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Teen Accused Of Raping 12-Year-Old In MD, Sheriff Says Teen Accused Of Raping 12-Year-Old In MD, Sheriff Says
Teen Accused Of Raping 12-Year-Old In MD, Sheriff Says A teenager is facing charges for allegedly raping a child during a "social function" earlier this week in St. Mary's County, the sheriff's office announced. Michael Tran, 19, of California, has been accused of having sexual contact with a 12-year-old during an event that was held on Wednesday, June 14.  The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office issued an alert on Friday, June 16 that Tran had been arrested following an investigation into the incident, which happened at a home in California.  No details about the abuse were released by investigators.  Tran has been charged with…

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Driver Suffers Incapacitating Injuries In Head-On St. Mary's County Chain-Reaction Crash Driver Suffers Incapacitating Injuries In Head-On St. Mary's County Chain-Reaction Crash
Driver Suffers Incapacitating Injuries In Head-On St. Mary's County Chain-Reaction Crash One person had to be airlifted to an area hospital after a head-on collision led to a chain-reaction crash in St. Mary’s County that left two injuries on Tuesday morning and several vehicles destroyed. Members of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were called to investigate a violent crash shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9 in Leonardtown that left one person with incapacitating injuries and a second hospitalized. Upon arrival near the intersection of Point Lookout Road (Route 5) and Moakley Street on Tuesday morning, officials say that deputies were met by a head-on crash that …

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Teen To Be Tried As An Adult For Fatal Shooting At St. Mary's County Sheetz, Sheriff Says Teen To Be Tried As An Adult For Fatal Shooting At St. Mary's County Sheetz, Sheriff Says
Teen To Be Tried As An Adult For Fatal Shooting At St. Mary's County Sheetz, Sheriff Says Investigators have apprehended a teenage suspect who will be tried as an adult after he allegedly gunned down a popular 26-year-old man outside a Sheetz gas station in St. Mary's County last month. A 15-year-old minor from Lexington Park is allegedly responsible for the murder of Marcus Anthony Day, 26, in Great Mills, according to investigators from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Officers from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were called shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4, to the Great Mills Sheetz in the 20700 block of Old Great Mills Road to investigate a report…

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Couple Raped, Sexually Abused Minor In MD: Sheriff Couple Raped, Sexually Abused Minor In MD: Sheriff
Couple Raped, Sexually Abused Minor In MD: Sheriff A 45-year-old man and his girlfriend are being bars for their roles in the alleged abuse of a minor in Maryland, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Brian Joseph Wiegman, and Stormy Shiree Bates, 39, both of Leonardtown, were taken into custody and are facing multiple charges following an investigation into the abuse of a minor, authorities announced on Friday, April 28. The nature of the abuse has not been disclosed by investigators from the sheriff’s office. No other details were released by investigators. Bates was arrested and charged with: Three counts of second-d…

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Beloved Friend Gunned Down Outside St. Mary's County Sheetz Remembered For His Sense Of Humor Beloved Friend Gunned Down Outside St. Mary's County Sheetz Remembered For His Sense Of Humor
Beloved Friend Gunned Down Outside St. Mary's County Sheetz Remembered For His Sense Of Humor A community is in mourning after a popular 26-year-old man was shot and killed outside a Sheetz gas station in St. Mary’s County. Officers from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were called shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4, to the Great Mills Sheetz in the 20700 block of Old Great Mills Road to investigate a reported shooting, though upon arrival no victim was initially located. Great Mills SheetzGoogle Maps street view Shortly thereafter, officials say that deputies responded to MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, where they found Marcus Anthony Day suffering fr…

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New Alert Issued For Wanted Stalker By St. Mary's County Sheriff New Alert Issued For Wanted Stalker By St. Mary's County Sheriff
New Alert Issued For Wanted Stalker By St. Mary's County Sheriff Seen him? A wanted fugitive with a checkered criminal history is on the loose in southern Maryland. The St. Mary's County County Sheriff’s Office issued an alert on Monday, Feb. 27, regarding Wayne Joseph Brooks, 30, of Leonardtown, who has multiple warrants out for his arrest charging him with violation of probation for stalking, harassment, and violation of a protective order. He is also wanted in Charles County for an out-of-state protective order, telephone misuse, and electronic mail harassment. Brooks was described as being 6-foot-4 weighing 180 pounds with brown hair and brown e…

