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Man Arrested For Arson After Altercation Involving Maryland Neighbor: Fire Marshal
An argument over stolen property led to arson charges for a 30-year-old Maryland man who allegedly attempted to start a fire outside of a neighbor's home on Sunday afternoon. Lexington Park resident Cesar Augusto Gonzalez-Lopez was arrested at around noon on Monday afternoon when members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were called to the 46000 block of Sue Drive to investigate a blaze, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators say that a dispute over allegedly stolen property the previous night between Gonzalez-Lopez and the homeowner led to th…
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Dealer On Probation Busted With Fentanyl/Heroin Mix In Southern Maryland, Sheriff Says
A drug dealer on probation is facing fresh charges after being busted with a combination of Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS) in St. Mary's County. Daisaun Altay Eric Culpeepper, 31, is back behind bars following a search of a Lexington Park home on Wednesday that led to the recovery of approximately 685 grams of a CDS suspected to be a mixture of fentanyl and heroin, according to the sheriff's office. Following an investigation, deputies executed a warrant at a home in the 22000 block of Rue Woods Drive, where they seized tied-off bags containing the suspected fentanyl-heroi…
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Driver Charged With Murder After Striking Man With Chevy Suburban In Maryland: State Police
A woman who allegedly ran down a man she was involved in an ongoing relationship with in St. Mary's County during a disagreement is facing murder and other charges following an investigation by Maryland State Police. Simone Stewart, 50, has been arrested in connection to the death of Demeatrum Scarborough, 53, who died on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at Medstar Washington Hospital, one day after she ran him over with a truck. Both are from Lexington Park. Police believe Stewart and Scarborough were in a relationship, and further investigation found that they were in an altercation at the time the incid…
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Escapee Re-Arrested After Ditching Ankle Monitor In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Bond. James Perry Bond. A man who is no stranger to law enforcement was spotted on Sunday by a St. Mary's County Sheriff's deputy and taken back into custody after removing his ankle monitor last month, authorities announced on Monday. Bond, 33, was re-arrested on June 23 in the 2200 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park after going rogue in May and ditching his device, officials say. According to the sheriff's office, Bond was in custody at the County Detention and Rehabilitation Center for a January 2023 conviction for possession with intent to distribute, and on Friday, May 25, wh…
Police & Fire
Firebug With Fitting Name Arrested For Torching Rented Bedroom: Maryland Fire Marshal
Wendy Hope Firebaugh wrapped up 2023 in a fiery way and is spending the beginning of 2024 behind bars after setting an intentional fire inside a home she was renting in Maryland. The 64-year-old woman has been arrested on multiple counts of arson following an investigation into a fire that broke out inside a St. Mary's County home while two others were inside the residence, according to the state Fire Marshal. Officials say that Firebaugh was arrested over the weekend after fire investigators determined she intentionally sparked the blaze inside a bedroom of the Mechanicsville home. Shortl…
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'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
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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Gun Toting, Road Raging Driver Busted For Separate Incidents Hours Apart In MD
An erratic driver was a little too fast, and too furious on Tuesday after becoming involved in a pair of road rage incidents hours apart in St. Mary’s County, the sheriff’s office announced. California resident Eric Michael Davis, 32, is facing charges after being arrested at his home on Tuesday, May 16, following an investigation into an armed driver who was causing a menace on area roadways. At approximately 2:22 p.m. on Tuesday, the St. Mary’s County Emergency Communications Center received a complaint of a man in a green truck who was driving erratically in the area of Patuxent Beach Ro…
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Repeat Offender Charged With Attempted Murder For Assault In St. Mary's County: Sheriff
History repeated itself in St. Mary’s County for a violent offender who allegedly assaulted and stabbed a woman in the neck in Lexington Park. John Otha Dickens, 33, is facing multiple attempted murder and assault charges following a domestic incident that played out earlier this week, according to officials from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators say that members of the sheriff’s office were called shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 13 to the Fleets Way area in Lexington Park to investigate reports of an altercation at an area home. Upon arrival, first responders …
