Pedestrian Walking In Roadway Fatally Struck By Driver In St. Mary's County: Sheriff Pedestrian Walking In Roadway Fatally Struck By Driver In St. Mary's County: Sheriff
Pedestrian Walking In Roadway Fatally Struck By Driver In St. Mary's County: Sheriff One driver was able to avoid a pedestrian from South Carolina, but a second was unable to swerve out of the way in St. Mary's County, resulting in a fatal strike, the sheriff says. Gaston resident Lew William Chavis, 39, has been identified by officials as the pedestrian killed in an early morning strike in Charlotte Hall. According to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1, patrol officers were called to the area of Three Notch Road and Carpenter Lane in Charlotte Hall, where paramedics were attempting to revive Chavis. Investigators say that a&…
Off-Duty Deputy Returning From Jury Duty Apprehends Escaped Suspect In Maryland Off-Duty Deputy Returning From Jury Duty Apprehends Escaped Suspect In Maryland
Off-Duty Deputy Returning From Jury Duty Apprehends Escaped Suspect In Maryland An off-duty member of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office went above and beyond to capture a wanted man who escaped custody, officials say. Capt. Richard Russell, the Special Operations Commander for the department, received an alert on Tuesday morning regarding Leonardtown native Jordan Poetzman, who removed his GPS monitoring device while attending court-authorized inpatient treatment at a facility in California. Capt. Richard Russell St. Mary's County Sheriff At the time, he was returning from jury duty. With one civic duty done, Russell decided to join the hun…
Maryland Man Ditched GPS Monitor While Awaiting Trial For Assault, Arson Arrest, Sheriff Says Maryland Man Ditched GPS Monitor While Awaiting Trial For Assault, Arson Arrest, Sheriff Says
Maryland Man Ditched GPS Monitor While Awaiting Trial For Assault, Arson Arrest, Sheriff Says A Maryland man arrested for multiple assault offenses and for threatening arson in St. Mary's County has escaped, officials say. Markko Darvelle Morsell, 34, is wanted for escape after removing his electronic monitoring device and fleeing the area following his latest arrest.  At the the time, Morsell was on pretrial release for charges that include three counts of second-degree assault, theft of $100 to under $1,500, and making threats of arson. He was described as being 6-foot-3 weighing approximately 320 pounds.  Anyone with information regarding Morsell or his whereabouts ha…
Felons Caught With Cache Of Weapons, Drugs During Yearlong Investigation In Maryland: Sheriff Felons Caught With Cache Of Weapons, Drugs During Yearlong Investigation In Maryland: Sheriff
Felons Caught With Cache Of Weapons, Drugs During Yearlong Investigation In Maryland: Sheriff Three felons are facing charges following an operation in Southern Maryland that led to the recovery of weapons, a massive amount of drugs, and cash, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday. A yearlong investigation into reported drug sales in the region led to the arrests of the trio, and the seizure of cocaine, weed, pills, and weapons. Those charged: John Kevin Fitzgerald Reed, 60, of Charlotte Hall; James Nathaniel Reed, 77, of Mechanicsville; Francis Lavern Reed, 55, of Mechanicsville. All are facing multiple felony drug and firearm charges. As a result of the …
Minor Charged As Adult With Attempted Murder For Maryland Shooting, Sheriff Says Minor Charged As Adult With Attempted Murder For Maryland Shooting, Sheriff Says
Minor Charged As Adult With Attempted Murder For Maryland Shooting, Sheriff Says A minor implicated in a Lexington Park shooting earlier this summer will be charged as an adult with attempted murder and multiple weapons offenses, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday. Over the weekend, deputies executed a search and seizure warrant at a home in the 26000 block of Cox Drive in Mechanicsville, where one person was arrested. The warrant was issued following an investigation into a Lexington Park shooting on Wednesday, June 26, where deputies discovered casings, live rounds, and a projectile at a crime scene. No injuries were reported. According …
Drug Dealer Busted Stashing 4+ Pounds Of Cocaine In Maryland Woods Sentenced: Prosecutors Drug Dealer Busted Stashing 4+ Pounds Of Cocaine In Maryland Woods Sentenced: Prosecutors
Drug Dealer Busted Stashing 4+ Pounds Of Cocaine In Maryland Woods Sentenced: Prosecutors A Maryland man who stashed kilos of cocaine in the woods will spend more than a decade in prison, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office announced on Monday night. Laray Anthony Maddox, 42, was sentenced to 30 years with all but 11 years and six months to serve following the recovery of at least four pounds of cocaine in 2022 that were found in a secluded wooded area not far from his California home. According to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, investigators located approximately two kilograms - 4.4 pounds - of cocaine from the woods along a public roadway where Maddox was …
