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Teen Killed In Weekend Maryland Shooting Identified By Police Teen Killed In Weekend Maryland Shooting Identified By Police
Teen Killed In Weekend Maryland Shooting Identified By Police The 16-year-old killed during a weekend altercation in Prince George's County has been identified as Kesean Hunt, a resident of Accokeek, police announced. Hunt died at a local hospital after being shot late Saturday night in the 700 block of Harry S Truman Drive. Officers from the Prince George’s County Police Department were called to the scene around 9 p.m. on Nov. 16.  Upon arrival, they found Hunt outside, suffering from a gunshot wound. First responders provided treatment at the scene before rushing him to the hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. Detectives say t…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Jackpot-Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Market Jackpot-Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Market
Jackpot-Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Market A winning Maryland Lottery ticket worth $50,000 was sold at an area market, and the winner has not yet come forward to claim their five-figure jackpot. One top-prize winning Bonus Match 5 ticket worth a five-figure jackpot was sold at Keller's Market at 15624 Livingston Road in Accokeek for the drawing on Thursday, Oct. 10, though it has not been cashed in a day later. The winning numbers for the Thursday drawing were 07-10-11-15-19 with a Bonus Ball of 04. This represents the 27th jackpot-winner Bonus Match 5 drawing sold in 2024. "Lottery officials urge the winner to sign…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Shots Fired, Robbery Reported At Maryland Bus Stop, Police Say (UDPATED) Shots Fired, Robbery Reported At Maryland Bus Stop, Police Say (UDPATED)
Shots Fired, Robbery Reported At Maryland Bus Stop, Police Say (Udpated) A high school student was shot at and robbed at gunpoint while waiting at a bus stop to head to school on Thursday morning in Prince George's County, police say. At around 6:40 a.m. on Sept. 19, officers were called to the 15900 block of Livingston Road near Xander Street in Accokeek, where there was a reported incident involving a robber and pair of robbers. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, two people approached a group of minors at the bus stop and announced the robbery, prompting them to scatter away in fear. One of the two suspects fired a shot in the air, cau…

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by Zak Failla
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Tipsters Lead Officers To Four Teens Caught Breaking Into Vehicles At Maryland Mall: Sheriff Tipsters Lead Officers To Four Teens Caught Breaking Into Vehicles At Maryland Mall: Sheriff
Tipsters Lead Officers To Four Teens Caught Breaking Into Vehicles At Maryland Mall: Sheriff A member of the Charles County community saw something, and said something, leading to the apprehension of four teens who were caught breaking into vehicles at St. Charles Towne Center, officials say. On Monday afternoon, officers were called to the parking lot after being tipped off about a group of minors who were spotted using tools to break into cars. According to the Charles County Sheriff's Office, when officers arrived to investigate, the four suspects scattered on foot, but were quickly apprehended. Investigators say that it was later determined that at least three vehicles were br…

