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Youth Football Game Canceled In MD After Fights Erupt In The Crowd: Sheriff

Youth Football Game Canceled In MD After Fights Erupt In The Crowd: Sheriff

Youth Football Game Canceled In MD After Fights Erupt In The Crowd: Sheriff There was action on and off the field at a St. Mary's County youth football game that turned violent on Sunday afternoon. Multiple fighters involving bystanders at a U14 football game being held at the Lancaster Park in Lexington Park prompted a heavy police response from several agencies on Sunday, Aug. 20, authorities say. Members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office and Maryland State Police Department were called at approximately 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, where there were reports of fights in the stands as teens squared off on the field. According to a spokesperson from the sheriff's o…

08/22/2023

Police & Fire

Fugitive Wanted For Threatening Woman In MD Apprehended: Sheriff

Fugitive Wanted For Threatening Woman In MD Apprehended: Sheriff

Fugitive Wanted For Threatening Woman In MD Apprehended: Sheriff An assault suspect has been apprehended by members of a fugitive task force years after a domestic assault in Charles County, authorities announced. Brian Anthony Cave, 28, who has no fixed address, was arrested for an alleged domestic incident in December 2020 when he brandished a firearm and threatened a woman, though he was released on a $5,000 bond. In February 2021, he was indicted for the assault, but never appeared in court, prompting a judge to issue a warrant for his arrest, though Cave could not be located. The investigation led deputies to determine Cave was in the Baltimore are…

08/16/2023

Police & Fire

Man Wanted In Connection To Maryland Murder Apprehended Months Later: Sheriff

Man Wanted In Connection To Maryland Murder Apprehended Months Later: Sheriff

Man Wanted In Connection To Maryland Murder Apprehended Months Later: Sheriff Another suspect has been apprehended in connection to the fatal shooting of Aden Christopher Garcia in Charles County last year. Ricardo Kevon Colbert-Lyles, 22, of Waldorf, who had an active warrant out for his arrest for the death of the 19-year-old, who was killed on Abermarle Place in Waldorf last October. The Charles County Sheriff's Office received an emergency call shortly after 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, to investigate a shooting when a man - later identified as Garcia - was found with life-threatening injuries. They say that they found Garcia inside a vehicle with multipl…

08/15/2023

Police & Fire

Assailant Pulls Out All The Stops In MD Assault, Sheriff Says

Assailant Pulls Out All The Stops In MD Assault, Sheriff Says

Assailant Pulls Out All The Stops In MD Assault, Sheriff Says Jasper Bernard Ford did not go down quietly in Charles County after allegedly threatening a man with a sword, authorities say. Ford went to the well and broke out all the tools in his tool belt during a bizarre assault that broke out after he got into an argument with a man in the 3000 block of October Place inn Waldorf that turned violent. The 36-year-old Waldorf resident reportedly got into an argument with a man living in the residence when he left, but later returned with a metal pole and a sword. He then allegedly used that pole to break a side window and threatened the resident with a…

08/14/2023

Police & Fire

$96K In Drugs Recovered By Investigators In Charles County: Sheriff

$96K In Drugs Recovered By Investigators In Charles County: Sheriff

$96K In Drugs Recovered By Investigators In Charles County: Sheriff The Charles County Sheriff's Office made a massive drug and weapons bust that landed a man behind bars. Nearly $100,000 worth of drugs will not make it to the streets following the arrest of Waldorf resident Irving Andraus Hill, 37, at his Stream Vista Place home. While serving an arrest warrant, the sheriff's office seized: Methamphetamine; Cocaine HCL; Crack cocaine; Suspected Eutylone/N,N Dimehylpentylone; 274 grams of cannabis; Loaded rifle with a destroyed serial number; Fully loaded handgun with a 30-round magazine; 50-round drum magazine; 100-round drum magazine. Accord…

08/10/2023

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Teen Charged For Gambling, 'Ghost Gun' In Charles County

Teen Charged For Gambling, 'Ghost Gun' In Charles County

Teen Charged For Gambling, 'Ghost Gun' In Charles County The investigation into alleged gambling and drug activity in Charles County led to the arrest of a teenager who was caught with an illegal "ghost gun," according to the sheriff's office. Officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office busted up an alleged gambling ring in the area of Albermarle Place in Waldorf, leading tot he arrest of a 15-year-old, the agency announced on Wednesday, Aug. 2. When investigators arrived, officials said that they spotted the teen, who appeared to have a handgun in his waistband and proceeded to flee when officers approached before he was apprehended after …

08/02/2023

Police & Fire

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…

07/26/2023

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Pedestrian Found Dead Along MD Highway Was Struck By Hit-Run Truck Driver: Sheriff

Pedestrian Found Dead Along MD Highway Was Struck By Hit-Run Truck Driver: Sheriff

Pedestrian Found Dead Along MD Highway Was Struck By Hit-Run Truck Driver: Sheriff Investigators from the Charles County Sheriff's Office are seeking answers after a 34-year-old man was killed by a hit-and-run driver in a truck overnight. Early on Friday morning, members of the sheriff's office were called to the 6500 block of Crain Highway in La Plata near the Shelton Shopping Center, where they found Brian Eric Allen, Jr. lying in the roadway after seemingly being struck by a vehicle. The initial investigation found that the La Plata resident may have been struck by a large box truck or tractor-trailer, though the driver did not remain in the area after hitting him. Al…

07/21/2023

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 …

07/21/2023

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…

07/17/2023

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Sheriff Cracks 44-Year-Old Cold Case Of Mother Found Raped, Murdered In MD Woods: Officials

Sheriff Cracks 44-Year-Old Cold Case Of Mother Found Raped, Murdered In MD Woods: Officials

Sheriff Cracks 44-Year-Old Cold Case Of Mother Found Raped, Murdered In MD Woods: Officials Justice has been served for a Maryland family more than four decades after Vickie Lynn Belk was abducted and murdered in Charles County. The Charles County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, July 13 that an arrest has been made in the death of Belk, who was found in Bryans Road on Metropolitan Church Road after she was killed 44 years ago. Vickie Lynn BelkCharles County Sheriff Washington, DC resident Andre Taylor, now 62, is facing charges that include rape and murder for his alleged role in Belk's disappearance and death decades ago. In August 1979, Belk was reported missing to…

07/13/2023

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Ankle Monitor-Wearing Teen Robber Heading To Prison For Phony Drug Deal In MD

Ankle Monitor-Wearing Teen Robber Heading To Prison For Phony Drug Deal In MD

Ankle Monitor-Wearing Teen Robber Heading To Prison For Phony Drug Deal In MD Even an ankle monitor couldn’t stop a teen probate from committing an armed robbery in Maryland who will now spend years behind bars, the Charles County State’s Attorney announced. Waldorf resident Ta’vyon Cortaz Wills, 18, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a planned robbery earlier this year after admitting to a host of charges in May. State’s Attorney Tony Covington said that on Tuesday, Jan. 3, officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office were called to the Smallwood Village Center in Waldorf to investigate a reported robbery after a man - later identified as Wills - robb…

07/06/2023