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Suspect At Large Year After Fatal Shooting Outside MD Apartment Complex Suspect At Large Year After Fatal Shooting Outside MD Apartment Complex
Suspect At Large Year After Fatal Shooting Outside MD Apartment Complex There has been a renewed call for fresh information as the Charles County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate a 2022 murder one year after a woman was shot outside an area apartment complex. Waldorf resident Tiesha Janae Johnson, 30, was found suffering from gunshot wounds shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 24, 2022, on October Place. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The preliminary investigation by the sheriff’s office determined that Johnson was outside the apartment building when an unknown assailant shot her.  It is still unknown if the gunman fled on foot or in…

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Police & Fire
Fugitive Assaults Girl, Hits Officers With Bottles Trying To Avoid Arrest In MD Fugitive Assaults Girl, Hits Officers With Bottles Trying To Avoid Arrest In MD
Fugitive Assaults Girl, Hits Officers With Bottles Trying To Avoid Arrest In MD Kenneth Tyrell Wade-Greene did not go down quietly in Charles County. Members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office sought to track down the 33-year-old Brandywine earlier this week on multiple active warrants stemming from violent crimes throughout the region, but put up quite a fight before ultimately being apprehended. The long day for deputies began at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, July 18. Wade-Greene was spotted in the area of Woodville Road in Brandywine driving a black pick-up truck that was towing a trailer, prompting a police pursuit. The wanted man refused to stop and …

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Shooter Gets Life For Killing Man In MD Shoe Deal Gone Wrong: State's Attorney Shooter Gets Life For Killing Man In MD Shoe Deal Gone Wrong: State's Attorney
Shooter Gets Life For Killing Man In MD Shoe Deal Gone Wrong: State's Attorney A 21-year-old man will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing a Maryland teenager in 2020 during a shoe deal that rapidly went awry. Keishon Javontae Thompson has been sentenced to life in prison, plus 15 years and two days after he was convicted of killing 19-year-old J'Shaun Wallace and similar weapon charges. Prosecutors say that on Dec. 6, 2020, officers in Charles County were called to the 2900 block of Business Park Drive in Waldorf to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, they found Wallace with a gunshot wound to his chest, and he was pronounced dead at t…

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Police & Fire
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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Former Correctional Officer Who Fell For Inmate Admits To Smuggling Contraband Into MD Facility Former Correctional Officer Who Fell For Inmate Admits To Smuggling Contraband Into MD Facility
Former Correctional Officer Who Fell For Inmate Admits To Smuggling Contraband Into MD Facility A bad romance led to trouble with the law for a former corrections officer in Maryland who conspired with her inmate boyfriend to smuggle drugs into a Prince George’s County facility. Waldorf resident Danielle Dominique Smith, 34, admitted that she found herself in an intimate and sexual relationship with a prisoner at the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections Detention Facility, with whom she worked with to bring illegal materials into the building. According to her guilty plea, between November 2009 and April 2022, while working as a correctional officer, Smith developed a roma…

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Fireworks Mishap Leaves Man Dead: Maryland Fire Marshal Fireworks Mishap Leaves Man Dead: Maryland Fire Marshal
Fireworks Mishap Leaves Man Dead: Maryland Fire Marshal A night of fun and fireworks turned fatal for a group of friends who mishandled an explosive, the Maryland Fire Marshal announced. At approximately 9 p.m. on Wednesday night, officials say that a group was gathering and setting off fireworks in the backyard of a Bannister Circle home in Waldorf when one went off while in a mortar tube.  The 20-year-old man suffered hand and chest injuries and was rushed by first responders to Charles Regional Medical Center, where he later died from his wounds. Investigators have not released the name of the man. Officials encouraged area residents n…