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by Zak Failla
News
Police ID Moped Rider Killed Crossing Highway In Maryland Police ID Moped Rider Killed Crossing Highway In Maryland
Police ID Moped Rider Killed Crossing Highway In Maryland A 52-year-old man in Maryland was killed attempting to cross a busy highway on Monday night while riding his moped, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Jamie Richardson has been identified by police investigators as the moped rider who was killed at approximately 9:15 p.m. on April 8 in the area of Indian Head Highway and Manning Road West in Accokeek. FATAL PEDESTRIAN COLLISION: At approx 9:15pm officers responded to the area of Southbound Indian Head Hwy and Manning Rd E. Once on scene, they located an adult male in the roadway suffering from trauma. He was prono…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
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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by Zak Failla
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Warrant Issued For Serial 'Jaws Of Life' ATM Robber In Maryland Warrant Issued For Serial 'Jaws Of Life' ATM Robber In Maryland
Warrant Issued For Serial 'Jaws Of Life' ATM Robber In Maryland A grand jury in Prince George's County has indicted a 31-year-old man who is now wanted in connection to a series of robberies police have dubbed the "Jaws of Life ATM String."  Stefon Janey, whose last known address was in Accokeek, is now one of the most wanted men in the county after a warrant was issued for his arrest, authorities announced on Wednesday afternoon. Janey was indicted in connection with eight robberies at multiple locations in Prince George’s County earlier this year – including convenience stores in the 8600 block of Baltimore Avenue and the 8200 block of Martin Lut…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Nurse Believed Killed By HS Football Coach Boyfriend Mourned By Loved Ones Maryland Nurse Believed Killed By HS Football Coach Boyfriend Mourned By Loved Ones
Maryland Nurse Believed Killed By HS Football Coach Boyfriend Mourned By Loved Ones Friends and loved ones are mourning the loss of the Maryland woman strangled by her boyfriend, a high school football coach. Patrina Best, 38, was found by police on Saturday, Feb. 17 during a welfare check at her inside of her Accokeek home, and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Carl Kearney, Jr., 43, a high school football coach, was charged with murder after turning himself in at the Prince George's County Police Department, and saying he'd strangled his girlfriend earlier that day, county police said. Carl Kearney, Jr. Prince George's Police Tributes an…

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by Daily Voice
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High School Football Coach From Georgia Confesses To Killing GF In Maryland: Police High School Football Coach From Georgia Confesses To Killing GF In Maryland: Police
High School Football Coach From Georgia Confesses To Killing GF In Maryland: Police A Georgia man turned himself in at the Prince George's County Police Department over the weekend and admitted to strangling his girlfriend to death in Accokeek, authorities announced. Carl Kearney, Jr., 43, has been charged with murder in Maryland after admitting to his role in the death of 38-year-old Patrina Best, whose body was found by police on Saturday morning during a welfare check. Police say that at approximately 9:20 a.m. on Feb. 17, Kearny walked into the Division V Clinton police station and advised officers that he had strangled his girlfriend inside her home that morning …

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Woman Who Killed Teen Brother With Help From BF, Twin Sister Gets 25 Years In Prison Maryland Woman Who Killed Teen Brother With Help From BF, Twin Sister Gets 25 Years In Prison
Maryland Woman Who Killed Teen Brother With Help From BF, Twin Sister Gets 25 Years In Prison A Prince George's County woman who killed her teen brother with help from her boyfriend and twin sister is heading to prison for 25 years, authorities announced. Leaundra Matthews, 25, of Accokeek, was found guilty of second-degree murder for the death of her brother, Christian Matthews, who was strangled during an attack by Matthews' boyfriend, Tyson Lipford, and another man, Daniel Howard, while he was asleep in their family's Silver Spring home in March 2017, Daily Voice reported. She was sentenced on Monday, Feb. 5 to 30 years in prison with all but 25 years suspended and five years of …

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by Daily Voice
Obituaries
Single Mother Of Teen Girl Killed In MD Crash Remembered For 'Giving Her Daughter The World' Single Mother Of Teen Girl Killed In MD Crash Remembered For 'Giving Her Daughter The World'
Single Mother Of Teen Girl Killed In MD Crash Remembered For 'Giving Her Daughter The World' The 34-year-old passenger killed in a crash in Prince George's County last week is being remembered as a loving single mother who constantly sacrificed for her young teen daughter. Nickita Sammy of Accokeek was the passenger in a Hyundai traveling south on Branch Avenue at the intersection of Earnshaw Drive in Brandywine, where the driver attempted to make a left turn and was struck by a BMW driven by Timothy Brickhouse, 26, of District Height on Wednesday, Jan. 10, Daily Voice reported. Nickita was pronounced dead at the scene, while her driver was hospitalized with undisclosed injuries. …

