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Loaded AR-15-Style Pistol, Drum Mag Found In Dumpster After St. Mary's Foot Chase: Sheriff Loaded AR-15-Style Pistol, Drum Mag Found In Dumpster After St. Mary's Foot Chase: Sheriff
Loaded AR-15-Style Pistol, Drum Mag Found In Dumpster After St. Mary's Foot Chase: Sheriff A loaded, unserialized AR-15-style pistol and a 50-round drum magazine were recovered from a dumpster and backpack after a suspect took off running from deputies in Maryland, police said. The foot chase happened around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 26, when detectives with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office spotted someone they believed was armed near Columbus Drive in Lexington Park, according to officials. As deputies moved in, the man bolted and was seen tossing something into a dumpster. He was stopped shortly after in the 21000 block of Liberty Street and identified as Christopher I…

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Mechanicsville Man Who Set His Own House On Fire Admits To Torching Parents’ Car: Officials Mechanicsville Man Who Set His Own House On Fire Admits To Torching Parents’ Car: Officials
Mechanicsville Man Who Set His Own House On Fire Admits To Torching Parents’ Car: Officials A Southern Maryland man is behind bars after allegedly setting two fires in three days— one that destroyed his own home, and another that burned his parents’ car, fire officials said. Michael Robert Guy, 47, of Mechanicsville, was arrested early Monday, June 23, shortly after flames tore through his residence on Morganza Turner Road, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Crews from the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department responded around 1 a.m. and found the home engulfed in flames, with the fire spreading from the attached garage.  The house was declared a total…

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Man Fired Shotgun At Repo Driver During Vehicle Pickup, St. Mary's County Sheriff Says Man Fired Shotgun At Repo Driver During Vehicle Pickup, St. Mary's County Sheriff Says
Man Fired Shotgun At Repo Driver During Vehicle Pickup, St. Mary's County Sheriff Says A Southern Maryland man was arrested after allegedly firing a shotgun during a vehicle repossession and threatening to shoot the repo driver, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Douglas Aaron Chance, 49, of Hollywood, was arrested on Sunday, June 22, after deputies responded to a report of an assault at 5:20 a.m. on Gallant Fox Drive. Deputies say the victim had arrived at the address to repossess a vehicle when Chance came out of the home, fired a shotgun at the victim’s truck, then pointed the weapon at the victim and threatened to shoot him.  The victim fled and ca…

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St. Mary's Sheriff’s Deputy Cited For DWI, Suspended With Pay After Traffic Stop: Officials St. Mary's Sheriff’s Deputy Cited For DWI, Suspended With Pay After Traffic Stop: Officials
St. Mary's Sheriff’s Deputy Cited For DWI, Suspended With Pay After Traffic Stop: Officials A decorated St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Deputy has been suspended after being cited for driving while impaired in southern Maryland, officials confirmed. Deputy First Class Ryan McLean was stopped during the early morning hours of Saturday, June 21, by a Maryland State Police trooper and cited for driving while impaired, the Sheriff’s Office confirmed later that day.  He was off duty and operating his personal vehicle at the time, they noted. According to the sheriff's office, McLean was released to a sober driver following the stop. The citation was issued by a trooper with the Maryl…

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Gun-Wielding Lexington Park Teen Caught Hiding In Bushes After Threat Incident: Sheriff Gun-Wielding Lexington Park Teen Caught Hiding In Bushes After Threat Incident: Sheriff
Gun-Wielding Lexington Park Teen Caught Hiding In Bushes After Threat Incident: Sheriff An 18-year-old is facing multiple charges after allegedly threatening someone with a gun and running from deputies in Southern Maryland, authorities said. Javontay Kyree Nolan, of Lexington Park, was arrested on Monday, June 16, following a firearm threat investigation in a residential neighborhood, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to the area around 2:10 p.m. for a reported threat involving a handgun. When they arrived, a man told deputies that a verbal argument escalated when Nolan “allegedly threatened the victim and displayed a handgun before fl…

