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Suspects Charged For Stealing Designer Watch From Teen Leaving Prom Party In Maryland: Sheriff
Prom was an unforgettable night for all the wrong reasons for a teen in Charles County.
On Friday, July 12, the sheriff's office announced that three suspects have been arrested and charged in connection to an assault and robbery in Waldorf earlier this year.
According to a spokesperson from the agency, on May 10, two people approached a teen who was leaving a prom party on Devongate Street, when one placed a gun to his stomach, the other to his head and demanded a designer watch before fleeing.
The investigation led to the identification of two suspects, Ryle Michael Mili, 24, of Waldorf,…
District Man Dropped Croc, Handgun During Pursuit In Calvert County, Sheriff Says
Cinderella dropped a glass slipper, District resident Jeremiah Michael Devantee Morris dropped a "Croc" during a wild police pursuit in Calvert County, officials say.
Morris, 21, chose questionable footwear before a wild chase that landed him behind bars in Maryland, authorities announced on Friday.
Last week, a deputy from the Charles County Sheriff's Office spotted Morris driving in Dunkirk, but when lights and sirens were sounded, he failed to stop and sped away.
During the pursuit, investigators say that Morris made an unsafe lane change into traffic, nearly striking an unma…
Men Posing As Women On Social Media Lured Victims To Armed Robberies In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Five suspects between the ages of 17 and 21 have been identified and apprehended after posing as a woman on a social media dating app and robbing their marks, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office.
This week, detectives arrested five suspects who were implicated in several armed robberies that date back to Tuesday, April 9, officials say.
Those arrested:
Darius Lerenzo Mearis, 21, of White Plains;
Justin Amari Banks, 18, of Waldorf;
Jerrell Maurice Grey, 20, of Waldorf;
Two 17-year-old men from Waldorf.
In each case, investigators say that the group used fake profiles of …
Four Charged For Having Fentanyl, Cocaine Accessible To Child In Maryland: Sheriff (Updated)
New arrests have been made a month after a group was caught with drug and weapons in the vicinity of a child, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office.
Last month, Lexington Park resident Joseph Matthew Queen III, 30, and Terrance Lamar Barnes, 29, who has no fixed address, were arrested following a pair of search and seizures in the county.
On Tuesday, the agency announced that Felicia Eve Lopez, 29, and Dana Marie Royster, 39, both of Lexington Park, have also been arrested and charged in connection to the February case.
Officials said that on Friday, Feb. 23, deputies fr…
Controlling Man Convicted Of Beating Ex, Threatening Her From Behind Bars In DC
A District man who couldn't last a week after his ex-girlfriend gave him a second chance is facing prison time after violently attempting to control her.
Barrington Hart, 36, was convicted on a host of charges in DC after he was in a romantic relationship with a woman, broke up, then reunited for four days, during which he terrorized her last summer, according to authorities.
Prosecutors say that Hart and the woman got into an argument on July 27, 2023, when he accused her of cheating on him and demanded to look through her phone, which she refused.
"He became angry, retrieved a black…
Shooter In Southeast DC Sentenced For Killing Maryland Man Outside Father's Home: Feds
A District man has been sentenced to decades in prison for gunning down Maryland native Toussaunt Strong outside his father's home in the Shipley Terrace neighborhood more than three years ago, authorities announced.
Ravel Mills, 29, was found guilty by a jury last October of second-degree murder while armed and other offenses for killing the Montgomery County native in Southeast DC in 2020.
This week, a judge announced that Mills has been sentenced to 29 years in prison, the max possible term.
According to prosecutors, on April 18, 2020, Strong, 28, was outside his father's home when Mill…
Gun, Drugs Recovered During Traffic Stop In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says
What started as a routine traffic stop in St. Mary's County led to the arrest of a wanted man and convict who now faces drug and weapon charges, officials say.
Lexington Park residents Robert Doral Harrod, 36, and Talmadge Jones, 51, were taken into custody over the weekend when the latter was stopped by members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office.
According to the agency, Jones was driving on Great Mills Road when he committed a traffic violation and was stopped be sheriff's deputies, who found that he had an open warrant out for his arrest.
Harrod, a passenger in the 2020 For…