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by Valerie Musson
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One Killed, One Injured After Crash On MD-5 In Prince George's County: State Police One Killed, One Injured After Crash On MD-5 In Prince George's County: State Police
One Killed, One Injured After Crash On MD-5 In Prince George's County: State Police A 34-year-old woman died after being involved in a crash with a BMW in Prince George's County on Wednesday night. Accokeek resident Nickita Sammy has been identified by Maryland State Police investigators as the person who was killed in a crash involving Timothy Brickhouse, 26, in Brandywine overnight. Shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 10, police say that Sammy was the passenger in a Hyundai traveling south on Branch Avenue at the intersection of Earnshaw Drive, where the driver attempted to make a left turn and was struck by the District Height resident's BMW. Branch Avenue at the int…

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by Zak Failla
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Three Arrested For Murder Of Norfolk State University Student From Maryland: Police Three Arrested For Murder Of Norfolk State University Student From Maryland: Police
Three Arrested For Murder Of Norfolk State University Student From Maryland: Police Justice may be served for the family of a beloved 20-year-old Prince George's County man who was shot and killed earlier this year near his college in Virginia. Shortly after 11 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2, officers from the Norfolk Police Department were called to the 2700 block of Gate House Road near Colchester Crescent, where they found Accokeek resident Jahari George suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound. The Norfolk State University student was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Months later, on Thursday, the department announced that three men…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland International Raceway Mourns Dad Of 5 AJ Douglas Killed In Hit-Run Crash Maryland International Raceway Mourns Dad Of 5 AJ Douglas Killed In Hit-Run Crash
Maryland International Raceway Mourns Dad Of 5 AJ Douglas Killed In Hit-Run Crash Hearts were breaking in Prince George's County following a hit-and-run crash that left a father of five dead. Adam Emmanuel Douglas, who was known as AJ by loved ones, died Monday, Sept. 11, was walking on the 14700 block of Livingston Road when he was struck by a truck around 11 p.m. in Accokeek, county police said. Adam Douglas Jr Facebook and his children.Maryland International Raceway AJ, 24, of Clinton, was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the striking vehicle did not remain on the scene.  According to FOX5, AJ leaves behind five children and his f…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Maryland Woman Convicted In Teen Brother's Killing Had Help From BF, Twin Sister: Authorities Maryland Woman Convicted In Teen Brother's Killing Had Help From BF, Twin Sister: Authorities
Maryland Woman Convicted In Teen Brother's Killing Had Help From BF, Twin Sister: Authorities A Maryland woman is facing decades in prison for conspiring with her boyfriend and another man, then had help from her twin sister killing her teen brother, authorities announced. Leaundra Matthews, 25, of Accokeek, was found guilty of second-degree murder for the death of her brother, Christian Matthews, who was strangled during an attack by Matthews' boyfriend, Tyson Lipford and another man, Daniel Howard, while he was asleep in their family's Silver Spring home in March 2017. Court documents show that Leaundra told her mom that Howard held him down as Lipford choked him. At the time the …

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by Zak Failla
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Police ID Driver Killed In Chain Reaction Crash With Pick-Up Truck In MD Police ID Driver Killed In Chain Reaction Crash With Pick-Up Truck In MD
Police ID Driver Killed In Chain Reaction Crash With Pick-Up Truck In MD New details have been released following the fatal multi-vehicle crash in Prince George's County that left a Waldorf man dead. Lamont Hoyer, 54, has been identified by the police as the driver killed in a chain-reaction crash involving a pick-up truck and two other vehicles. Shortly before 10 p.m. on Thursday, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to Indian Head Highway near Farmington Drive in Accokeek to investigate a reported crash. The fatal crash was reported near Indian Head Highway and Farmington Drive.Google Maps street view Investigators say th…

