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Police ID Teen Killed During Wrong-Way Crash Driving Stolen Minivan In Prince George's County Police ID Teen Killed During Wrong-Way Crash Driving Stolen Minivan In Prince George's County
Police ID Teen Killed During Wrong-Way Crash Driving Stolen Minivan In Prince George's County A 15-year-old in a stolen minivan taken out of Charles County was killed in a wrong-way crash with a pickup truck in Prince George's County, according to police. Accokeek resident Shaun Shelton has been identified by the Prince George's County Police Department as the person who was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Clinton on Friday afternoon.  According to a spokesperson from the department, at around 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 5, officers were called to investigate a crash involving a pickup truck and minivan driven by Shelton in the area of Piscataway Road and King Gallahan Court. FATAL…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
MANHUNT: Attempted Murder Suspect Sought In Charles County, Officials Say MANHUNT: Attempted Murder Suspect Sought In Charles County, Officials Say
Manhunt: Attempted Murder Suspect Sought In Charles County, Officials Say A man wanted for attempted murder is the subject of a search following a shooting last month in Charles County. Michael Avon Johnson, 51, of Brandywine, has been charged with assault and attempted murder in the Dec. 28, 2023 shooting on Old Washington Road in Waldorf, the Charles County Sheriff's Office said in a Wednesday, Jan. 3 release. Johnson is believed to have shot the man on the 2200 block just before 11 a.m., authorities said. The victim was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, the sheriff's office said. Charles County Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward of up to $…

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Body Pulled From Mattawoman Creek Where Military Man Went Missing In Maryland, Sheriff Says Body Pulled From Mattawoman Creek Where Military Man Went Missing In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Body Pulled From Mattawoman Creek Where Military Man Went Missing In Maryland, Sheriff Says A body has been recovered from the same Charles County creek a military man went missing more than a month ago, officials say. Jamell LeeHeung II was first reported missing to US Navy Police at the Indian Head Base where he lives, on Saturday, Nov. 25, and Charles County Sheriff's Office detectives assumed the search days later as concerns arose regarding the 25-year-old father's safety. On Wednesday, the sheriff's office was notified that the body of a man in Mattawoman Creek - about two miles away from where his car was found in the water near Slavins Dock in Indian Head - where he was la…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Attempted Murderer Wanted In Maryland Busted In Vegas: Sheriff Attempted Murderer Wanted In Maryland Busted In Vegas: Sheriff
Attempted Murderer Wanted In Maryland Busted In Vegas: Sheriff A fugitive on parole for an attempted murder in Maryland gambled and lost before being arrested in Las Vegas by federal authorities for violating his probation, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced. Eric William Broome, 26, who has a lengthy criminal history, is back in custody in Nevada after being tracked down by US Marshals Service members, according to officials, and now is waiting to be extradited back to the East Coast to face charges.  The Waldorf resident was arrested in August for a domestic dispute and was released days later by a judge, who ordered him to wear an ankle b…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Dog Walker Who Shot DC Firefighter In Maryland Charged With Murder, Sheriff Says Dog Walker Who Shot DC Firefighter In Maryland Charged With Murder, Sheriff Says
Dog Walker Who Shot DC Firefighter In Maryland Charged With Murder, Sheriff Says Justice may be served for friends and family of a DC firefighter who was shot and killed in his Charles County hometown earlier this year. Carlos Lavanto Garner, 37, has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to the fatal shooting of 30-year-old DC Firefighter/EMT Carl Francis Braxton during a standoff in Charles County, the sheriff's office announced on Wednesday. Both men are from Bryans Road. Carl Braxton @dcfireems Members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to the 2900 block of Sedgemore Place in Bryans Road at around 3:30 a.m. on Monday, May 8, to chec…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Maryland Market Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Maryland Market
Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Maryland Market Check your tickets. One lucky Maryland Lottery player is sitting on a $50,000 ticket after winning big in Monday's Powerball drawing as the jackpot rose to more than $400 million. Lottery officials say that a ticket sold in Charles County at Berry Country Market on Bensville in Waldorf won a third-tier prize, though it has yet to be claimed days later. The winning numbers for the drawing on Monday, Dec. 4 were: 18-19-27-28-45 with a Powerball of 09. The "Power Play" multiplier was X3.  According to officials, the Wednesday, Dec. 6 Powerball drawing will have an estimated top prize of…

