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St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office

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…
Three Minors Airlifted To DC Children's Hospital After Crashing UTV, Sheriff Says Three Minors Airlifted To DC Children's Hospital After Crashing UTV, Sheriff Says
Three Minors Airlifted To DC Children's Hospital After Crashing UTV, Sheriff Says Five minors were injured on Friday afternoon after losing control of a UTV in St. Mary's County, officials say. Shortly before 5;15 p.m. on Friday, deputies from the sheriff's office were called to the area of Holly Bank Drive and Burning Oaks Drive in Mechanicsville, where there was a report of a Utility Task Vehicle that had just been involved in a crash. According to a spokesperson from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, a Massimo Buck UTV being driven by a minor with four other juveniles was driving on Holly Bank Road when the vehicle left the roadway and all five were ejected. Th…
Armed Man Shot By MD Troopers Airlifted To DC Hospital Armed Man Shot By MD Troopers Airlifted To DC Hospital
Armed Man Shot By MD Troopers Airlifted To DC Hospital A 22-year-old armed man was shot by Maryland State Police troopers after lunging at them with a knife Friday, Aug. 18, authorities said. A four-year veteran of the MSP and a trooper who recently graduated from the MPS academy approached responded to  a home in the 44000 block of West Mervell Court in Hollywood, just before 11 p.m., State Police said. The troopers approached the front door of the home, where they were met by Anthony Oliveras Jr., 22, stepped outside and lunged at them with a knife, authorities said. Oliveras tried stabbing one of the troopers with a knife, which&nb…
Slain Transgender Woman's Killer Captured In DC, Authorities In St. Mary's County Say Slain Transgender Woman's Killer Captured In DC, Authorities In St. Mary's County Say
Slain Transgender Woman's Killer Captured In DC, Authorities In St. Mary's County Say A 29-year-old Washington DC man has been arrested and charged in the killing of an 18-year-old transgender woman whose death caused outrage in Virginia — and beyond. Darryl Carlton Parks Jr. faces charges of first- and second-degree murder along with various weapons offenses in the Friday, March 24 killing of Tasiyah Woodland, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced.  Parks was apprehended in Washington DC on Tuesday, March 28. Siyah, whose birth name was Isiaih Alexander Woodland, was shot outside of Big Dogs Paradise in Mechanicsville around1:15 a.m. In response, a fa…
Would-Be Virginia Ditch Drowner Charged With Attempted Murder Following Maryland Fight: Sheriff Would-Be Virginia Ditch Drowner Charged With Attempted Murder Following Maryland Fight: Sheriff
Would-Be Virginia Ditch Drowner Charged With Attempted Murder Following Maryland Fight: Sheriff Authorities say that a Virginia man who assaulted and attempted to drown someone in a ditch during an altercation in Maryland has been charged with attempted murder. Brama Joseph Bussell, 28, of King George, is in custody in St. Mary's County following an early-morning fight last week, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office announced on Monday, Dec. 12. Officials said that the incident began shortly before 7:45 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, when deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 11100 block of Point Lookout Road in Scotland, for a reported assault in the a…
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…
Man Shot By Sheriffs After Barricading Himself In Maryland Home During Standoff Man Shot By Sheriffs After Barricading Himself In Maryland Home During Standoff
Man Shot By Sheriffs After Barricading Himself In Maryland Home During Standoff A man was hospitalized after being struck by sheriff’s deputies during an armed standoff with multiple Maryland law enforcement agencies in Calvert County. Chesapeake Beach resident Ronald Joseph Garraway, 59, was shot by officers shortly after 9:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 19 in the 8300 block of Autumn Crest Lane in Chesapeake as they attempted to serve an arrest warrant on an assault charge, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies began coordinating a plan with the goal of taking the man into custody as safely as possible, officials said, and throughout the early morning h…
Virginia Woman Airlifted To Hospital After Being Struck Twice In Three-Vehicle Crash Virginia Woman Airlifted To Hospital After Being Struck Twice In Three-Vehicle Crash
Virginia Woman Airlifted To Hospital After Being Struck Twice In Three-Vehicle Crash A woman from Virginia was airlifted to a Maryland hospital after being involved in a three-car crash that left her with “incapacitating injuries,” authorities said. Centerville, Virginia resident Kelly Myung Han, 51, was driving a 2017 blue Honda According at approximately 4:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 24, when she failed to yield the right of way when making a left turn from a private driveway onto St. Andrew’s Church Road in California, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff's Office. When making the left turn, investigators said that Han was struck by a silver 2002 Honda Civic, driven by…
Police Locate, ID 10-Year-Old Swimmer Found Dead After Going Missing  In Maryland Waters Police Locate, ID 10-Year-Old Swimmer Found Dead After Going Missing  In Maryland Waters
Police Locate, ID 10-Year-Old Swimmer Found Dead After Going Missing In Maryland Waters A 10-year-old child's body was found in Maryland on Monday, July 18 after she was reported missing while swimming near the Virginia border.  The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced that Genesi Elizabeth Sosa-Bonilla's body was located near the location where she was last seen in the water in St. Mary's County. An alert was issued by the US Coast Guard over the weekend as they attempted to track down the girl, who went missing while swimming near Camp Merryelande in Piney Point. Officials said that two family members were swimming together with an adult when one lost sigh…
Maryland Teen Killed In Crash Was 'Extraordinary,' Loved Ones Say Maryland Teen Killed In Crash Was 'Extraordinary,' Loved Ones Say
Maryland Teen Killed In Crash Was 'Extraordinary,' Loved Ones Say Support was surging for the family of a 15-year-old boy killed in a crash earlier this week. Robert Proctor Jr., of Great Mills, was airlifted to an area hospital after the car he was a passenger in was struck by another vehicle on Route 235 in Lexington Park Tuesday, June 14, authorities in St. Mary’s County said. More than $2,300 had been raised as of Thursday for the boy's family on a GoFundMe. Affectionately known as RJ, the teen was being remembered as someone extraordinary. "...when he walked into a room his smile and laugh lit up the place, he had plans on entering his sophomo…