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by Zak Failla
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Felon On Probation For Murder Busted By US Marshals With Handgun In Maryland: Feds Felon On Probation For Murder Busted By US Marshals With Handgun In Maryland: Feds
Felon On Probation For Murder Busted By US Marshals With Handgun In Maryland: Feds Antjoun Riddick is back in trouble with the law. It didn’t take long for a jury to convict the 45-year-old Accokeek man following a two-day trial, where he was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm after being busted with a gun while on probation for murder. In January last year, US Marshals sought to serve an outstanding arrest warrant out of Washington, DC, and as they approached him at his Prince George’s County home, he hesitated. According to court documents, Marshals instructed Riddick to raise his hands, which he did with his left, though his right hand lingered near…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman 'Sexually Attracted To Children' Gets Prison Time For Toddler Porn In MD Woman 'Sexually Attracted To Children' Gets Prison Time For Toddler Porn In MD
Woman 'Sexually Attracted To Children' Gets Prison Time For Toddler Porn In MD Federal officials say that a woman who claimed to be sexually attracted to children will spend years behind bars after being busted with a host of child porn files following an investigation that was launched by a man in Washington, DC. Shemara Shay Mack-Smith, 42, of Accokeek, was sentenced to 108 months in prison, followed by 120 months of supervised release for the distribution of child pornography, federal authorities announced. Mack-Smith set her own downfall in motion in late April 2020, when a concerned citizen who met her at a home in DC alerted the police that she had showed him c…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Driver Killed In Prince George's Crash ID'd As 36-Year-Old Woman Driver Killed In Prince George's Crash ID'd As 36-Year-Old Woman
Driver Killed In Prince George's Crash ID'd As 36-Year-Old Woman Authorities in Prince George's County have identified the driver killed in a Friday, Dec. 23 crash as an Upper Marlboro woman. Diega Chartelle Clapp died when she lost control in an SUV heading south on Indian Head Highway near Berry Road in Accokeek and struck a utility pole around 1:55 a.m., county police said. Clapp was pronounced dead on scene. Rest in peace beautiful Posted by Tay K Ball on Monday, December 26, 2022 Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-731-4422. 

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Waldorf Woman Dead After Crash On Indian Head Highway Waldorf Woman Dead After Crash On Indian Head Highway
Waldorf Woman Dead After Crash On Indian Head Highway A young Waldorf woman is dead after striking a light pole in Accokeek, authorities say. Tiffanie Bunch, 33, was rushed to the hospital after the collision that occurred around 3 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 15 in the area of Indian Head Highway and Berry Road, according to Prince George's County police. Bunch succumbed to her injuries several hours later. Investigation revealed that Bunch was driving south on Indian Head Highway when she struck a median and then the light pole for reasons still under investigation. Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Collision Analysis and R…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Prince George's County Home Struck By Lightning Catches Fire Prince George's County Home Struck By Lightning Catches Fire
Prince George's County Home Struck By Lightning Catches Fire A home in Accokeek caught fire after being struck by lightning, authorities say. Crews were dispatched to battle a fire reported at the home in the 14400 block of Saint Gregory Way shortly before 5 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 10, according to Prince George's County fire. Upon arrival, crews noticed smoke and flames coming from the attic and roof of the two-story home, believed to be caused by a lightning strike. The residents of the home were able to self-evacuate. No injuries were initially reported.

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by Annie DeVoe
Obituaries
Maryland Mom Dies Six Days After Delivering Baby Boy Maryland Mom Dies Six Days After Delivering Baby Boy
Maryland Mom Dies Six Days After Delivering Baby Boy Support is surging for the family of a Maryland mom, who died six days after delivering a baby boy. Ashley Hood grew up in Accokeek but now lives in Waldorf, according to her Facebook page. It was not clear how she died, but those who knew her said it was sudden and unexpected — leaving baby Mason Alexander without a mother. Posted by Ashley Hood on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 "Ashley was a light to any room she entered," Danielle DiVitorio writes on a GoFundMe page for Ashley's family.  "Her vivacious personality and infectious, deep and hearty laugh was often contagious. Her soul was d…

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by Cecilia Levine