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Missing Man's Car Found Submerged Near Navy Base In Maryland: Sheriff Missing Man's Car Found Submerged Near Navy Base In Maryland: Sheriff
Missing Man's Car Found Submerged Near Navy Base In Maryland: Sheriff The search for a military man is intensifying in Maryland after his car was found submerged in a Charles County creek and he was not. Jamell LeeHeung II was first reported missing to US Navy Police at the Indian Head Base where he lives on Saturday, Nov. 25, and Charles County Sheriff's Office detectives assumed the search days later as concerns mount for the 25-year-old father. Questions are still being raised after investigators from the Naval Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS) contacted the sheriff's office for assistance in checking Mattawoman Creek near Slavin's Dock in Indian Head,…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
21-Year-Old Man, Teen, Busted Concealing Handguns During Traffic Stop In Maryland, Sheriff Says 21-Year-Old Man, Teen, Busted Concealing Handguns During Traffic Stop In Maryland, Sheriff Says
21-Year-Old Man, Teen, Busted Concealing Handguns During Traffic Stop In Maryland, Sheriff Says A teen in Charles County has been charged as an adult alongside a second man after they were found armed during a traffic stop, the sheriff's office announced. Isaiah Jordan, 21, of Bryans Road, and a 17-year-old whose name has not been released, are facing multiple weapons charges following a bust by officers earlier this week.  A driver who did not have a license was stopped near the intersection of Strauss Avenue and Blair Road in Indian Head and during that traffic stop, officials say that Jordan was found with a weapon in his waistband, while the teen had a gun in his pocket. Bot…

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Schools
'Ghost Gun,' Knife Recovered From Students At Separate Charles County Schools: Sheriff 'Ghost Gun,' Knife Recovered From Students At Separate Charles County Schools: Sheriff
'Ghost Gun,' Knife Recovered From Students At Separate Charles County Schools: Sheriff It was a busy day for School Resource Officers (SROs) in Charles County on Tuesday. To start the day on Tuesday, Nov. 7, administrators at Henry Lackey High School were advised that a student was in possession of a handgun, which was located inside a vehicle that was parked in the parking lot outside the building. The "ghost gun" was unregulated, untraceable, and had no serial number, according to a spokesperson for the sheriff's office. Following the discovery of the weapon, the student was charged with possession of a firearm on school property. Hours later, at around 12:45 p.m. on Tuesd…

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by Zak Failla
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Dead Body Found In Trunk Of Car; Murder Suspect Arrested In Maryland, Sheriff Says Dead Body Found In Trunk Of Car; Murder Suspect Arrested In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Dead Body Found In Trunk Of Car; Murder Suspect Arrested In Maryland, Sheriff Says Officials say that a 22-year-old has been arrested and charged with murder in Charles County after deputies found a person stabbed to death inside the trunk of a car in White Plains during an investigation. Marvin Ernesto Funez-Martinez was arrested over the weekend after a dispute over payment for a ride resulted in one person dead, according to the sheriff's office. Patrol officers were called shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29 to the 4100 block of Gateway Boulevard, where there was a report of a person armed with a weapon, and upon arrival, a witness directed them to a parked ca…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Tuck And Roll: Felon Jumped Out Of Moving Car Before Being Busted In Maryland, Sheriff Says Tuck And Roll: Felon Jumped Out Of Moving Car Before Being Busted In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Tuck And Roll: Felon Jumped Out Of Moving Car Before Being Busted In Maryland, Sheriff Says A convicted felon is back behind bars after going through extreme measures to avoid being apprehended in Charles County, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office announced. Upper Marlboro resident Dion Tevon McBeth, 25, who has a previous conviction for crimes of violence, was arrested following a scene that could have been ripped out of a movie script when he was spotted driving a stolen car by the vehicle's owner, who alerted the authorities. Officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to Western Parkway in Waldorf earlier this week when a vehicle owner called 911 and rep…

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Manslaughter Charge For Fentanyl Supplier Following Fatal OD In Maryland: Sheriff Manslaughter Charge For Fentanyl Supplier Following Fatal OD In Maryland: Sheriff
Manslaughter Charge For Fentanyl Supplier Following Fatal OD In Maryland: Sheriff An alleged drug dealer is facing serious charges in Charles County after a fatal fentanyl overdose late last year claimed the life of a 20-year-old, authorities announced. Pomfret Derick Szero Proctor, 40, has been charged with manslaughter in connection to the fatal overdose of George Liddle, Jr. last December in Marbury, according to the sheriff's office. Officials say that on Dec. 12, 2022, Liddle died from an overdose, and it was later determined that Proctor allegedly supplied him with the drugs that killed him. Following the death investigation, a Grand Jury returned an indictment fo…

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by Zak Failla