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Suspect In Stolen DC Car Caught After St. Mary's County Highway Pursuit, Sheriff Says Suspect In Stolen DC Car Caught After St. Mary's County Highway Pursuit, Sheriff Says
Suspect In Stolen DC Car Caught After St. Mary's County Highway Pursuit, Sheriff Says A suspected car thief led deputies on a wild chase across county lines before finally being stopped with spike strips on a Maryland highway, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office announced. Kazon King Cassion, 25, who has no fixed address, was arrested on Sunday, June 8, after a stolen car investigation turned into a pursuit that ended in neighboring Charles County, investigators said Monday. Deputies were investigating a commercial burglary in Lexington Park when they spotted a suspicious vehicle near Old Horse Landing Road and Mount Zion Church Road in Mechanicsville, according to the sh…

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Sheriff Blasts 'Trail Of Damage' Left By 4 DC Suspects Nabbed In St. Mary's County Chase Sheriff Blasts 'Trail Of Damage' Left By 4 DC Suspects Nabbed In St. Mary's County Chase
Sheriff Blasts 'Trail Of Damage' Left By 4 DC Suspects Nabbed In St. Mary's County Chase Four suspects from DC were arrested after breaking into a store and leading police on a multi-vehicle pursuit and foot chase across Maryland, the sheriff’s office said. The chaos began around 4:20 a.m. Sunday, June 8, when deputies responded to a retail burglary alarm in the 21000 block of Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Surveillance video showed a Honda fleeing the scene, before deputies spotted the car in Mechanicsville and tried to stop it near the 26000 block of Three Notch Road — but the driver took off. Deputies deployed stop s…

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Mechanicsville Woman Fights For Life After Crash As Sister Refuses To Leave Her Side Mechanicsville Woman Fights For Life After Crash As Sister Refuses To Leave Her Side
Mechanicsville Woman Fights For Life After Crash As Sister Refuses To Leave Her Side As Megan Rowley clings to life in a Maryland trauma center, her older sister Katie hasn’t left her side—not for a second. The 31-year-old Mechanicsville woman was critically injured in a devastating head-on crash on Mechanicsville Road around 1:15 p.m. Friday, May 30, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office said. According to investigators, 79-year-old Marjorie Swann Boyers of Chaptico was driving southbound in a Toyota Highlander when, for reasons still unknown days later, she crossed the center line and struck Megan’s Chrysler 200 head-on.  A young family member was also in the car w…

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'Cut And Run' Hollywood Man Caught After Snipping Off GPS Monitor, Fleeing Before Trial 'Cut And Run' Hollywood Man Caught After Snipping Off GPS Monitor, Fleeing Before Trial
'Cut And Run' Hollywood Man Caught After Snipping Off GPS Monitor, Fleeing Before Trial A Southern Maryland man who snipped off his ankle monitor and disappeared while awaiting trial has been caught, authorities said. Andrew Phillip Nelson, 29, of Hollywood, was apprehended without incident on Wednesday, May 28, in Mechanicsville, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Nelson had been on the run since April 21, when deputies responded to a tampering alert from his GPS monitoring device in the 43000 block of Saint Johns Road in Hollywood. When they got there, they found the device ditched—and no sign of Nelson. A witness told deputies they saw Nelson use bolt cu…

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Driver Killed, Another Airlifted After Head-On Route 5 Crash In Leonardtown, Sheriff Says Driver Killed, Another Airlifted After Head-On Route 5 Crash In Leonardtown, Sheriff Says
Driver Killed, Another Airlifted After Head-On Route 5 Crash In Leonardtown, Sheriff Says A head-on crash in Leonardtown left one person dead and another flown to a trauma center Wednesday morning, authorities said. The crash happened around 7:15 a.m. on May 21, near the intersection of Point Lookout Road (MD Route 5) and St. Margarets Drive, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the scene and found that a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado and a 2011 Ford Econoline van had collided head-on. Investigators say the Chevy, driven by Charles Latham, 48, of Lexington Park, was heading northbound when it crossed the center line and struck the southbound van…

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Deadly Carbon Monoxide Leak In Lexington Park Sends Multiple First Responders To Hospital Deadly Carbon Monoxide Leak In Lexington Park Sends Multiple First Responders To Hospital
Deadly Carbon Monoxide Leak In Lexington Park Sends Multiple First Responders To Hospital A deadly carbon monoxide emergency in Maryland sent several first responders to the hospital after they ran into danger trying to save lives, authorities announced. It happened just before 4 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, when emergency crews rushed to a home on Ventura Way in Lexington Park after getting a 911 call about a man struggling to breathe, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. When deputies and EMS crews got to the scene, they quickly detected dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide, officials said. Inside the home, first responders found two victims, officials said…

