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Passenger, 26, Killed After Driver Crashes Into Tree Off Maryland Parkway: Sheriff Passenger, 26, Killed After Driver Crashes Into Tree Off Maryland Parkway: Sheriff
Passenger, 26, Killed After Driver Crashes Into Tree Off Maryland Parkway: Sheriff A Baltimore man was killed overnight in Charles County when the driver of the car he was riding in lost control and smashed into a tree, according to the sheriff's office. Daunte Marqui Butler, 26, has been identified as the victim who was killed late on Monday night, May 6 in Waldorf, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced. Shortly after 11:30 p.m. on May 6, officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to the area of St. Charles Parkway and St. Ignatius Drive to investigate a single-car crash involving a Chevy Impala. Investigators say that the driver was trav…

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22-Year-Old Killed In Maryland Crash 'Touched The Lives Of All Who Knew Him' 22-Year-Old Killed In Maryland Crash 'Touched The Lives Of All Who Knew Him'
22-Year-Old Killed In Maryland Crash 'Touched The Lives Of All Who Knew Him' JaJuan Cobb had "a bright and caring soul with a zest for life," his family says, a life that was cut short when the 22-year-old was killed in a fiery crash in Charles County. On 11:15 p.m. on March 27, Cobb was killed in a car fire near the intersection of St. Charles Parkway and Duncannon Road in Waldorf, leaving his family reeling from the unexpected loss. "On a fateful day not long ago, our family's world was shattered when JaJuan was involved in a tragic motor vehicle accident that claimed his young life too soon," his aunt said. "The pain of this loss is immeasurable, and the void he …

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Police ID 22-Year-Old Man Killed In Fiery Maryland Crash Police ID 22-Year-Old Man Killed In Fiery Maryland Crash
Police ID 22-Year-Old Man Killed In Fiery Maryland Crash A 22-year-old Accokeek man was killed after a car he was riding in struck a tree and caught fire in Waldorf, officials say. Jajuan Cobb has been identified by the Charles County Sheriff's Office as the person who was killed late on Wednesday night in a car fire near the intersection of St. Charles Parkway and Duncannon Road.  St. Charles Parkway and Duncannon Road in Waldorf Google Maps street view The crash was reportedly shortly after 11:15 p.m. on March 27. According to the investigators, Cobb was a passenger in a car that was heading south on St. Charles Parkway when the …

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Suspect Tried To Ditch Drugs In 'Small Area Of Water' While Fleeing In Maryland: Police Suspect Tried To Ditch Drugs In 'Small Area Of Water' While Fleeing In Maryland: Police
Suspect Tried To Ditch Drugs In 'Small Area Of Water' While Fleeing In Maryland: Police A 52-year-old man tried to pull a fast one on members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office during a traffic stop, but he wasn't quick enough. Waldorf resident Eric Aaron Lyles attempted to flee from officers late last week and is now behind bars and facing drug charges, officials say.  Officers from the agency's Neighborhood Enforcement Team stopped Lyles shortly after 8 p.m. on March 7 in the area of St. Charles Parkway and St. Thomas Driver after they say the driver committed several traffic violations, including expired tags and inoperable lights. When the officer approached…

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Maryland AG Releases Report Into Fatal Officer-Involved Pursuit Maryland AG Releases Report Into Fatal Officer-Involved Pursuit
Maryland AG Releases Report Into Fatal Officer-Involved Pursuit The Maryland Attorney General’s Office released its investigative report into a fatal police-involved pursuit in Charles County earlier this year. Shortly after 4 a.m. on Friday, March 11, officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office received a report of a hit-and-run crash in the 3900 block of Pine Cone Circle in Waldorf involving a driver later identified as Darrell Byrd, who was no longer at the scene. Using a witness’ description of his vehicle, officers were able o locate Byrd in a pickup truck in the area of Pine Cone Circle and Huntington Wood Drive, officials said. Officer Sha…

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Wanted Shooter In Custody Following Monthslong Investigation Into Incidental Maryland Shooting Wanted Shooter In Custody Following Monthslong Investigation Into Incidental Maryland Shooting
Wanted Shooter In Custody Following Monthslong Investigation Into Incidental Maryland Shooting Police investigators in Maryland have apprehended a shooting suspect implicated in a shootout earlier this year in a Charles County apartment complex that saw an innocent bystander struck by a stray bullet, authorities announced. Waldorf resident Marquis Malik Springs, 20, is facing multiple charges following a months-long investigation into a shooting on Sunday, March 6 in the 3000 block of Gallery Place in his hometown, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s office. Investigators said that two groups of suspects were shooting at each other in the parking lot of the apartment complex wh…

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Shootout Suspect, Friend Apprehended After Crash, Shooting In Maryland, Sheriff Says Shootout Suspect, Friend Apprehended After Crash, Shooting In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Shootout Suspect, Friend Apprehended After Crash, Shooting In Maryland, Sheriff Says The investigation into a fight between two friends that rapidly escalated into violence led to charges for a pair of suspects - one of whom was caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, according to officials. Prince George’s resident Novio Vaughn Smallwood, 21, of Oxon Hill, was apprehended following the investigation into a midday shooting earlier this month at the intersection of St. Andrews Way and St. Charles Parkway in Waldorf, authorities announced. Shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 17, officers were dispatched to the intersection, where there was a report of a crash betwee…

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Two Barred From Possessing Firearms Busted With Weapon During Maryland Traffic Stop: Sheriff Two Barred From Possessing Firearms Busted With Weapon During Maryland Traffic Stop: Sheriff
Two Barred From Possessing Firearms Busted With Weapon During Maryland Traffic Stop: Sheriff A pair of convicted felons prohibited from possessing firearms are facing new charges after being busted with a handgun and random drugs during a traffic stop in Maryland. Waldorf resident Melvin Emell Lampkin, 28, and Keymo Kemytte-William Key, 27, of Accokeek in Prince George’s County were arrested on Monday, Aug. 22 following a traffic stop where a member of the Charles County Sheriff's Office located a suspicious handgun inside their vehicle. Melvin LampkinCharles County Sheriff Shortly before 1 p.m. on Monday afternoon, a member of the Charles County Sheriff's Office stopped Lampk…

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