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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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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Attempted Murder Suspect Found Armed With Loaded Handgun Inside Work Truck Attempted Murder Suspect Found Armed With Loaded Handgun Inside Work Truck
Attempted Murder Suspect Found Armed With Loaded Handgun Inside Work Truck An attempted murder suspect armed with a loaded handgun has been arrested in connection to a shooting earlier this month, authorities say. Kinard Smith, 29, was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 17 around 5:15 p.m., after police spotted him driving his work truck on Lafayette Avenue at Druid Hill Avenue, according to Baltimore police. Police followed Smith until the 1000 block of N. Mount Street, where he was pulled over and placed under arrest. During a search, a loaded handgun was found and seized as evidence in the shooting that injured an 18-year-old boy on Wednesday, Sept. 21. Smith has been…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Teen Girl Helped Shooter Plan Broad Daylight Assault In Maryland: Police Teen Girl Helped Shooter Plan Broad Daylight Assault In Maryland: Police
Teen Girl Helped Shooter Plan Broad Daylight Assault In Maryland: Police A teenager girl is being charged as an adult after helping a 19-year-old shooter plan his daytime attack in Prince George's County, authorities said. Davon Andre Dreddon Jr, 19, of Columbia, and a 17-year-old girl got into a fight with another individual that resulted in Dredden firing multiple shots at the victim on 8th Street around 1 p.m. Monday, April 11, Laurel police said. Dredden fled the scene but was later captured with a gun, police said. The victim was taken to a local hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening, police said. There were no other injuries.  Fur…

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by David Cifarelli