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Family Friend Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting 9-Year-Old Girl In Maryland: State's Attorney Family Friend Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting 9-Year-Old Girl In Maryland: State's Attorney
Family Friend Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting 9-Year-Old Girl In Maryland: State's Attorney It will be years behind bars for a Maryland man who was convicted earlier this year on multiple offenses in connection to his illicit contact with a child in Charles County, officials say. Waldorf resident Jose Eugenio Escobar-Argueta, 34, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty on a host of charges involing a 9-year-old child, according to the Charles County State's Attorney's Office. In January 2022, officers from the Charles County Police Department were called to a home in Fordington Place in Waldorf, where they met with the victim, according to the s…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Good 'Trouble:' Maryland Lottery Player Kicks Off 2023 With $1.5M Jackpot Win Good 'Trouble:' Maryland Lottery Player Kicks Off 2023 With $1.5M Jackpot Win
Good 'Trouble:' Maryland Lottery Player Kicks Off 2023 With $1.5M Jackpot Win There was no “trouble” to the start of the new year for a lucky Maryland Lottery player who claimed the second-largest winning prize in the three-year history of the “FAST PLAY! Hit The Jackpot!” game. A Charles County construction worker who nicknamed himself “Trouble,” is having anything but that after winning a $1,540,418 progressive jackpot to become the second-largest winner since the game’s debut in February 2020, Lottery officials announced this week. “Trouble,” says that he is a regular “Hit the Jackpot!” player and purchased the ticket while inside US Fuel in Waldorf on Monday, J…

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Girl Busted With Fancy Stun Gun, Bag Of Weed In Maryland High School, Sheriff Says Girl Busted With Fancy Stun Gun, Bag Of Weed In Maryland High School, Sheriff Says
Girl Busted With Fancy Stun Gun, Bag Of Weed In Maryland High School, Sheriff Says Authorities say that a Maryland high school student had more than books and folders in her backpack on Thursday morning when she was busted by an administrator with a big bag of weed and a zebra-printed stun gun. In Charles County, at approximately 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, an administrator at Westlake High School said that a crackling noise could be heard coming from the purse of a student in the cafeteria during lunch. The student was briefly questioned, according to a spokesperson from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, and when she opened her purse the administrator was met by…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspended Maryland Correctional Officer Admits To Violating Privacy Of Arestee's Phone: Sheriff Suspended Maryland Correctional Officer Admits To Violating Privacy Of Arestee's Phone: Sheriff
Suspended Maryland Correctional Officer Admits To Violating Privacy Of Arestee's Phone: Sheriff A suspended correctional officer in Maryland has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of misconduct in office after allegedly violating the rights of an arrested party, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced. NiJee Pierre McWillis, a Charles County correctional officer who was suspended in March pending his trial for the alleged misconduct, was indicted earlier this year on charges for misconduct in office and unauthorized access to computers and related material. He had also been charged with copy/possession of a database, though that will be dismissed by the Charles County Stat…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Reward Offered Following Fatal Shooting Outside Maryland Apartment Complex Reward Offered Following Fatal Shooting Outside Maryland Apartment Complex
Reward Offered Following Fatal Shooting Outside Maryland Apartment Complex A 29-year-old woman was gunned down outside an apartment complex in Maryland, prompting an investigation by police in Charles County. Waldorf resident Tiesha Janae Johnson was found shot and killed by members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 24, where there was a report of a shooting on October Place, according to officials. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene. The preliminary investigation by the sheriff’s office determined that Johnson was outside the apartment building when someone shot her. It is unknown if the suspect or suspects f…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Subdued After Destroying Property In Maryland Shop, Punching Arresting Officer: Sheriff Man Subdued After Destroying Property In Maryland Shop, Punching Arresting Officer: Sheriff
Man Subdued After Destroying Property In Maryland Shop, Punching Arresting Officer: Sheriff A wanted man was released on $100 bond after destroying items in a Maryland tobacco store and punching an arresting police officer in the face, officials said. Ottoy Bradley Lawson, 30, of Davis, Oklahoma, who was wanted in Charles County for failing to appear in court on criminal charges, was arrested after refusing to comply with members of the sheriff’s office, the agency announced on Thursday, July 21. The alleged incident began shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 14 at Cloudz Tobacco in the 8000 block of Matthews Road in Bryans Road when Lawson was allegedly breaking items insid…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Hospitalized In Maryland After Shooting: Officials Teen Hospitalized In Maryland After Shooting: Officials
Teen Hospitalized In Maryland After Shooting: Officials A teenager was reportedly hospitalized after being shot late on Monday, July 18, in Maryland, according to reports. Detectives in Charles County are investigating after a 13-year-old boy was shot shortly before midnight in the wrist near Jennie Run Drive in La Plata on Monday night, officials said. The teen was reportedly out with a group of friends when shots rang out, with one striking him. Officials have not said whether or not the teen - who was flown to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries - was targeted or not. No other injuries were reported in the shooting and no …

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by Zak Failla
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Snow Day: School Closures, Delays In Maryland Snow Day: School Closures, Delays In Maryland
Snow Day: School Closures, Delays In Maryland The winter weather that hit Maryland overnight has created several school closures and delays. The following list was obtained from CBS Baltimore: School Closures Allegany County Public Schools Anne Arundel County Public Schools Arlington Baptist School Baltimore City Public Schools Baltimore County Public Schools Boys’ Latin School Caroline County Public Schools Carroll County Public Schools Carroll Christian School Cathedral Christian Academy Cecil County Public Schools Charles County Public Schools Dorchester County Public Schools Elvaton Christian Academy Gilman School Glenelg Co…

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