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Teen Sentenced For Murder, Abduction Of Maryland Man After Nightclub Altercation In DC Teen Sentenced For Murder, Abduction Of Maryland Man After Nightclub Altercation In DC
Teen Sentenced For Murder, Abduction Of Maryland Man After Nightclub Altercation In DC A 17-year-old has been sentenced to decades in prison for his role in the murder of a man they abducted after an altercation in a DC nightclub, the Charles County State's Attorney's Office announced. Nijuan Wilson was sentenced by a judge to life in prison with all but 30 years suspended in connection to the death of Deangelo Beale last summer. On June 9, 2023, officers responded to an apartment complex in Waldorf to investigate a reported shooting, where they found Beale in the parking lot suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A second person, Marqui…
Love Triangle Ends With Husband Dead, Maryland Man Charged With Murder In DC: Feds Love Triangle Ends With Husband Dead, Maryland Man Charged With Murder In DC: Feds
Love Triangle Ends With Husband Dead, Maryland Man Charged With Murder In DC: Feds The Maryland man who allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend's husband after he learned of their affair has been indicted on federal charges for a 2022 murder, authorities announced. Keyon Slaughter, 27, was arraigned on Friday on an indictment charging him with the December 2022 murder of Dana Bailey, Jr. after confronting him in the Southeast DC apartment he shared with his wife.  According to court documents, early on Dec. 5, 2022, Slaughter entered Bailey's apartment after the latter learned of his wife's affair with him earlier that year. During that incident, it is alleged that…
Fire Station Burglar In Maryland Linked To Other Crimes In DC, Virginia, Sheriff Says Fire Station Burglar In Maryland Linked To Other Crimes In DC, Virginia, Sheriff Says
Fire Station Burglar In Maryland Linked To Other Crimes In DC, Virginia, Sheriff Says A 20-year-old Maryland man wanted in connection to the burglary of a fire station in Charles County, as well as other crimes throughout the DMV region has been apprehended, according to the sheriff's office. Capitol Heights resident Kairon Andre Fuell has been arrested and is facing criminal charges in DC, Maryland, and Virginia, following a string of incidents reported in the area. This week, members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office, Prince George's County, and Metropolitan police departments served two warrants related to an investigation into a burglary reported in February at a Wa…
'Father-Figure' Who Repeatedly Raped, Abused Girl In His Care Gets Life In Prison: DC Feds 'Father-Figure' Who Repeatedly Raped, Abused Girl In His Care Gets Life In Prison: DC Feds
'Father-Figure' Who Repeatedly Raped, Abused Girl In His Care Gets Life In Prison: DC Feds A man who repeatedly raped and sexually abused a young girl he helped raise in Maryland has been sentenced to life in prison, federal authorities in DC announced on Wednesday. Waldorf resident Charles Clark, 67, was sentenced on April 3 for sexually abusing a child who was entrusted to his care hundreds of times over the course of several years. According to court documents, beginning in June 2017, Clark targeted a child under the age of 17, subjecting the girl to repeated rape and sexual abuse for five years.  Despite being a “father-figure” to this girl, and despite having helped ra…
Body Found In Maryland Field In 1998 ID'd As DC Woman: Now It's Time To Find Her Killer Body Found In Maryland Field In 1998 ID'd As DC Woman: Now It's Time To Find Her Killer
Body Found In Maryland Field In 1998 ID'd As DC Woman: Now It's Time To Find Her Killer For 25 years, the body of LaQuanda Denise "Niecey" Williams was called Jane Doe. That changed last October, a few months after NBC aired a segment about the 1998 Charles County cold case, and a family member called police that very night. On Friday, March 22, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced that death of 31-year-old Niecey Williams has been ruled a homicide. But her story isn't over yet. “Learning the identity of Jane Doe after 25 years is a testament to the relentless dedication of our investigators," Sheriff Troy D. Berry said. "Today, we take a significant step forward in…
53 Pounds Of Pot, Maryland Woman At Dulles Airport Didn't Make It To Paris Flight: Officials 53 Pounds Of Pot, Maryland Woman At Dulles Airport Didn't Make It To Paris Flight: Officials
53 Pounds Of Pot, Maryland Woman At Dulles Airport Didn't Make It To Paris Flight: Officials Another major drug bust has been made at Washington Dulles International Airport after US Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 53 pounds of pot from a Charles County woman's checked baggage.  Sydney Lewis, 33, of Bryans City, is the latest traveler to be busted attempting to traffic drugs through the area after she was caught trying to pull a fast one on officers at the airport earlier this week, officials said. According to investigators, while inspecting bags heading onto a Paris-bound flight, officers found the vacuum-sealed bags loaded with marijuana in a pair of…
