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Elementary School Student Stabs Classmate With Pencil, Bashes Second With Book In MD: Sheriff
An elementary school student who went berserk in Charles County and left two classmates with injuries that required treatment on Friday will not be charged, according to the sheriff's office. A strange scene played out on Oct. 4 at Wade Elementary School, when a student used everything at his disposal to dispose of his peers inside a classroom, officials say. Investigators from the Charles County Sheriff's Office said that the student purposefully jabbed one classmate in the leg with a pencil and struck another student in the head with a book. The first student was treated for a punc…
Schools
Student Caught With Replica Gun Inside Maryland Middle School Assaulted Classmate, Sheriff Says
Some staff members at a Charles County middle school got a brief scare when they spotted what appeared to be a handgun in a locker inside the building, officials say. Several students at Milton Somers Middle School were walking in the hallway with a staffer, when they began pulling on locker doors, causing some to open along the way. According to a spokesperson from the Charles County Sheriff's Office, as the students were instructed to stop with the shenanigans, the staff member spotted what appeared to be a gun protruding from a backpack in one of the lockers. The School Resource Officer…
Police & Fire
Student Sexually Assaulted During Disturbance At Maryland Middle School, Sheriff Says
A student at a Maryland middle school was inappropriately touched during an incident last week, according to a Charles County Sheriff's Office spokesperson. There was a reported "disturbance" between students inside John Hanson Middle School on Wednesday, Oct. 11, which required intervention by staff members and the sheriff's School Resource Officer (SRO) assigned to the building. During the subsequent investigation into the incident, the SRO determine that a student was sexually assaulted during the disturbance, and the teens involved were identified days later and will face Charles County…
Schools
Student Suspected Of Threatening To Blow Up Maryland Middle School, Sheriff Says
A student was apprehended after a threatening note was found at the Theodore G. Davis Middle School in Charles County. Early on Wednesday morning, officials say that a sticky note with a written message threatening to blow up the Waldorf school was discovered on an outside wall of the building. Administrators and the School Resource Officer assigned to the building were able to identify a student as a possible suspect. His family and Charles County Department of Juvenile Services were both alerted to the incident, though no information about possible discipline was announced by…
Schools
Student Who Threatened To Shoot Up Charles CountyElementary School Won't Face Criminal Charges
A child will avoid any criminal charges after a questionable video chat threatening violence at an elementary school that was shared with administrators in Charles County. At approximately 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, April 27, the Charles County Sheriff's Office was advised about a possible threat that had been made by a student at Gale Bailey Elementary School. According to investigators, the School Resource Officer assigned to the building was notified on Thursday morning about a video chat the previous day when a child displayed weapons to other students and made a statement that they …
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Pepper Spray Deployed By Student During Latest Incident At Charles County School: Sheriff
Stop us if you’ve heard this before. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office has once again been called in to investigate an incident involving raucous students, this time with one deploying pepper spray during a fight. Related story - Non-Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Reported At Charles County High School: Sheriff At approximately 10 a.m. on Friday, March 24, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said that a fight broke out between two students, during which, one of them pulled out the weapon, exposing numerous students who were standing nearby to the pepper spray. No injuries were reported, an…
Schools
Charles County Elementary School Student Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Classmate: Sheriff
For the second time in a week, a young student at a Charles County school has been charged with inappropriately touching classmates. Administrators from Malcolm Elementary School advised the building’s School Resource Officer (SRO) about an alleged fourth-degree sex offense that took place on the playground during recess last week, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday, March 16. According to officials, a student inappropriately touched at least two students, and the parents of all three have since been notified. The incident comes on the heels of a similar report out o…
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Boy Threatens To Shoot Classmates Verbally, On Social Media At Charles County MS, Sheriff Says
Detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office are investigating after receiving tips about alleged verbal and social media threats that were made by a boy targeting an area middle school. In the morning of Friday, March 10, the sheriff’s office received information that a 12-year-old student at General Smallwood Middle School man verbal statements, as well as posts on a social media platform threatening to shoot multiple classmates during the school day. The School Resource Office (SRO) assigned to the school was advised and launched an investigation that involved notifying the boy’s…
Schools
Blade Seized From 9-Year-Old Who Threatened Classmate At Waldorf Elementary School: Sheriff
A potentially tragic situation at a Charles County elementary school was avoided when administrators were able to take a blade from a child who had threatened to harm a fellow student. On Tuesday, Feb. 28, students at Diggs Elementary School in Waldorf notified school staff members that a 9-year-old student was in possession of a knife after making threats toward another member of his class. Administrators were able to quickly step in, and the School Resource Officer (SRO) assigned to the building was able to recover an X-Acto knife from the child, according to a spokesperson from the Charl…
Schools
Pre-Planned Middle School Fight, Knife On Student Lead To Busy Day For Charles County Sheriff
Middle school students in Charles County kept the sheriff’s office busy on Monday as deputies responded to a pre-planned fight and busted a teen with a knife while on campus, authorities say. The long day for members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office began early on Monday, Feb. 6 at Davis Middle School, when administrators were advised that a student was in possession of a knife. Investigators were able to locate the student and seized the knife while the students were in the lunch room. According to the sheriff’s office, the student cannot be criminally charged due to his age under M…
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