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Woman, Children Escape Barricade Situation In St. Mary's County After Standoff: State Police
Maryland State Police arrested a 40-year-old man following an hours-long standoff with troopers that started on Tuesday night and ended early on Wednesday morning, officials say. St. Mary’s County resident Dennis Andrew Gibson, of California, is facing multiple charges following a barricade situation that began on Tuesday, Jan. 31, and stretched into the beginning of Wednesday, Feb. 1 when he was ultimately apprehended. The incident began at approximately 8 p.m. on Tuesday night when a woman contacted the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack regarding a domestic incident that happened…
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Dismembered Body Of Missing Man Leads To Murder Charges For Maryland Pair: State Police
Two suspects have been apprehended for their alleged roles in the murder of a missing man whose body was found in pieces in Southern Maryland, state police announced. Michelina Goodwin, 45, and Larry Murphy, 40, both of Great Mills, have been charged with multiple counts of murder for their alleged roles in the death of 50-year-old James Volodimir Nalborczyk, who was reported missing in St. Mary’s County late last year. Nalborczyk was reported missing to Maryland State Police on Dec. 21, 2022, and the investigation determined that foul play was involved in his sudden disappearance. #…
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Children Held Hostage By Father With Gun For 90 Minutes In Maryland, State Police Say
Authorities say that a potentially dangerous situation was resolved peacefully in St. Mary's County on Wednesday afternoon when a man barricaded himself in a Leonardtown home with his three children. Mark Anthony Buckler, 40, is facing multiple charges following a near 90-minute standoff with Maryland State Police and members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office following an incident in the 23800 block of Point Lookout Road when he fired a gun in the air. Investigators were called to the home shortly after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 28. According to state police, Buckler was inside t…
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Fleeing Man Busted With Pot, Stolen Handgun, High-Capacity Magazine In Maryland: Sheriff
A Maryland man with a stolen handgun and illegal magazine is facing charges following a traffic stop in St. Mary's County, the sheriff's office announced. Lexington Park resident Rondell James Thompson, 23, was stopped by a deputy from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, Sept. 20 in the 21900 block of Spring Valley Drive following a traffic violation. During the stop, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said that Thompson attempted to drive away and proceeded to ditch his vehicle before fleeing on foot. He was quickly apprehended, officials said, and inside his vehicle d…
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Maryland State Police Arrest Man Charged In 2021 Fatal Impaired Driving Crash In St. Mary’s
More than a year after a fatal four-car crash in Maryland, state police announced that they have arrested a suspect who was allegedly impaired when he crashed head-on with another driver last summer. St. Mary’s County resident Kevin Eugene Luther, 42, was indicted this week and arrested at his Lexington Park home following a yearlong investigation into the fatal crash in August last year, Maryland State Police officials announced. 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…
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Suspect Charged With Murder, Victim ID'd Following Fatal Maryland Shooting: Sheriff
A man from Prince George's County with a checkered criminal history is facing multiple murder, assault, and weapons charges following the fatal shooting of a 53-year-old man in St. Mary's County, investigators announced. Forestville resident Malcolm Carl Young, 46, was apprehended within minutes by members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office following the shooting death of Great Mills resident Anthony Charles Wright on Tuesday, Aug. 9. On Wednesday, Aug. 10, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office announced that Young had been arrested and was charged with: First-degree murd…
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Woman Busted Attempting To Sneak Pills Into Maryland Detention Center: Sheriff
A wanted woman is facing new charges after allegedly attempting to bring prison contraband into a Maryland jail, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office announced. Lexington Park resident Nicole Anne Kelly, 36, was arrested by sheriff's deputies earlier this month on an outstanding warrant, after which she was transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said on Wednesday, June 29. While she was being processed on the warrant, a female correctional officer at the detention center located a bag of pills that were hidden inside of Kelly’s bra, …
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