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Bout Of Jealousy Leads To Shooting During Domestic-Related Incident In Maryland: Sheriff
A domestic-related incident involving a convicted felon who answered the door of a friend’s house in Maryland while brandishing a handgun led to a shooting that hospitalized one, authorities said. Waldorf resident Jonathan Blades, 38, is facing multiple charges after allegedly shooting someone at approximately 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3 in the 13300 block of Holly Springs Drive in Waldorf, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. The preliminary investigation into the shooting determined that a man - whose name has not been released - went to a house where he thought a female a…
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Rock, Paper, Scissors, Shoot: Maryland Man Arrested After Assaulting Victim During Dispute
A Lexington Park man is facing charges for an alleged assault where he punched his victim and threatened him with scissors during a dispute, police said. William Andrew Wright, 39, was arrested by members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office after an alleged disturbance in the 21400 block of Ritz Drive in Lexington Park on Monday, July 27. Deputies from the sheriff’s office said that Wright allegedly punched his victim in the chest and threatened him with scissors. He also allegedly assaulted a second victim who sought to intervene and stop the assault by pulling on his shirt, causin…
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Man Convicted After Biting Police Officers While Clutching Drugs In Maryland: State's Attorney
A repeat offender was found guilty of all 13 charges including two counts of second-degree assault against an Anne Arundel County police officer, authorities say. Brandon Hardy, 26, of Annapolis, was arrested on Sept. 3, 2021, for biting officers while clutching drugs after causing a multi-vehicle crash in the area of Mountain Road and Route 10, according to Anne Arundel County police. Hardy had run a red light and struck two vehicles before fleeing the scene of the accident, and then returned to retrieve objects from the vehicle, including a phone with a GPS tag. The passenger in Hardy's…
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Driver Intentionally Hits Another Woman With Her Car After Altercation In Maryland: Sheriff
An altercation in Maryland led to a woman ramming her vehicle into another, sending her to the hospital in critical condition, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office announced. Union Bridge resident Chelsea Kendall, 38, is facing multiple assault charges after striking her victim in front of her boyfriend with her vehicle following an incident in Frederick County. On Tuesday, July 12, officials said that sheriff’s deputies responded to the intersection of Black Ankle Road and Unionville Road in Union Bridge, where there was a reported victim who had been intentionally struck by a vehicle in …
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Maryland Man Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Friend's 7-Year-Old Daughter At Golf Outing
A 64-year-old man in Maryland is facing multiple charges for allegedly sexually assaulting his friend’s young daughter while the pair played golf, officials announced. Washington County resident Matthew John Anders, of Smithsburg, was arrested and charged on an outstanding warrant on Tuesday, July 12, the Thurmont Police Department announced, after he allegedly sexually abused a 7-year-old girl. The Thurmont Police Department was alerted to an alleged sexual offense that happened on Golf Course Lane on Saturday, June 18, after the child advised officials that she was assaulted while being e…
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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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Alert Issued For Wanted Man Who Ditched GPS Monitoring Device In Maryland
A wanted suspect is at large in Maryland after allowing the battery of his GPS monitoring device to run out without advising staff at the Maryland jail that previously housed him that the juice was running low, authorities announced. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down St. Inigoes resident Joshua Joseph Yates, 33, who is wanted on multiple warrants and escaped while on pre-trial release. An alert was issued by the agency regarding Yates, who is wanted for: Violation of probation; Three counts of second-degree assault; Failure to app…
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Maryland Man Who Choked Woman While Swinging Knife Flown To Hospital: Sheriff
A 32-year-old Maryland man was flown to a hospital after he choked a woman while swinging at her with a knife, then arrested three days later, authorities said. Robert Alan Mandley Jr., of Leonardtown, had fled into a wooded area when police arrived to the scene at La Grande Estates at 23285 Point Lookout Road on July 5, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Department said. There, they found a 35-year-old female victim suffering a gash on her upper bicep of her left arm and a minor scrape on the upper back of her arm. The victim said that Mandley began an argument and threatened violence ag…
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Wanted Woman Tased After Assaulting Officer, Attempting To Flee In Maryland: Sheriff
A 24-year-old woman with multiple warrants out for her arrest is facing new charges after allegedly becoming combative with police officers who were forced to tase her in Maryland, authorities said. Waldorf resident Jasmine Leayre Cooper is being held without bond at the Charles County Detention Center after allegedly assaulting sheriff’s deputies attempting to apprehend her during an investigation into a domestic dispute, the agency announced on Thursday, July 7. Deputies responded to a neighborhood in the 2600 block of Poplar Court in Waldorf at approximately 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28, …
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Baltimore Sgt. Dragged By Car Faces Long Road To Recovery: Department
The Baltimore police sergeant dragged for two blocks by a violent repeat offender remains hospitalized, his department said Thursday, July 7. Sgt. Kenneth Ramberg was "on the mend" and receiving physical therapy, and while he has a good prognosis, he faces a long road to recovery, Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police President Mike Mancuso said. Had Joseph Black not been granted parole for one of his 20 arrests, Ramberg would not be in this situation. "There is no reason why someone with multiple arrests for second-degree attempted murder, and almost 20 charges in connection to violen…
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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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Armed Home Invaders Apprehended In Maryland: Sheriff
Two men are behind bars after being apprehended following an armed home invasion that led to a shot being fired in Maryland, officials said. Waldorf resident Derrron Jerell Hall, 36, and Prince Frederick resident Demarr Young, 37, are both facing a host of charges in Charles County after being busted for breaking into a home in the 5600 block of Ted Bowling Road in Bryantown. Shortly after 5 a.m. on Friday, June 24, it is alleged that Young and Hall forced their way into the home and demanded cash while threatening their victims with a handgun, according to Janelle Love of the Charles Count…
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