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Cocaine, Fentanyl, Pills Recovered From Dealer During St. Mary's County Traffic Stop: Sheriff Cocaine, Fentanyl, Pills Recovered From Dealer During St. Mary's County Traffic Stop: Sheriff
Cocaine, Fentanyl, Pills Recovered From Dealer During St. Mary's County Traffic Stop: Sheriff Police say that a purported drug dealer in St. Mary's County is in custody after being busted with a host of drugs on him while his alleged crimes were being processed.  Charles County resident Trayvon Donfin Richardson, 36, of Marbury, was arrested and charged by members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, Jan. 19 on multiple drug distribution charges. On Thursday, St. Mary’s County Sheriff Sgt. Christopher Beyer conducted a traffic stop in the area of 18700 Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville to execute a search and seizure warrant. During a search of the vehicle, …

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Gun-Toting Home Invader Picked Up By Police Day After Armed Robbery In Maryland: Sheriff Gun-Toting Home Invader Picked Up By Police Day After Armed Robbery In Maryland: Sheriff
Gun-Toting Home Invader Picked Up By Police Day After Armed Robbery In Maryland: Sheriff One of two home invaders who brandished a weapon during an armed robbery in Great Mills has been apprehended hours after the reported burglary, officials announced. Wade Joshua Braithwaite, 29, of Lexington Park, was tracked down and arrested by members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office’s Criminal Investigations Division on Wednesday, Jan. 11 following a home invasion the previous morning. Shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, it is alleged that Braithwaite and a second man entered a home in the 45900 block of Fox Chase Drive armed with a weapon. It is alleged that the pair…

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Children Held Hostage By Father With Gun For 90 Minutes In Maryland, State Police Say Children Held Hostage By Father With Gun For 90 Minutes In Maryland, State Police Say
Children Held Hostage By Father With Gun For 90 Minutes In Maryland, State Police Say Authorities say that a potentially dangerous situation was resolved peacefully in St. Mary's County on Wednesday afternoon when a man barricaded himself in a Leonardtown home with his three children. Mark Anthony Buckler, 40, is facing multiple charges following a near 90-minute standoff with Maryland State Police and members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office following an incident in the 23800 block of Point Lookout Road when he fired a gun in the air. Investigators were called to the home shortly after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 28. According to state police, Buckler was inside t…

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Maryland Man Accused Of Torching Home, Killing Teacher, Pets With Family In Virginia: Sheriff Maryland Man Accused Of Torching Home, Killing Teacher, Pets With Family In Virginia: Sheriff
Maryland Man Accused Of Torching Home, Killing Teacher, Pets With Family In Virginia: Sheriff Authorities say that a Maryland man and a family member have been arrested and charged in connection to the death of a 29-year-old teacher in Virginia. Leonardtown resident Demitri Raymond Gardiner, 28, and Michael John Gardiner, 35, of Montross, Virginia, are both facing a host of charges in Westmoreland County for their alleged roles in the brutal murder of Taylor Wood, 29, also of Montrose, and several of her pets, the sheriff’s office announced. According to the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office, the agency was notified shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 28 of a structure fire…

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Felon Busted Distributing Weed, Narcotics Near Maryland School, Church, Sheriff Says Felon Busted Distributing Weed, Narcotics Near Maryland School, Church, Sheriff Says
Felon Busted Distributing Weed, Narcotics Near Maryland School, Church, Sheriff Says A convicted felon in Maryland was busted by police in St. Mary's County on Wednesday morning following the investigation into the sale of drugs and marijuana near a Lexington Park school and church, according to the sheriff’s office. On Wednesday, Oct. 26, Dominick NMN Mackall, 34, of Lexington Park was taken into custody by detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Division, along with members of the Emergency Services Team (EST) and the Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit. A search and seizure warrant was executed in the 45800 block of Jay Dee Court in Lexington Park, wh…

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Assault Suspect Apprehended In Maryland For Egg, Statue Attack Involving Child, Sheriff Says Assault Suspect Apprehended In Maryland For Egg, Statue Attack Involving Child, Sheriff Says
Assault Suspect Apprehended In Maryland For Egg, Statue Attack Involving Child, Sheriff Says Things are not going egg-celently for a Maryland man who allegedly went through extreme measures to terrorize his victims during a recent outburst. Leonardtown resident Quentin Xavier Chase, Jr., 34, is facing multiple charges in St. Mary’s County after an incident that saw him throwing eggs at his victim and a child before going after them with a statue, the sheriff’s office announced. It is alleged that Chase assaulted his unnamed victim in the 4200 block of Moll Dyer Road in Leonardtown by throwing multiple eggs at him, striking both he and a juvenile with the produce, a spokesperson for…

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