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‘Incredible Courage’: Maryland Girl Helps Put Her Abuser Behind Bars ‘Incredible Courage’: Maryland Girl Helps Put Her Abuser Behind Bars
‘Incredible Courage’: Maryland Girl Helps Put Her Abuser Behind Bars A Maryland man convicted of raping and sexually abusing a young child will spend decades behind bars. Crosby Dawson, 42, of Leonardtown, was sentenced to 65 years in prison, with 35 years to serve, following his conviction for the sexual abuse and rape of a minor under the age of 14, the St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office announced.  Dawson was also ordered to lifetime sex offender supervision and must register as a sex offender for life, prosecutors said. A St. Mary’s County jury found Dawson guilty on all charges in September 2024 after a multi-day trial. The abuse occurred…

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Teen Dead, Five Targeted in Maryland Drive-By — Shooter Sentenced to Life Teen Dead, Five Targeted in Maryland Drive-By — Shooter Sentenced to Life
Teen Dead, Five Targeted in Maryland Drive-By — Shooter Sentenced to Life A 27-year-old Maryland man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a drive-by shooting that killed a teenager and nearly claimed the lives of five others, prosecutors announced. St. Mary’s County resident Keion Steven Brooks, of Great Mills, was sentenced to life plus 45 years in prison for his role in the January 2022 shooting on Pegg Road in Lexington Park, according to St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling. The shooting happened on Jan. 12, 2022, just after 3:20 p.m., when deputies arrived to find two teens suffering from gunshot wounds.  One of them died at t…

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Maryland Man Opens Fire On Same Woman Less Than 24 Hours After Jail Release: Prosecutor Maryland Man Opens Fire On Same Woman Less Than 24 Hours After Jail Release: Prosecutor
Maryland Man Opens Fire On Same Woman Less Than 24 Hours After Jail Release: Prosecutor He walked out of jail — and headed straight back into trouble. A St. Mary’s County man is heading to prison after he was convicted of tracking down the same woman he assaulted before, then firing a gun at her less than 24 hours after being released, prosecutors announced. Jonathan Salazar-Martinez, 20, of Lexington Park, was sentenced to 45 years in prison, with 15 years of active incarceration, following a violent domestic encounter that nearly turned deadly. The disturbing part? He’d just finished serving time for the previous assault on the same victim. “Repeat offenders must face seri…

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Violent Crime Spree Ends In Murder Conviction For Maryland Gunman Violent Crime Spree Ends In Murder Conviction For Maryland Gunman
Violent Crime Spree Ends In Murder Conviction For Maryland Gunman A Maryland man accused of terrorizing his community with gun violence has been convicted of murder—just weeks after being found guilty in a separate shooting case, authorities announced. Jontae Lamont Proctor, 21, of Leonardtown, was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree assault for fatally shooting a 23-year-old man in Lexington Park last year, according to the St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office. Proctor’s latest conviction comes as part of an escalating string of violent crimes. On Feb. 26, 2024, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Offi…

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Drug Kingpin With 1,700+ Fentanyl Pills Gets Prison Time In Maryland Drug Kingpin With 1,700+ Fentanyl Pills Gets Prison Time In Maryland
Drug Kingpin With 1,700+ Fentanyl Pills Gets Prison Time In Maryland A Maryland man who ran a large-scale drug operation that funneled fentanyl through Southern Maryland will spend the next five decades behind bars. John Thomas Hess, 33, of St. Inigoes, was sentenced to 85 years in prison, with 50 years of active incarceration, for the importation and distribution of fentanyl, St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced. Hess led an extensive drug trafficking network, with investigators seizing over 1,700 fentanyl-laced pills.  Prosecutors made note that even two milligrams of fentanyl can be lethal, meaning the amount Hess possessed ha…

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Man Who Fatally Stabbed Victim 19 Times Near Maryland HS Gets Life In Prison: State's Attorney Man Who Fatally Stabbed Victim 19 Times Near Maryland HS Gets Life In Prison: State's Attorney
Man Who Fatally Stabbed Victim 19 Times Near Maryland HS Gets Life In Prison: State's Attorney A 46-year-old Maryland man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of luring his victim to a premeditated murder near Great Mills High School, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office announced. Great Mills resident Cherron Montril Waul was convicted earlier this year of first-degree murder following a three-day trial for the brutal slaying of a 33-year-old man in February 2022. On Friday, St. Mary's County State's Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced that Waul has been sentenced to life in prison. “This horrific attack was pre-meditated and calculat…

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'Execution-Style' Murderer Serving Life Gets 55 More Years For Probation Violations In Maryland 'Execution-Style' Murderer Serving Life Gets 55 More Years For Probation Violations In Maryland
'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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Shooter Convicted Of Murdering 53-Year-Old Man Last Summer In MD: State's Attorney Shooter Convicted Of Murdering 53-Year-Old Man Last Summer In MD: State's Attorney
Shooter Convicted Of Murdering 53-Year-Old Man Last Summer In MD: State's Attorney A man from Prince George's County with a checkered criminal history will spend more time behind bars for the murder of a 53-year-old man last summer, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney announced. Forestville resident Malcolm Carl Young, 47, has been convicted by a jury following the shooting death of Great Mills resident Anthony Charles Wright in August last year. Specifically, he was convicted of second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence. Members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 21600 block of Great Mills Ro…

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