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Rocky Mount, NC

Cherished Middletown Mom, Son Killed In Crash: 'Brought So Much Joy, Laughter' Cherished Middletown Mom, Son Killed In Crash: 'Brought So Much Joy, Laughter'
Cherished Middletown Mom, Son Killed In Crash: 'Brought So Much Joy, Laughter' Just hours before her death, Hudson Valley resident Datrice Armstrong shared her excitement for a journey south to see her son with a cheerful Facebook post.  It would be her final message. Later that day—Friday, June 13—Datrice and her son, Lenny Armstrong, were tragically killed in a head-on car crash, devastating their Middletown family and sending shockwaves through the wider community. The driver of the other vehicle survived and is in custody, according to a relative’s social media post.  Armstrong had been traveling from Middletown to Rocky Mount, North Carolina to visit Lenny, acco…
Waldorf Teen Dad-To-Be Killed Walking Home From School: Killer Learns Prison Fate Waldorf Teen Dad-To-Be Killed Walking Home From School: Killer Learns Prison Fate
Waldorf Teen Dad-To-Be Killed Walking Home From School: Killer Learns Prison Fate He was moved to Maryland for a better life—just weeks after learning he was going to be a dad.  But 17-year-old Rajon Lateef Jackson III was gunned down steps from his front door in Waldorf, and now his killer has learned his fate, prosecutors announced. Elijah Bernard Barnes, 20, of Waldorf, was sentenced to 45 years in prison for the 2023 murder of Jackson, a high school student and soon-to-be father, according to Charles County State’s Attorney Tony Covington. “Rajon’s father moved Rajon here to Waldorf for a safer environment and that is just heartbreaking,” Assistant State’s Atto…
Man Who Gunned Down Teen Stepping Off School Bus In Waldorf Learns Prison Fate Man Who Gunned Down Teen Stepping Off School Bus In Waldorf Learns Prison Fate
Man Who Gunned Down Teen Stepping Off School Bus In Waldorf Learns Prison Fate A Maryland man who lured a 17-year-old to his car and executed him in broad daylight has been convicted of murder and faces decades behind bars, authorities announced. After a five-day trial, a Charles County jury found 20-year-old Elijah Bernard Barnes guilty of second-degree murder and related charges for the 2023 killing of Rajon Lateef Jackson III, according to State’s Attorney Tony Covington. On Jan. 13, 2023, officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office responded to Harvest Fish Place in Waldorf after reports of a shooting.  When they arrived, they found Jackson lying in th…