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Bar Patron Who Stabbed Man Over Spilled Drink Admits To Attempted Murder In MD: Prosecutors Bar Patron Who Stabbed Man Over Spilled Drink Admits To Attempted Murder In MD: Prosecutors
Bar Patron Who Stabbed Man Over Spilled Drink Admits To Attempted Murder In MD: Prosecutors The Maryland man who stabbed another bar patrol over a spilled drink has bee convicted of attempted murder in St. Mary's County, authorities announced. In April, Winston Warren Smith, 39, was involved in a bar fight with a 64-year-old man that rapidly escalated and ended with his victim being airlifted from the Lexington Park business to an area hospital. According to the state's attorney's office, this week, Smith pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree murder, and he now faces a 30-year prison term. The sheriff's office determined that Smith and his victim got into an argument tha…

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New Escapee Wanted For Ditching Court-Ordered GPS Device, Fleeing In St. Mary's County: Sheriff New Escapee Wanted For Ditching Court-Ordered GPS Device, Fleeing In St. Mary's County: Sheriff
New Escapee Wanted For Ditching Court-Ordered GPS Device, Fleeing In St. Mary's County: Sheriff Seen him?  Investigators from the St. Mary's Sheriff's Office are seeking the public's assistance in tracking down lcoal resident Daniel Steven Connelly, who was able to escape following his arrest. They say that on Thursday, March 7, Connelly, who was incarcerated at the St. Mary's County detention and Rehabilitation Center at the time, removed his court-ordered GPS monitoring device while at an inpatient treatment facility in California. He then left the area. No other details were provided by the sheriff's office. Anyone with information regarding Connelly or his whereabouts has …

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Escapee Wanted For Ditching Court-Ordered GPS Device, Fleeing In St. Mary's County: Sheriff Escapee Wanted For Ditching Court-Ordered GPS Device, Fleeing In St. Mary's County: Sheriff
Escapee Wanted For Ditching Court-Ordered GPS Device, Fleeing In St. Mary's County: Sheriff Recognize her?  Investigators from the St. Mary's Sheriff's Office are seeking the public's assistance in tracking down Lexington Park resident Ashley Lauren Markart, who was able to escape home detention following her arrest on a weapons offense. According to officials, Markart was on home detention when she removed her court-ordered GPS monitoring device and fled the area. The 31-year-old woman was described as being 5-foot-4 weighing 135 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. No other details were provided by the sheriff's office. Anyone with information regarding Markart or her …

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Schools
Threat Of Gun Violence At Maryland Middle School Investigated By Sheriff's Office Threat Of Gun Violence At Maryland Middle School Investigated By Sheriff's Office
Threat Of Gun Violence At Maryland Middle School Investigated By Sheriff's Office Deputies from the St. Mary's Sheriff's Office were called to investigate reports of a threat against an area school after a social media post circulated among students who were cautioned not to go to class on Friday, officials say. Spring Ridge Middle School students were warned "not to go to school tomorrow" in a message that indicated a student would be bringing a gun into the building on Feb. 16.  According to the sheriff's office, deputies learned that a student had also been asking others how to obtain a gun, which prompted the social media post. Investigators were able to identi…

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News
Horse-Buggy Crash Sends Infant, Three Others To Hospital: St. Mary's County Sheriff Horse-Buggy Crash Sends Infant, Three Others To Hospital: St. Mary's County Sheriff
Horse-Buggy Crash Sends Infant, Three Others To Hospital: St. Mary's County Sheriff An unruly horse led to a serious crash in Southern Maryland on Sunday afternoon, the St. Mary's Sheriff's Office announced. Deputies were called shortly before noon on Sunday, Dec. 10, where there was a reported incident near the intersection of Point Lookout Road and Pin Cushion Road in Leonardtown involving a driver that struck a horse and buggy.  Investigators say that a Toyota driver struck the horse and buggy after it reared and bucked while being driven by a minor. All four occupants were ejected, and the horse was killed in the crash. According to the sheriff's office, a juveni…

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Motorcyclist Killed By Driver Making U-Turn In Maryland: Sheriff Motorcyclist Killed By Driver Making U-Turn In Maryland: Sheriff
Motorcyclist Killed By Driver Making U-Turn In Maryland: Sheriff A motorcyclist was killed and a woman was hospitalized after crashing in St. Mary’s County on Thursday afternoon, according to authorities. Lexington Park resident Jake Alexander Garrett, 28, was killed after being ejected from his motorcycle when Christine Elizabeth Bowling, 38, of Hollywood, failed to yield the right of way to him. Investigators say that shortly before 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 3, officers were called to the area of Three Notch Road and East Rennell Avenue in Lexington Park to investigate the fatal crash. Garrett was pronounced dead at the scene. Bowling was taken to an …

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Police & Fire
Wanted Fugitive In Maryland Faces New Drug, Fraud Charges Wanted Fugitive In Maryland Faces New Drug, Fraud Charges
Wanted Fugitive In Maryland Faces New Drug, Fraud Charges A wanted man in Maryland is facing multiple new charges after being apprehended by police in St. Mary’s County, authorities announced. Bruce Dorms Tlucka, Jr., age 49, who has multiple outstanding warrants out for his arrest, was arrested in Leonardtown after attempting to flee from Sheriff’s deputies conducting a welfare check. Members of the St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Office responded to the 25300 block of Pt. Lookout Road in Leonardtown, and upon arrival, Tlucka, the subject of the welfare check, fled from deputies, officials said. An investigation into Tlucka’s vehicle - which was stored at …

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