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Monthslong Search Leads To Apprehension Of Maryland Shooting Suspects: Sheriff Monthslong Search Leads To Apprehension Of Maryland Shooting Suspects: Sheriff
Monthslong Search Leads To Apprehension Of Maryland Shooting Suspects: Sheriff The lengthy investigation into a shooting that led to a 21-year-old man being airlifted to a Maryland hospital led to the arrests of two men, the St. Mary's County Sheriff’s Office announced. Darrick Monte Evans, 43, and Demetrius Rashud Piufory, 44, both of California, were identified as suspects and are now in custody, according to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office on Wednesday, July 27. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 28,, deputies from the sheriff's office responded to the 46700 block of Marshall Boulevard in Lexington Park, where there was a reported shooting, official…

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by Zak Failla
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Carnival Postponed, Not Canceled, After Fatal Teen Shooting At Maryland Fire Department Event Carnival Postponed, Not Canceled, After Fatal Teen Shooting At Maryland Fire Department Event
Carnival Postponed, Not Canceled, After Fatal Teen Shooting At Maryland Fire Department Event The show must go on. The Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department and St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced that they will move forward with their Annual Carnival, opting to postpone it rather than cancel after a teen opened fire and struck another youth during an incident over the weekend. Devron Ny’Quez Murray, 19, of Lexington Park, shot Syncere Kovey Smith at the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department carnival on Three Notch Road just before 11 p.m., the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office said. In response, officials said that the heads of those agencies met with "the goal to decide if …

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by Zak Failla
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Details Released Teen Boy's Killing At Maryland Fire Department Carnival Details Released Teen Boy's Killing At Maryland Fire Department Carnival
Details Released Teen Boy's Killing At Maryland Fire Department Carnival A 19-year-old man has been arrested in a fire department carnival shooting that killed a 16-year-old boy and hurt another victim's leg in what authorities say stems from an ongoing dispute between two rival groups of youth offenders in St. Mary's County. Devron Ny’Quez Murray, 19 of Lexington Park, shot Syncere Kovey Smith at the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department carnival on Three Notch Road just before 11 p.m., the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office said. Smith was airlifted to MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown where he later died of his injuries. Another man was struc…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Awaiting Trial In Maryland Escapes From Treatment Facility: Sheriff Man Awaiting Trial In Maryland Escapes From Treatment Facility: Sheriff
Man Awaiting Trial In Maryland Escapes From Treatment Facility: Sheriff A wanted drug distributor is at large after allegedly escaping from a Maryland facility, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. An alert was issued for Lexington Park resident William Lamont Barnes, 39, who is wanted on a warrant for two counts of distributing controlled dangerous substances in Maryland, and recently escaped from the facility he was being held. Barnes is now also wanted for first-degree escape, according to the sheriff's office for “absconding from a treatment facility on (Friday), July 8” while he was awaiting trial, the sheriff's office announced on Thursday…

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by Zak Failla
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Inmates Charged With Assault After Jail Fight In Maryland Inmates Charged With Assault After Jail Fight In Maryland
Inmates Charged With Assault After Jail Fight In Maryland Fireworks flared inside the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Maryland on the Fourth of July when two inmates attacked each other and are facing new charges. Lexington Park resident Nikko Muhammad Mason-Coates, 19, and 27-year-old Leonard Charles Hall III, who has no fixed address, were involved in a physical altercation on Monday, July 4, the sheriff’s office announced on Tuesday, July 12. Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the facility in Leonardtown, where video footage of an assault captured showed Hall and Mason-Coates engagi…

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by Zak Failla
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DUI Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Beloved Maryland Man DUI Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Beloved Maryland Man
DUI Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Beloved Maryland Man A 27-year-old St. Mary's County man is facing a host of charges for allegedly drinking, driving, and killing a popular 18-year-old teen in Maryland over the weekend. Lexington Park resident Matthew Mark Mazza was served a warrant on Sunday, July 10, after rear-ending Great Mills resident Jamari Duckett shorty after 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 9, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff's Office, resulting in the teen's death. Matthew Mark Mazza,St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office Specifically, Mazza was charged with: Life-threatening injury by vehicle or boat while under the influen…

