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Suspect Apprehended Week After Shooting In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says Suspect Apprehended Week After Shooting In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says
Suspect Apprehended Week After Shooting In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says A 23-year-old didn't make it far following a reported late June shooting in St. Mary's County that resulted in property damage, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies were called in early on Wednesday morning to the 46000 block of Flower Drive in Lexington Park, where they executed a warrant and arrested Davione Syheme Mason, a suspected shooter involved in an incident last month. According to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, on June 26, there were reports of shots fired in the 46000 block of Columbus Drive, though no shooter was initially apprehended. No injuries were rep…

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Escapee Re-Arrested After Ditching Ankle Monitor In Maryland, Sheriff Says Escapee Re-Arrested After Ditching Ankle Monitor In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Escapee Re-Arrested After Ditching Ankle Monitor In Maryland, Sheriff Says Bond. James Perry Bond. A man who is no stranger to law enforcement was spotted on Sunday by a St. Mary's County Sheriff's deputy and taken back into custody after removing his ankle monitor last month, authorities announced on Monday. Bond, 33, was re-arrested on June 23 in the 2200 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park after going rogue in May and ditching his device, officials say. According to the sheriff's office, Bond was in custody at the County Detention and Rehabilitation Center for a January 2023 conviction for possession with intent to distribute, and on Friday, May 25, wh…

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Ex-Husband Charged In Maryland Assault That Ended In Victim Being Flown, Sheriff Says Ex-Husband Charged In Maryland Assault That Ended In Victim Being Flown, Sheriff Says
Ex-Husband Charged In Maryland Assault That Ended In Victim Being Flown, Sheriff Says A man who allegedly pistol-whipped and assaulted his ex-wife in St. Mary's County is behind bars after a planned meet turned ugly and she had to be airlifted to the hospital.  Mechanicsville resident John William Alvarado, 47, is facing multiple attempted murder charges following an incident late on Saturday night that resulted in his ex hospitalized and him in handcuffs, according to the sheriff's office. On June 22, deputies were called to a reported assault in the 45000 block of Nicholas Court in Lexington Park, where they spoke with Alvarado's ex, who said she was supposed to meet …

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Escapee Apprehended After Hours-Long Standoff In Maryland, Sheriff Says Escapee Apprehended After Hours-Long Standoff In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Escapee Apprehended After Hours-Long Standoff In Maryland, Sheriff Says An escaped prisoner who has been on the run for more than a month after ditching his GPS monitor was re-arrested on Thursday night following a lengthy standoff with members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Dimarian Eltreek Logan, 20, who escaped last month, is back in custody following a three-hour barricade on Thursday, June 20, at an apartment in the 46000 block of Admiral Lane in Lexington Park, according to the agency. Logan, who had been behind bars for a 2021 robbery conviction, was wearing a GPS device while on an approved furlough, though on May 7, Correctional Officers re…

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Cops ID Body Found In Maryland Shed As 52-Year-Old Woman Cops ID Body Found In Maryland Shed As 52-Year-Old Woman
Cops ID Body Found In Maryland Shed As 52-Year-Old Woman Police have identified the body found in a St. Mary's County shed as that of a 52-year-old woman. The county sheriff's office said Erica Christina Drinks was found by deputies in a shed on the 21000 block of FDR Boulevard in Lexington Park in response to a 911 call Thursday, June 13. Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division have assumed the case, and the preliminary investigation suggests no foul play. The body has been sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy. Anyone with information relating to this case is asked to contact Detective Benjam…

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Trespassing Complaint Leads To Drug Charges For Wanted Panhandler In Maryland, Sheriff Says Trespassing Complaint Leads To Drug Charges For Wanted Panhandler In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Trespassing Complaint Leads To Drug Charges For Wanted Panhandler In Maryland, Sheriff Says A wanted fugitive was apprehended by members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office who were called in to investigate claims of a trespasser on Tuesday. Richard Allen Roloson, 65, did his best to avoid his arrest, but he was ultimately taken into custody on June 4 following a trespassing complaint, officials say. Deputies were called to Great Mills Road on Tuesday to investigate the complaint, where they found Roloson - who was also the subject of a separate call for panhandling and trespassing - hiding in the area. Once Roloson was located, deputies determined that he was wanted on an …

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Maryland Man Busted With Child Porn On Cell Phone Sentenced: State's Attorney Maryland Man Busted With Child Porn On Cell Phone Sentenced: State's Attorney
Maryland Man Busted With Child Porn On Cell Phone Sentenced: State's Attorney A 28-year-old St. Mary's County man will spend more than a decade behind bars after being busted with child porn, authorities in Calvert County announced on Friday. Lexington Park native Nathan Lindgren was sentenced to 12 years in prison by a judge in Calvert County for possession and distribution of child porn, according to the state's attorney's office. On March 9, 2021, the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that someone was distributing child exploitation mater…

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Head-On Hit-Run Driver Who Fled Maryland Crash On Foot Arrested, Sheriff Says Head-On Hit-Run Driver Who Fled Maryland Crash On Foot Arrested, Sheriff Says
Head-On Hit-Run Driver Who Fled Maryland Crash On Foot Arrested, Sheriff Says It didn't take long for members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office to track down a hit-and-run driver who took off on foot in Lexington Park over the weekend. Patrick Shawn Daly, 35, was taken into custody following a head-on crash on Saturday, where witnesses reported one driver fled in the 21000 block of Great Mills Road.  According to the sheriffs office, responding deputies determined that Daly was at-fault for the crash, and had left the scene before they arrived.  Passersby were able to provide them with a description of the driver, and he was located later on May 18…

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