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Speed, Impairment Possible Factors In Fatal Maryland Crash: State Police Speed, Impairment Possible Factors In Fatal Maryland Crash: State Police
Speed, Impairment Possible Factors In Fatal Maryland Crash: State Police Speed or impairment may have been contributing factors in a fatal crash that sent two others to the hospital in Charles County on Monday afternoon, Maryland State Police say. Troopers were called at around 3 p.m. on April 22 to a stretch of Crain Highway near Acton Lane in Waldorf to investigate a two-vehicle crash that left one dead and required one to be airlifted to the hospital. Investigators say that a GMC Envoy driven by Waldorf resident Stacy Jermain Barksdale, 38, on US Route 301 was approaching Acton Lane in the right turn only lane. Crain Highway near Acton Lane in Waldorf&nb…

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Video Shows High-Speed Police Pursuit, Fatal Crash In Maryland Video Shows High-Speed Police Pursuit, Fatal Crash In Maryland
Video Shows High-Speed Police Pursuit, Fatal Crash In Maryland New details have been released by investigators in Maryland as they continue to probe a fatal crash in Charles County that left a 34-year-old assault suspect dead. The Maryland Attorney General’s Office released the dashboard camera footage of the police pursuit that led to the death of Waldorf resident Dejuan Mitchell late last month when he crashed into the back of a dump truck while trying to evade members of the sheriff’s office. At approximately 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office were called to the 11900 block of Acton Lane in Waldorf, where th…

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Dog Walker Wielding Shotgun Following Suspicious Incidents Busted In Charles County: Sheriff Dog Walker Wielding Shotgun Following Suspicious Incidents Busted In Charles County: Sheriff
Dog Walker Wielding Shotgun Following Suspicious Incidents Busted In Charles County: Sheriff Police say that a man caught creeping in the area of Holly Station in Charles County for several weeks is facing new charges after becoming hostile with members of the sheriff’s office. Waldorf resident Jovon Delonte Keys, 36, was arrested by members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office over the weekend after becoming combative with officers following a lengthy investigation into a suspicious person. Over the course of several weeks, investigators said that the sheriff’s office received multiple complaints from separate people about a suspicious man in the Holly Station in Waldorf who was…

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Morning Of Mayhem In Maryland Ends With Serial Robber In Custody, Sheriff Says Morning Of Mayhem In Maryland Ends With Serial Robber In Custody, Sheriff Says
Morning Of Mayhem In Maryland Ends With Serial Robber In Custody, Sheriff Says It took an army to track down a wanted man who allegedly robbed several businesses in Maryland. David Alston Gantt, 37, is facing multiple charges after being tracked down by officers and a K9 unit in Charles County following an alleged assault incident in his hometown of Waldorf, authorities announced. Shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 26, officers responded to the 11900 block of Acton Lane in Waldorf for a report of shoplifting, though the suspect - later identified as Gantt - fled the area before investigators arrived at the scene. Shortly after the initial call, officers respo…

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Police ID Motorcyclist Killed After Being Struck By Car In Charles County Police ID Motorcyclist Killed After Being Struck By Car In Charles County
Police ID Motorcyclist Killed After Being Struck By Car In Charles County Police investigators in Maryland have released the ID of a motorcyclist who was struck by a car and killed in Charles County over the weekend. Waldorf resident Jum-Mor Lemaier Mackell, 46, died after being struck by a turning car from Acton Lane onto Western Parkway on Saturday, July 16, in Waldorf, authorities announced. The preliminary investigation into the fatal crash determined that shortly before 5:15 p.m. on Saturday, Mackell was accidentally struck by the passenger car near the busy intersection. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash remains under investigation on Monday, …

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