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Witnesses Intervene When Mother Body Slams Son On Cement In Maryland, Sheriff Says Witnesses Intervene When Mother Body Slams Son On Cement In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Witnesses Intervene When Mother Body Slams Son On Cement In Maryland, Sheriff Says A group of Good Samaritans came to the rescue of a 7-year-old child who was body slammed by his mother onto asphalt outside an urgent care facility in Charles County, officials say. On Monday morning, officers from the sheriff's office were called to a Waldorf facility after receiving emergency calls about a woman in the parking lot who had picked up a child over her head and slammed him down, leaving him injured. According to a spokesperson from the Charles County Sheriff's Office, witnesses in the area were able to separate the child from his mother and got him into a car to keep him safe…

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by Zak Failla
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19-Year-Old Struck By Bullet In Upstairs Room Inside Maryland Townhouse: Sheriff (UPDATED) 19-Year-Old Struck By Bullet In Upstairs Room Inside Maryland Townhouse: Sheriff (UPDATED)
19-Year-Old Struck By Bullet In Upstairs Room Inside Maryland Townhouse: Sheriff (Updated) A reward is being offered for information in Charles County after a 19-year-old was struck by a bullet while inside an Indian Head townhouse. At around 2:15 p.m. on Monday afternoon, oficers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to the area of Jameson Court to investigate a shooting with one person struck in an upstairs room. Officers are on the scene of a shooting in the area of Jameson Court in Indian Head. The victim will be flown to a hospital. There are no suspect descriptions at this time. Additional details will be released when available. — Charles Co Sheriff (@CCS…

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by Zak Failla
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One Airlifted To Hospital After Charles County Shooting: Sheriff (DEVELOPING) One Airlifted To Hospital After Charles County Shooting: Sheriff (DEVELOPING)
One Airlifted To Hospital After Charles County Shooting: Sheriff (Developing) One person was airlifted to an area hospital after a reported shooting in Charles County on Monday afternoon, the sheriff's office announced. Officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to the scene of a shooting in the area of Jameson Court in Indian head, according to officials. The victim was set to be flown to the hospital, they said. No information about a possible suspect has been provided by the sheriff's office. Officers are on the scene of a shooting in the area of Jameson Court in Indian Head. The victim will be flown to a hospital. There are no suspect descr…

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by Zak Failla
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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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by Cecilia Levine
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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
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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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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
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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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by Zak Failla
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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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by Zak Failla
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Student Sexually Assaulted During Disturbance At Maryland Middle School, Sheriff Says Student Sexually Assaulted During Disturbance At Maryland Middle School, Sheriff Says
Student Sexually Assaulted During Disturbance At Maryland Middle School, Sheriff Says A student at a Maryland middle school was inappropriately touched during an incident last week, according to a Charles County Sheriff's Office spokesperson. There was a reported "disturbance" between students inside John Hanson Middle School on Wednesday, Oct. 11, which required intervention by staff members and the sheriff's School Resource Officer (SRO) assigned to the building. During the subsequent investigation into the incident, the SRO determine that a student was sexually assaulted during the disturbance, and the teens involved were identified days later and will face Charles County…

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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
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Bike Riding Flasher Exposed Himself To Woman Near Maryland Lake: Sheriff Bike Riding Flasher Exposed Himself To Woman Near Maryland Lake: Sheriff
Bike Riding Flasher Exposed Himself To Woman Near Maryland Lake: Sheriff The Charles County Sheriff's Office is attempting to track down a flasher who gave a woman an eyeful on Wednesday night. At around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, a woman said she was walking in the area of Hampshire Lake in Waldorf when an unknown man came up to her and exposed himself before taking off on a bicycle. She ran away from the area and called the sheriffs office, but the suspect could not be found during a subsequent canvas of the area. Investigators described the wanted suspect as being a Black man, possibly in his 30s, who was wearing a white zip-up sweatshirt, white pants, and riding …

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by Zak Failla