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Escapee Caught After Cutting Off Ankle Monitor, Barricading In Lexington Park Home: Sheriff Escapee Caught After Cutting Off Ankle Monitor, Barricading In Lexington Park Home: Sheriff
Escapee Caught After Cutting Off Ankle Monitor, Barricading In Lexington Park Home: Sheriff A wanted Maryland man who slipped off his ankle monitor and went on the run is back behind bars after a tense barricade situation in Lexington Park, authorities announced. Jeffrey Keith Reid, 57, was arrested Thursday, May 15, after deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office surrounded a home on Spring Lake Drive, officials said. The drama began around 10 a.m. when a witness reported a suspicious vehicle parked at a home where no one was believed to live, according to police. Deputies quickly connected the house to Reid, who was wanted on an active arrest warrant for second-degre…

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‘Snip And Slip’: St. Mary's County Assault Suspect Cuts Off Ankle Monitor, Flees: Sheriff ‘Snip And Slip’: St. Mary's County Assault Suspect Cuts Off Ankle Monitor, Flees: Sheriff
‘Snip And Slip’: St. Mary's County Assault Suspect Cuts Off Ankle Monitor, Flees: Sheriff Andrew Nelson snipped off his ankle monitor—then slipped away before police could catch him, officials said in Maryland. Nelson, 29, of Hollywood, is on the run after cutting off his GPS monitor while awaiting trial on assault charges, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to Saint Johns Road in Hollywood after a tampering alarm went off on Nelson’s court-ordered tracking device, investigators said. When they arrived, they found the monitor—but no sign of Nelson. A witness told police they watched Nelson use bolt cutters to slice it off, according to…

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Three Shot In Great Mills Ambush; Pair Faces Attempted Murder Charges, Sheriff Says Three Shot In Great Mills Ambush; Pair Faces Attempted Murder Charges, Sheriff Says
Three Shot In Great Mills Ambush; Pair Faces Attempted Murder Charges, Sheriff Says A weekend shooting in Southern Maryland that left three people wounded has led to the arrest of two brothers now facing attempted murder charges, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Cameron David Louis Curtis, 22, of Valley Lee, and Peyton James Robert Curtis, 20, of Callaway, were taken into custody on Tuesday, May 6, in connection with a shooting that was reported early Saturday morning in the area of Chancellors Run Road and Pegg Road in Great Mills, authorities said. Deputies on patrol in the area around 2 a.m. on May 3 reportedly heard gunfire and rushed to the scene, …

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St. Mary's County Teens Charged As Adults After Man Shot In Face, Sheriff Says St. Mary's County Teens Charged As Adults After Man Shot In Face, Sheriff Says
St. Mary's County Teens Charged As Adults After Man Shot In Face, Sheriff Says Two Maryland teens are facing attempted murder charges as adults after allegedly shooting a man in the face during a violent overnight encounter in Lexington Park, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies responded to the 46000 block of Marshall Boulevard around 1 a.m. March 5, for reports of shots fired in the area, where they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the face. The victim survived, but the shooting kicked off a major investigation that came to its conclusion this week. On Thursday, April 17, detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division arrest…

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Maryland Man Barricaded In Motel, Set $750K Fire In St. Mary's County, Prosecutors Say Maryland Man Barricaded In Motel, Set $750K Fire In St. Mary's County, Prosecutors Say
Maryland Man Barricaded In Motel, Set $750K Fire In St. Mary's County, Prosecutors Say A violent motel room rampage that ended in flames and sent guests fleeing has landed a Maryland man behind bars — possibly for decades. Anthony Cleaver Mason, 65, was convicted of assault, arson, and reckless endangerment after a fire he started in a St. Mary's County motel tore through the building and caused hundreds of thousands in damage, officials announced. Deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Super Eight motel on Three Notch Road in California on June 3, 2024 to investigate multiple reports of a disturbance.  When they arrived, they found Mason …

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Fentanyl Dealer Hid From Police With Half Kilo In St. Mary's County Home, Prosecutors Say Fentanyl Dealer Hid From Police With Half Kilo In St. Mary's County Home, Prosecutors Say
Fentanyl Dealer Hid From Police With Half Kilo In St. Mary's County Home, Prosecutors Say A convicted fentanyl dealer in Lexington Park who tried to outwait police in a back bedroom will now have plenty of time to think about it — behind bars. Daisaun Altay Eric Culpepper, 31, has been sentenced to 27 years in prison, with 15.5 years of active incarceration, for possession of a large amount of fentanyl, destruction of evidence, and a probation violation, St. Mary's County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced this week. On Oct. 16, 2024, detectives with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at a home in Lexington Park during an ongoing drug trafficki…