DC Man Among Three Busted With Meth, Loaded Weapon After Police Pursuit In MD, Sheriff Says DC Man Among Three Busted With Meth, Loaded Weapon After Police Pursuit In MD, Sheriff Says
DC Man Among Three Busted With Meth, Loaded Weapon After Police Pursuit In MD, Sheriff Says Three people are in custody in Charles County after putting police through their paces before ultimately being thwarted by stop sticks during a pursuit, officials say. Members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office attempted to initiate a traffic stop in the area of Crain Highway and Talbot Street in La Plata after a computer check determined that the plates belonged to a different vehicle, leading to an unfortunate series of events for three suspects. According to officials, the driver refused to stop and instead sped away in a vehicle that was later determined to have been stolen from a n…
DC Duo With Stolen Mercedes Caught In MD Shoplifting $11K Worth Of Fragrances, Sheriff Says DC Duo With Stolen Mercedes Caught In MD Shoplifting $11K Worth Of Fragrances, Sheriff Says
DC Duo With Stolen Mercedes Caught In MD Shoplifting $11K Worth Of Fragrances, Sheriff Says A pair of sticky-fingered suspects who are reportedly part of a larger organized retail theft ring were quickly apprehended in Charles County after trying to make off with more than $10,000 worth of fragrances, officials say. Chawnniece Rickelle Mitchell, 25, and Gary Denali Goodridge, 26, both of Washington, DC, crossed over into Maryland where they are accused of attempting to rob an area department without paying. According to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office, at around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, a detective who was coordinating with the store's loss prevention staff spotte…
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…
Second Shooter Wanted For Fatal Bar Fight Found In VA, Charged With Murder In Maryland Second Shooter Wanted For Fatal Bar Fight Found In VA, Charged With Murder In Maryland
Second Shooter Wanted For Fatal Bar Fight Found In VA, Charged With Murder In Maryland A second man has been arrested in connection to the fatal double shooting of two people in Charles County late last month. Dominique Alonza Stewart, 54, of District Heights, joins White Plains resident James Fred Coffen behind bars for their roles in a shooting that killed two during a bar fight at Jimmie's Paddock. Young mother Mariah Termetrice Logan, 27, of Waldorf, and Indian Head resident Paul Ernest Fleming, 36, have been identified by the Charles County Sheriff's Office as the two people who were shot and killed during the incident in White Plains. Investigators say that there was …
Recently Indicted Man Wanted For Sexual Child Abuse In Maryland: Police Recently Indicted Man Wanted For Sexual Child Abuse In Maryland: Police
Recently Indicted Man Wanted For Sexual Child Abuse In Maryland: Police Seen him?  An alert has been issued by the Charles County Sheriff's Office as they attempt to locate a 24-year-old fugitive who is wanted for sexual child abuse. Katravien Tyrieus Vercher, who was recently indicted on charges that include sex abuse of a minor, third-degree sex offense, and other related offenses is at large, and the sheriff's office is attempting to track him down. The Waldorf native is known to frequent Oxon Hill, and areas in Washington, DC, investigators say, and he was described as being 5-foot-9, weighing 185 pounds. Anyone with information regarding Vercher's w…
Police ID 16-Year-Old Maryland Girl Stabbed To Death In NW DC; Teen Suspect In Custody Police ID 16-Year-Old Maryland Girl Stabbed To Death In NW DC; Teen Suspect In Custody
Police ID 16-Year-Old Maryland Girl Stabbed To Death In NW DC; Teen Suspect In Custody A community is in mourning after a 16-year-old girl from Southern Maryland was killed by another teen in Washington early on Sunday morning one day before she was set to return to school. Waldorf resident Naima Liggon has been identified by the Metropolitan Police as the teen who was killed by another 16-year-old on Sunday, Aug. 27. Police say that at approximately 2:10 a.m. on Sunday, detectives were called to the 1900 block of 14th Street NW to investigate reports of a girl who had been repeatedly stabbed outside an area business. Liggon was taken to an area hospital in a private vehicle…
Tornado Warnings Issued In Parts Of Maryland, Virginia Tornado Warnings Issued In Parts Of Maryland, Virginia