Man Wanted For Escape While Awaiting Trial For Violating Protective Order In Maryland: Sheriff Man Wanted For Escape While Awaiting Trial For Violating Protective Order In Maryland: Sheriff
Man Wanted For Escape While Awaiting Trial For Violating Protective Order In Maryland: Sheriff A 54-year-old man is wanted for escape after ditching his electronic monitoring device while out on a pretrial release in St. Mary's County for violating a protective order. An alert was issued by the sheriff's office on Monday, Aug. 12 regarding Anthony Terrell West, who removed his GPS monitor late last month after being released from the county's Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown. At the time, he was on pretrial release for violating a protective order and telephone misuse: single call, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. West reportedly cut off his GPS…
More Than One Kilo Of Cocaine Recovered During Record-Breaking Maryland Seizure, Sheriff Says More Than One Kilo Of Cocaine Recovered During Record-Breaking Maryland Seizure, Sheriff Says
More Than One Kilo Of Cocaine Recovered During Record-Breaking Maryland Seizure, Sheriff Says The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office made its largest fentanyl seizure in history during an ongoing investigation into drug dealing in the region, officials said. James William Blackiston III, 31, Jasmine Samaria Votra, 36, and Willis Matthews Brooks, 43, all of Great Mills, were all arrested after being busted with more than a kilogram of cocaine on Thursday night. Shortly before 7:15 p.m. on Aug. 8, deputies conducted search and seizure warrants at two count residences, leading to the record-breaking fentanyl seizure. According to the St. Mary's County Sherif's Office, during a search …
Southern Maryland Standoff With Barricaded Person Resolved, Sheriff Says Southern Maryland Standoff With Barricaded Person Resolved, Sheriff Says
Southern Maryland Standoff With Barricaded Person Resolved, Sheriff Says There will be an increased police presence in a St. Mary's County neighborhood on Thursday as the sheriff's office continues to investigate following a barricade situation, officials say. At approximately 9 a.m. on Aug. 8, deputies were called to the Columbia Commons neighborhood on Creeping Primrose Lane in Lexington Park, where there were reports of shots fired, according to Capt. Sarah Smith. Google Maps street view Deputies remained at the scene until approximately 11 a.m., when the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office declared that the standoff reached its conclusion. No injuries were…
Fugitive At Large After Ditching Electronic Monitoring Device, Escaping In Maryland: Sheriff Fugitive At Large After Ditching Electronic Monitoring Device, Escaping In Maryland: Sheriff
Fugitive At Large After Ditching Electronic Monitoring Device, Escaping In Maryland: Sheriff Derrick Clifton Marshall, who was arrested earlier this year in Southern Maryland, is wanted after ditching his electronic monitoring device in Baltimore and escaping. An alert was issued by the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, Aug. 6, as they seek the public's assistance in tracking down Derrick Clifton Marshall, 45, who pulled a fast one and is now wanted for escape. The Lexington Park resident was arrested in March for first- and second-degree assault, as well as unlawfully taking a motor vehicle. According to the sheriff's office, late last month, Marshall was able to dit…
Two Women Hospitalized After Double Stabbing During Break-In At Maryland Home, Sheriff Says Two Women Hospitalized After Double Stabbing During Break-In At Maryland Home, Sheriff Says
Two Women Hospitalized After Double Stabbing During Break-In At Maryland Home, Sheriff Says Two women were hospitalized on Saturday in Lexington Park following a violent double stabbing during a break-in, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Prince George's County resident Terek Demaury Ross, 28, was arrested after stabbing his victims and then attempting to flee in one of their vehicles before being apprehended by deputies in Calvert County. Investigators say that at approximately 4:45 a.m. on Aug. 3, deputies were called to the 21000 block of Ronald Drive in Lexington Park, where there were two victims who had been stabbed by a man known to them. According to th…
Driver Asleep At The Wheel Busted With Stolen Gun, Drug Paraphernalia In Maryland, Sheriff Says Driver Asleep At The Wheel Busted With Stolen Gun, Drug Paraphernalia In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Driver Asleep At The Wheel Busted With Stolen Gun, Drug Paraphernalia In Maryland, Sheriff Says A man found passed out at the wheel of a suspicious vehicle is facing drug and weapon charges following a curious scene that played out earlier this week in Leonardtown. Deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office responded to the area of Friendship School Road and Jones Road, where they found Hollywood resident James Gregory Smith, asleep in the driver's seat with the engine still running. According to investigators, after Smith was stirred, a deputy found a holstered Glock 22 Gen 4 .40 caliber handgun in plain sight, which was recovered, and the sleeping driver said that there wa…