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by Zak Failla
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Three Times In Three Weeks: Maryland Offender Can't Stop Violating Protection Order Three Times In Three Weeks: Maryland Offender Can't Stop Violating Protection Order
Three Times In Three Weeks: Maryland Offender Can't Stop Violating Protection Order Three was the magic number for a repeat offender in Maryland who violated a court-issued order of protection three times in three weeks, authorities said. Lexington Park's Jonathan Jacob Resnick, 48, was back in police custody on Friday, July 1 after allegedly violating the protective order issued on behalf of his victim, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced. It is alleged that St. Mary's County sheriff’s deputies located Resnick on the 21900 block of Rosewood Terrace in Lexington Park, where there was a reported violation of the order. Resnick was arrested on the same street t…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect At Large After Strong-Armed Robbery At Maryland Dollar Store: Sheriff Suspect At Large After Strong-Armed Robbery At Maryland Dollar Store: Sheriff
Suspect At Large After Strong-Armed Robbery At Maryland Dollar Store: Sheriff Law enforcement agencies in Maryland are seeking the public's assistance in identifying and locating an armed robber who allegedly targeted a dollar store on the Fourth of July. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff's Office released a surveillance photo of a suspect who is wanted in connection to a strong-armed robbery that happened at the Dollar General store on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. At approximately 9:15 p.m. on Monday, July 4, a spokesperson from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff's Office said that the suspect entered the store and approached a cashier. He then allegedly pushed the e…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man Apprehended After Physically Assaulting Victim With Child In His Arms: Sheriff Maryland Man Apprehended After Physically Assaulting Victim With Child In His Arms: Sheriff
Maryland Man Apprehended After Physically Assaulting Victim With Child In His Arms: Sheriff A 28-year-old Maryland man is facing multiple charges after allegedly hospitalizing his victim during an assault while holding a child in his arms, authorities announced. Lexington Park resident Tracy Evan Hemsley was apprehended by police in St. Mary's County following a reported trespassing incident that led to an alleged violent assault, the sheriff's office said. Deputies from the sheriff’s office responded to the 21700 block of Kearsarge Place in Lexington Park on Thursday, June 30, where there was a report of Hemsley trespassing in the residence, the agency announced on Tuesday, July …

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by Zak Failla
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Shooting Suspects Nabbed Following Violent Assault In Maryland: Sheriff Shooting Suspects Nabbed Following Violent Assault In Maryland: Sheriff
Shooting Suspects Nabbed Following Violent Assault In Maryland: Sheriff Two Maryland men are facing a host of weapon and narcotics charges following an investigation into a shooting on Friday, June 24 in St. Mary’s County, the sheriff's office announced. Lexington Park residents Daitoine Vincent Payne, 21, and Joshua Alexander Mason, 38, have been charged for the shooting that left their 43-year-old man with serious injuries in the area of Exquisite Court. During the investigation, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said that evidence and multiple witness accounts determined that Mason was in an alleged altercation with the victim - whose name has not be…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect At Large After Setting Intentional Fire In Maryland Yard Suspect At Large After Setting Intentional Fire In Maryland Yard
Suspect At Large After Setting Intentional Fire In Maryland Yard The Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating an alleged incendiary fire that was set in the front yard of a St. Mary’s County home. Shortly before 2 a.m. on Sunday, June 26, a fire was reported outside a Forest Run Road residence in Lexington Park, officials said. The fire marshal said that an unknown person threw multiple incendiary devices into the front yard of the home, though the fire didn't spread to the structure of the home. No injuries were reported, and minimal damage was reported, officials noted. The incident remains under investigation. No motive has been r…

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by Zak Failla
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Theft Suspect Wanted In St. Mary's County After Targeting Vapor Store: Sheriff Theft Suspect Wanted In St. Mary's County After Targeting Vapor Store: Sheriff
Theft Suspect Wanted In St. Mary's County After Targeting Vapor Store: Sheriff An alert was issued by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff's Office as they seek the public's assistance in identifying and locating a wanted suspect who allegedly robbed a store in Lexington Park in May. Investigators released photos on Monday, June 27, of a wanted woman and person of interest who allegedly shoplifted at the Optimal Vapor Store at approximately 1:40 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4. The suspect allegedly placed three items in her purse at the Lexington Park store and then proceeded to walk out without paying. She then left in a Kia Optimum with a second woman, who investigators said is …

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by Zak Failla