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Single-Vehicle Crash Claims Life Of 69-Year-Old Maryland Man, Sheriff Says
An investigation has been launched in St. Mary's County following a fatal early morning crash involving a 69-year-old local resident, officials say. Great Mill resident Marcus Tyrone Harris was driving shortly after 8 a.m. on Wednesday morning in Lexington Park when he went off road and smashed his truck into a wooded area near the intersection of Willows Road and South Shangri La Drive. According to the sheriff's office, patrol units were called to the area, where they found Harris' Dodge Ram 1500 up against the tree. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. It rema…
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Convict Caught With Drugs, Weapons, Heading Back Behind Bars in Maryland: 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 …
Police & Fire
Fentanyl, Cocaine, Seized By Detectives During Drug Bust In St. Mary's County: Sheriff
Members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office made a large drug bust on Wednesday, officials say. Following an investigation into 38-year-old Daven Williams, on Wednesday, Dec. 13, detectives from several units converged on his apartment in the 21600 block of Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, where they uncovered a host of drugs and paraphernalia. According to the sheriff's office, once inside the apartment, detectives seized: Cocaine; Crack cocaine; Fentanyl; Psilocybin; Scale; Packaging materials; A loaded weapon. Williams was located and arrested without incident insi…
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Felon Convicted For Murdering Man Who Died 16 Months After Maryland Shooting: Sheriff
A 40-year-old Maryland man may spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of killing a 21-year-old man who died more than a year after he was left paralyzed, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney announced. California resident Demetrius Puifory was convicted this week following a four-day trial of second-degree murder and weapon offenses for his role in an April 2022 shooting that turned fatal over the summer when his victim died. Shortly before 5 p.m. on April 28, 2022, members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were called to the 46700 block of Marshall Boulevard…
Police & Fire
'Drug Cache,' 'Ghost Guns' Recovered From Convicted Felon During Southern MD Bust: Sheriff
A drug bust in Southern Maryland led to the arrest of a 21-year-old man in St. Mary's County who was caught with "firearms and (a) drug cache" in his apartment. Adam Joseph Holland was arrested in the 46000 block of Hilton Drive in his Lexington Park apartment on Wednesday afternoon following a joint investigation between the St. Mary's County and Calvert County sheriff's offices, authorities announced. During the search, officials say that they recovered a loaded, privately made AR-15 pistol and loaded Glock 29 semi-automatic handgun, both with defaced serial numbers. A large amount…
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Three Teens Indicted For Fatal Shooting At St. Mary's County Sheetz: Sheriff
Three people already behind bars have been are facing new charges for their alleged roles in the murder of a beloved 26-year-old man earlier this year outside Sheetz in St. Mary's County. Authorities announced over the weekend that James Jerome Adams, Jr., a minor from Great Mills, and an adult from Bushwood who was a juvenile at the time, have been indicted and charged as adults in connection to the murder of Marcus Anthony Day in April. Marcus Day Facebook Officials noted that at the time of the indictment, all three were in jail for unrelated matters. Officers from the St. Mary’s …
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Massive Search Planned For Missing Non-Verbal 56-Year-Old Man In Maryland
There will be a massive search on Friday in St. Mary's County as the search continues for 56-year-old Gil McDonald, who has been missing for weeks. The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office issued an alert advising that beginning at around 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 17, there will be a search operation that lasts throughout the day in the Scotland area between Fresh Neck Pond Road and Point Lookout State Park. According to a spokesperson for the agency, the search will be a coordinated effort between deputies using search dogs, fire and rescue personnel, and neighboring agencies as they continue t…
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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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Man Who Ran Down Adults Carrying Infant Also Assaulted Pedestrian In Maryland, Sheriff Says
The man who sped into a people - one of whom was carrying an infant - has been charged in St. Mary's County, according to the sheriff's office. California resident Sylvester Kenneth Price, 22, has been arrested and charged with a host of charges following an incident last week where he seemingly sped up while before striking a pedestrian in Valley Lee. Shortly before noon on Friday, Nov. 3, deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were called to the 43000 block of Main Way Road after a pedestrian was struck by a driver who later assaulted assaulted him. Investigators say that P…
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Two Arrested For Fatal Saturday Liquor Store Shooting In Maryland, Sheriff Says
A pair has been arrested in connection to one of two separate liquor store shootings that were reported on Saturday morning in St. Mary's County. The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday afternoon that Leroy Christopher Neal, 48, of Mechanicsville, and 33-year-old Britny Lee Blankenship, who has no fixed address, have been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of Scott Marvin Benich. At around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, officers were sent to St. Mary's Fine Wine & Spirits on Point Lookout Road in Great Mills, where they found the 46-year-old Benic…
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One Killed, One Hospitalized In Separate St. Mary's County Liquor Store Shootings: Sheriff
It was a violent morning in St. Mary's County, as the sheriff's offie is now investigating a pair of separate shootings outside two different liquor stores on Saturday. The busy evening for law enforcement began at around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, when officers were sent to St. Mary's Fine Wine & Spirits on Point Lookout Road in Great Mills, where they found 46-year-old Scott Marvin Benich suffering from a gunshot wound. Bernich was rushed to MedStar St. Mary's Hospital and later flown to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma in Baltimore, where he died from his injury. Less than an h…
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Woman Killed After Being Struck By At Least One Car In Maryland, Sheriff Says
A woman was killed overnight in Maryland after being struck by a passing car, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office confirmed. Shortly before p.m. on Friday night, deputies found Hollywood Tammy Lynn Boyle, 61 in the southbound lane of the 23000 block of Three Notch Road, dead after being struck by a 51-year-old driver from Lusby, authorities say. According to investigators, Boyle was attempting to cross the road near Airport Road when she was struck by at least one vehicle, including the Lusby man who stayed at the scene to assist with the investigation. The incident remains under invest…
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