Tornado Warnings Issued In Parts Of Maryland, Virginia When it rains, it pours. A week after the DMV region was battered by severe thunderstorms that left tens of thousands without power for days, a new batch of wicked weather is making its way to the area. Tornado Warnings have been issued in Charles, Arlington, Alexandria, and Fairfax counties on Monday afternoon, and some officials are advising that residents batten down the hatches.  Tornado Warning including Springfield VA, Lincolnia VA and Rose Hill VA until 4:45 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/clR12BZw2x — NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) August 14, 2023 Tornado Warning includin…
Man Busted In DC 44 Years After Rape, Murder Of Mother In Maryland: Officials Man Busted In DC 44 Years After Rape, Murder Of Mother In Maryland: Officials
Man Busted In DC 44 Years After Rape, Murder Of Mother In Maryland: 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…
Suspect, Victim ID'd In Fatal Forklift Accident In Maryland Suspect, Victim ID'd In Fatal Forklift Accident In Maryland
Suspect, Victim ID'd In Fatal Forklift Accident In Maryland Police have identified both the suspect and victim in the case of the stolen forklift crash this week in Charles County. Bryce Caleb Timothy Brown, 20, broke into Lowe’s in Waldorf and stole the forklift that he took to the nearby Home Depot on Jefferson Farm Place, where he ran over Gloristine Pinkney, 73, and stole her car, according to a news release from the Charles County Sheriff's Office. It happened around 12:40 a.m. on Sunday, July 2, when officers from the sheriff’s office were called to Lowe’s on Crain Highway, where witnesses say that Brown broke in, stole a forklift, and rammed …
One Dead, Two Airlifted To DC Hospitals Following Crash In MD, State Police Say One Dead, Two Airlifted To DC Hospitals Following Crash In MD, State Police Say
One Dead, Two Airlifted To DC Hospitals Following Crash In MD, State Police Say One person was killed and two others were airlifted to area hospitals following a fatal crash in Charles County on Monday morning. At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Monday, June 12, a Dodge Durango was driving on US Route 301 near MD Route 234 when the driver struck an embankment and overturned the truck, state police say. First responders were called to the scene, and a passenger in the Durango was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Two others injured in the crash were flown by US Park Police to MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC for treatment of undisclosed injurie…
DC Firefighter Accused Of Assaulting GF Before Being Shot By Dog Walker In MD: Sheriff DC Firefighter Accused Of Assaulting GF Before Being Shot By Dog Walker In MD: Sheriff
DC Firefighter Accused Of Assaulting GF Before Being Shot By Dog Walker In MD: Sheriff The 30-year-old firefighter who was shot and killed early on Monday morning in Charles County may not have been an innocent victim, according to investigators from the sheriff's office. DC Firefighter/EMT Carl Francis Braxton was shot at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Monday, May 8 near the 2900 block of Sedgemore Place in Bryans Road during a domestic incident that ended violently.  Members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to the area to investigate a reported domestic assault, and while en route, they received a report of gunshots coming from the same block, authorities say…
DC Firefighter Killed In Early Morning Maryland Shooting: Officials DC Firefighter Killed In Early Morning Maryland Shooting: Officials
DC Firefighter Killed In Early Morning Maryland Shooting: Officials Officials have confirmed that a veteran DC firefighter and father was killed in an early morning shooting in Charles County. Members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office were called shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Monday, May 8, to Sedgemore Place in Bryan’s Road, where they found an eight-year veteran of the DC Fire Department suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Firefighter/EMT Carl Braxton, 30, was rushed to an area hospital with critical injuries following the shooting, where he was later pronounced dead from the gunshot wounds, according to officials. Statement from Fire and EMS …
Kidnapper From MD Caused 34-Hour Standoff In VA: Police Kidnapper From MD Caused 34-Hour Standoff In VA: Police
Kidnapper From MD Caused 34-Hour Standoff In VA: Police A Maryland woman is facing a host of charges for abducting a victim and then causing a 34-hour standoff with police that ultimately ended in her peaceful surrender in Virginia, authorities said. What started as an investigation into a missing 25-year-old woman over the weekend rapidly escalated into a kidnapping probe involving Brittany A. Copelin, 29, who made her way from Charles County, MD to Fairfax County, VA, police said. The near-weeklong ordeal began on Friday, March 24, in Laurel, when police were called to investigate the kidnapping of Lauren L. Kingsbury, police said. Two days …
Sexual Offender With Ties To VA Back In Custody For Following Teen In MD Target, Home: Sheriff Sexual Offender With Ties To VA Back In Custody For Following Teen In MD Target, Home: Sheriff
