mary's County; Dealer Convicted Officials say that a drug dealer in St. Mary’s County will face decades behind bars after being busted with hundreds of bags of fentanyl that could have hit the streets, according to the state’s attorney’s office. Mechanicsville resident Kyle Dylan Dishner, 30, pleaded guilty this week to a felony charge of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl after being caught by members of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office last summer. St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling said that on June 3, 2022, detectives from the sheriff’s office executed a search and seizure warrant as pa…

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Man Accused Of Rape Found Guilty Of Strangling 11-Year-Old Child In St. Mary's County Man Accused Of Rape Found Guilty Of Strangling 11-Year-Old Child In St. Mary's County
Man Accused Of Rape Found Guilty Of Strangling 11-Year-Old Child In St. Mary's County Officials say that a St. Mary’s County man with a checkered criminal history could spend decades in prison after being convicted of abusing an 11-year-old child. Devonte Arnez Shubrooks, 29, of California, was found guilty on Thursday, March 9, of felony first-degree assault for the strangulation of the child during an incident in 2022. Sarah Proctor, Special Victims Unit (SVU) Chief for the Office of the State’s Attorney for St. Mary’s County, who prosecuted the case, praised the victim for coming forward, saying that “events of trauma to children are never easy for the child to re-tell, …

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