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Suspect, Victim ID'd In Fatal Forklift Accident In Maryland Suspect, Victim ID'd In Fatal Forklift Accident In Maryland
Suspect, Victim ID'd In Fatal Forklift Accident In Maryland Police have identified both the suspect and victim in the case of the stolen forklift crash this week in Charles County. Bryce Caleb Timothy Brown, 20, broke into Lowe’s in Waldorf and stole the forklift that he took to the nearby Home Depot on Jefferson Farm Place, where he ran over Gloristine Pinkney, 73, and stole her car, according to a news release from the Charles County Sheriff's Office. It happened around 12:40 a.m. on Sunday, July 2, when officers from the sheriff’s office were called to Lowe’s on Crain Highway, where witnesses say that Brown broke in, stole a forklift, and rammed …

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FATAL FORKLIFT CRASH: Sheriff IDs Driver And Sleeping Victim Killed In MD Parking Lot FATAL FORKLIFT CRASH: Sheriff IDs Driver And Sleeping Victim Killed In MD Parking Lot
Fatal Forklift Crash: Sheriff IDs Driver And Sleeping Victim Killed In MD Parking Lot New details have been released after an elderly woman was run down by a 20-year-old man driving a stolen forklift in a Charles County parking lot. Bryce Caleb Timothy Brown has been accused of breaking into Lowe’s in Waldorf and stealing a forklift that he then took to the nearby Home Depot on Jefferson Farm Place, where he ran over Gloristine Pinkney, 73, and stole her car. According to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, at around 12:40 a.m. on Sunday, July 2, officers from the sheriff’s office were called to Lowe’s on Crain Highway, where witnesses say that Brown broke in, stole a forkl…

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Police & Fire
Fatal Forklift Driver In Custody, Stolen Car Recovered In MD, Sheriff Says (UPDATED) Fatal Forklift Driver In Custody, Stolen Car Recovered In MD, Sheriff Says (UPDATED)
Fatal Forklift Driver In Custody, Stolen Car Recovered In MD, Sheriff Says (Updated) The person wanted for a fatal-hit-and-run crash involving a forklift thief has been apprehended, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. At approximately 12:40 a.m. on Sunday, July 2, officers from the sheriff’s office were called to a home improvement store on Crain Highway in Waldorf, where there was a report of a suspect who broke into the business and stole a forklift. Witnesses say that the suspect stole the ride, escaped by ramming the gates, and was already gone by the time deputies came to the store to investigate. A canvas of the area led to officers finding the forklift…

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Police & Fire
Fatal Forklift Hit-Run Crash Under Investigation In MD: Sheriff Fatal Forklift Hit-Run Crash Under Investigation In MD: Sheriff
Fatal Forklift Hit-Run Crash Under Investigation In MD: Sheriff The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash involving a forklift thief who is at large, authorities say. At approximately 12:40 a.m. on Sunday, July 2, officers from the sheriff’s office were called to a home improvement store on Crain Highway in Waldorf, where there was a report of a suspect who broke into the business and stole a forklift. Witnesses say that the suspect stole the ride, escaped by ramming the gates, and was already gone by the time deputies came to the store to investigate. A canvas of the area led to officers finding the forklift at ano…

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Traffic
'Possible Carjacker' Killed While Fleeing From Officers In MD 'Possible Carjacker' Killed While Fleeing From Officers In MD
'Possible Carjacker' Killed While Fleeing From Officers In MD Karma came calling for a possible carjacker who was killed after assaulting a woman in Charles County and attempting to evade members of the sheriff’s office. The fateful day began at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, when officers were called to a business in the 11900 in Waldorf to investigate a report of a man who was beating and choking a woman in what was described as a “random attack,” authorities say. A nearby officer on patrol responded and found the injured woman on the ground and a suspect speeding away in her car, prompting a police pursuit that led them to Mattawoman Beantown Road, w…

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Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Sheriff's Vehicle In MD (DEVELOPING) Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Sheriff's Vehicle In MD (DEVELOPING)
Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Sheriff's Vehicle In MD (Developing) One person was killed after being struck by a member of the Charles County Sheriff's Office early on Wednesday morning, officials say. At approximately 4 a.m. on Wednesday, June 21, a pedestrian was struck by a sheriff's deputy in the 3600 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf who was in the roadway. The officer attempted to render first aid until paramedics arrived, but the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. During the investigation into the fatal crash, Crain Highway was temporarily shut down for several hours, with traffic detoured onto Smallwood Drive. Up…

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