Sexual Offender With Ties To VA Back In Custody For Following Teen In MD Target, Home: Sheriff A scary scene played out in Charles County, when a registered sex offender with a history of sexual assaults in Virginia and suspicious behavior in the area followed a teen home from Target and rummaged through her car, according to the sheriff’s office. Edward Jackson Bunn, 49, of La Plata, who is on probation for a pair of sexual assaults in 2002 in Virginia, is facing new charges following an investigation into suspicious activity in his hometown, officials announced. Earlier this month, the La Plata Police Department received a complaint about a man who followed a teenage girl while ins…
Basketball Star From DC Charged With Capital Murder Near University Of Alabama Campus: Police Basketball Star From DC Charged With Capital Murder Near University Of Alabama Campus: Police
Basketball Star From DC Charged With Capital Murder Near University Of Alabama Campus: Police A University of Alabama basketball player from Washington DC and a Maryland native have been charged with gunning down a 23-year-old woman over the weekend. Junior forward Darius Miles, 21, and Charles County's Michael Lynn Davis, 20, have both been charged with the capital murder of 23-year-old Jamea Harris near campus over the weekend, according to police in Tuscaloosa. Jamea HarrisTwitter/@diamondaxls Shots rang out early on Sunday, Jan. 15 in The Strip off University Boulevard, not far from the Alabama campus, when a pair of gunmen fired into a vehicle in the area, police said, noti…
Magic Mushrooms, Pounds Of Marijuana Seized By Sheriff During Traffic Stop In Maryland Magic Mushrooms, Pounds Of Marijuana Seized By Sheriff During Traffic Stop In Maryland
Magic Mushrooms, Pounds Of Marijuana Seized By Sheriff During Traffic Stop In Maryland What could have been a routine traffic stop led to multiple drug charges for a 29-year-old Indian Head man who was busted with pounds of marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms in Charles County, the sheriff’s office announced. Damien Jermaine Manning-Smith is facing a host of charges after being stopped for a traffic violation by a member of the sheriff's office at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 5 on Crain Highway near South Faulkner Road in Faulkner. During the subsequent traffic stop, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office says that the officer detected marijuana and a search of M…
Sheriff's Office IDs Murder Suspect Known To Frequent DC Wanted For Gunning Down Teen Sheriff's Office IDs Murder Suspect Known To Frequent DC Wanted For Gunning Down Teen
Sheriff's Office IDs Murder Suspect Known To Frequent DC Wanted For Gunning Down Teen Seen him? Police investigators in Maryland are seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to locate a murder suspect who gunned down a teen in Charles County last month. Jontez Davon Dorsey, 22, is wanted by the Charles County Sheriff's Office on a murder charge for his role in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Waldorf resident Aden Christopher Garcia in October. On Sunday, Oct. 23, investigators say that Garcia was a passenger inside a car in the 2700 block of Albermarle Place in Waldorf when he was shot. He was taken to an area in Prince George’s County, where someone alerted autho…
Boyfriend Kills Ex, Family In Apparent Murder-Suicide In Maryland: Sheriff Boyfriend Kills Ex, Family In Apparent Murder-Suicide In Maryland: Sheriff
Boyfriend Kills Ex, Family In Apparent Murder-Suicide In Maryland: Sheriff Authorities in Maryland are investigating a suspected murder-suicide that left five dead after a man allegedly killed his ex-girlfriend, her family, and himself during a violent incident in Charles County. Andre Sales, 28, has been identified as the gunman who entered a home in La Plata shortly before 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, and allegedly murdered his ex-girlfriend, Sara Mann, 21; her brother, Kai Mann, 18; their mother, Sommaly Mann, 48; and another male who was inside, Javon Watson, 23 of White Plains. (2/3) When officers entered the house, they located five people who were decease…
Maryland Man Implicated In Officer-Involved Shooting In Virginia, Police Say Maryland Man Implicated In Officer-Involved Shooting In Virginia, Police Say
Maryland Man Implicated In Officer-Involved Shooting In Virginia, Police Say A convicted felon from Maryland is facing charges in Virginia following an incident that led to an officer-involved shooting in Arlington, authorities announced. Charles County resident El-Amin Mutee, 44, of Waldorf has been charged by police in Arlington with brandishing and felon in possession of a firearm, police in Arlington said on Saturday, Oct. 15. Police say that shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, officers from the Arlington Police Department responded to the 21000 block of Shirlington Road, where there were reports of multiple shots fired. Upon arrival, investigators sai…
