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Months-Long Manhunt Ends As Fugitive Nabbed In Maryland After Choking Woman, Gun Threat
A fugitive accused of choking a woman and pulling a gun on her has been caught after a months-long manhunt in Maryland, authorities announced.
Rome Delmar Watkins, 27, of Waldorf, was taken into custody on Tuesday, Sept. 16, after members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, the US Marshals Service, and the US Park Police tracked him down.
Watkins had been wanted since April 20, when deputies said he assaulted a woman inside a Waldorf home after being asked to leave.
During the assault, Watkins reportedly choked the woman, and after exiting the home, he pulled a handgun from his waistba…
Cold Case Cracked: Maryland Man Arrested For 2022 Apartment Murder Of Artist: Police (Updated)
Nearly three years after a deadly shooting outside a Maryland apartment complex, detectives say they’ve arrested the man responsible.
Montgomery County Police announced Wednesday, Sept. 3, that Jason Duane Moore, 47, of Silver Spring, has been charged in connection with the 2022 killing of Nathaniel Potts, 29.
On Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, at about 3:05 a.m., officers responded to the 8500 block of 16th Street at the Summit Hills apartments in Silver Spring for a report of a shooting.
Potts was found in the parking lot suffering from gunshot wounds and was rushed to a hospital, where he l…
Violent Convict Out On Parole Attempted To Rob, Kidnap Woman In Maryland, Sheriff Says
A violent Maryland parolee is off the streets after police say he stalked, attacked, and tried to kidnap a woman at knifepoint in Mechanicsville, sparking a countywide manhunt that ended with his arrest.
William Francis Dixon, 52, of Mechanicsville, was arrested on Tuesday, March 18, following an intensive investigation into the attempted kidnapping and armed robbery that occurred the day before, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office.
Authorities say Dixon was already on parole for a 1994 conviction of attempted first-degree murder and second-degree rape when he targeted a wom…
Son Who Killed Dad In Maryland 'Betrayed' Him, Judge Says At Sentencing
A Maryland man who brutally killed his elderly father was sentenced to a decade in prison after a judge slammed the crime as a tragic betrayal, officials announced.
Justin Michael Lachenmayer, 39, of Waldorf, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter and second-degree assault for the violent killing of his father, 71-year-old John Carl Lachenmayer, the Charles County State’s Attorney’s Office said.
Lachenmayer attacked his father inside their home in the 5000 block of Vane Court on September 8, 2023, punching him while he was sitting on the couch, pushing him…
911 Caller Arrested, Pal Charged With Assault In Maryland: Cops
A belligerent Maryland man who repeatedly called 911 to report an assault ended up in handcuffs himself after police say he became belligerent and threatening.
Michael Cook Oswald, 52, of Lusby, was arrested after multiple calls to 911 late last month, claiming he had been assaulted and making concerning statements about potential violence, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded to the 10200 block of Tickle Lane and spoke with Oswald, who appeared intoxicated and accused Khalaia Myasha Brown, 24, of assaulting him. Brown, however, denied the claim an…
Repeat Offender Busted On Child Porn Offenses In Maryland Sentenced Again: Feds
A man already convicted of sex offenses in Maryland is heading to prison after admitting to new child porn charges earlier this year, federal authorities announced on Friday.
Hagerstown resident Chad Christopher Langgle, 30, who previously was convicted of sex offenses in Calvert and St. Mary's counties, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, a judge ordered on Friday, Oct. 11.
According to his plea deal, in December 2022, Langgle emailed more than 50 videos containing child pornography, and he was also caught with images of child por…