Tornado Warning Issued In Parts Of Virginia Tornado Warning Issued In Parts Of Virginia
Tornado Warning Issued In Parts Of Virginia Extreme weather could be coming to parts of Maryland and Virginia as the region braces for storms and a potential tornado. Heavy rains are expected to fall across the region, with thunderstorms rolling in that are capable of producing a tornado in Northern Virginia and parts of Maryland, according to the National Weather Service. A “flood watch” is in effect for portions of the Baltimore and Washington Metropolitan areas until midnight on Monday, Sept. 12, which could potentially produce damaging wind gusts or a brief tornado, officials said. In Maryland, the National Weather Service also …
Mother Accused Of Murdering Teen Daughter Through Neglect Extradited Out Of Virginia: Sheriff Mother Accused Of Murdering Teen Daughter Through Neglect Extradited Out Of Virginia: Sheriff
Mother Accused Of Murdering Teen Daughter Through Neglect Extradited Out Of Virginia: Sheriff A 45-year-old woman who was arrested in Virginia is facing a murder charge in Maryland in connection to the abusive death of her teenage daughter, authorities in Charles County announced. Cobb Island resident Virginia Stone is in police custody after being apprehended in West Moreland, Virginia on a warrant for her role in the death of her 18-year-old daughter Elizabeth Marie Evening Star Stone, who was found dead in bed in September 2020. Officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 17400 block of Audrey Road in Cobb Island on Sept. 30, 2020, where there was a report …
Murder Suspect Gets Life In Prison For Murder, Robbery At Area Hotel: State's Attorney Murder Suspect Gets Life In Prison For Murder, Robbery At Area Hotel: State's Attorney
Murder Suspect Gets Life In Prison For Murder, Robbery At Area Hotel: State's Attorney A 33-year-old Maryland man with a lengthy criminal history will likely never be free again after being sentenced for murdering his victim during an armed robbery at a Charles County hotel, the state's attorney announced. Charles County Circuit Court Judge William Greer, Jr. sentenced Marc Carlyle McLaughlin to life in prison, plus 30 years for the first-degree felony murder of Kenneth Brawner, attempted armed robberies, and related charges following his conviction in May. On Sept. 21, 2020, Tony Covington, the State’s Attorney for Charles County said that officers responded to the Master S…
Body Of Boy Lost Swimming In Potomac River Found, Search Ongoing For Father Body Of Boy Lost Swimming In Potomac River Found, Search Ongoing For Father
Body Of Boy Lost Swimming In Potomac River Found, Search Ongoing For Father The body of a 10-year-old boy who went missing while swimming with his father in the Potomac River near Charles County has reportedly been recovered. On Monday, Aug. 1, officials said that the two were reported missing near Swan Point In Newburg after they became distressed while swimming in the waterway with their family, prompting a massive search. News of the recovery was first reported by ABC7. The father’s body has not been recovered as of the later afternoon on Tuesday, Aug. 2. During the search, multiple agencies have offered an assist, including the US Coast Guard, which brought…
Man, Boy Go Missing While Swimming In Potomac River Man, Boy Go Missing While Swimming In Potomac River
Man, Boy Go Missing While Swimming In Potomac River The search is on in Charles County as all hands are on deck as they attempt to locate a missing man and boy who were lost swimming in the Potomac River. On Monday afternoon, the pair was reported missing near Swan Point in Newburg, though the search had to be temporarily suspended due to darkness. The US Coast Guard was back on hand on Tuesday, Aug. 8 with boating crews and helicopters in the area to help aid the search. #CoastGuard, state, locals, search Potomac River for 2 missing swimmers, adult male & male child, south of 301 bridge near Swan Point. USCG helicopter and boat cre…
Maryland Man Released 4X Once For Fatal Pursuit-Crash Finally Held For Kidnapping, Robbery: PD Maryland Man Released 4X Once For Fatal Pursuit-Crash Finally Held For Kidnapping, Robbery: PD
Maryland Man Released 4X Once For Fatal Pursuit-Crash Finally Held For Kidnapping, Robbery: PD A 22-year-old Maryland man arrested four times since March was released each time, only to commit similar crimes again and again, according to authorities, court documents and news reports. Lorenzo Day, of Upper Marlboro, was being held without bond for his latest crime alongside Washington DC's David Zanders, 20: An armed robbery and kidnapping in Suitland, Prince George's County police said. The two were being held without bond for the June 30 incident in the armed robbery of a locksmith. Day is linked to several other incidents dating back to March 19. Each time, he was released:  …