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Homeless Man Facing 24 Charges After Wave Of Car Break-Ins In St. Mary's County: Sheriff Homeless Man Facing 24 Charges After Wave Of Car Break-Ins In St. Mary's County: Sheriff
Homeless Man Facing 24 Charges After Wave Of Car Break-Ins In St. Mary's County: Sheriff A homeless man in Southern Maryland is facing two dozen charges after a string of car break-ins that rocked neighborhoods and shopping centers in Lexington Park and California, authorities said. Donell Davonne Rothwell, 54, was arrested Saturday, April 5, after investigators tied him to a rash of vehicle burglaries across the area, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday. Detectives said they started getting reports of thefts from parked cars at homes and businesses in recent days. Credit cards and valuables were stolen and later used at stores in the area, officials said. …

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Mechanicsville Man Who Killed Stepdad With Shotgun Gets Max Sentence: Prosecutors Mechanicsville Man Who Killed Stepdad With Shotgun Gets Max Sentence: Prosecutors
Marvin Orlando Jones Gets Life For Killing Stepdad The Mechanicsville man who murdered his stepfather with a shotgun blast to the head will spend the rest of his life behind bars, prosecutors in Southern Maryland announced. Marvin Orlando Johnson, 39, was sentenced to life plus 20 years in prison for the premeditated May 2023 murder of his stepfather inside a home on Three Notch Road, the St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. The sentence followed a four-day jury trial in July 2024 that ended with Johnson’s conviction on first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a violent crime. On May 24, 2023, de…

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Power Cut, Pharmacy Hit In Early Morning Burglary In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says Power Cut, Pharmacy Hit In Early Morning Burglary In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says
Power Cut, Pharmacy Hit In Early Morning Burglary In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says Burglars pulled the plug — literally — before forcing their way into a pharmacy in Southern Maryland in the early hours of Tuesday morning, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies responded to a commercial burglary alarm at a business in the 25000 block of Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown around 3 a.m. Tuesday, April 1, according to an official release. When deputies got to the scene, they found the power to the building had been cut at the breaker box, and there were clear signs of forced entry into the pharmacy. Inside, deputies said there was visible evidence of theft. It…

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Dog Stabbed Seven Times During Argument In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says Dog Stabbed Seven Times During Argument In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says
Dog Stabbed Seven Times During Argument In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says A man is behind bars in St. Mary’s County after he allegedly stabbed a dog multiple times outside a home in Lexington Park — an attack that a witness said came moments after a verbal fight with another resident. Corey Allen Barbour McDowney, 48, was arrested on Wednesday, March 25, after deputies responded to a reported disturbance in the 21000 block of Exquisite Court, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office said. When deputies arrived, they found a bleeding dog on the front porch. McDowney claimed the dog had attacked him and that he stabbed it in self-defense — but deputies said they saw…

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Woman Wanted After Cutting Ankle Monitor, Vanishing In St. Mary's County: Sheriff Woman Wanted After Cutting Ankle Monitor, Vanishing In St. Mary's County: Sheriff
Woman Wanted After Cutting Ankle Monitor, Vanishing In St. Mary's County: Sheriff Deputies in Southern Maryland are searching for a woman who cut off her ankle monitor and disappeared days ago, authorities said Wednesday. Britny Lee Blankenship, 35, is now wanted for escape, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called on March 22 to the 21000 block of Liberty Street in Lexington Park after someone reported tampering with Blankenship’s ankle monitor.  They found the device with a damaged band, indicating it had been cut, the sheriff’s office said. Blankenship is described as a white woman who is 5-foot-5, weighing 205 pounds, with blue…

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Driver Killed Crashing Into Concrete Barrier In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says Driver Killed Crashing Into Concrete Barrier In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says
Driver Killed Crashing Into Concrete Barrier In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says A 76-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in St. Mary’s County, and investigators say a medical emergency may have been to blame. Deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were called around 1:15 p.m. on March 25 to the 44000 block of St. Andrews Church Road near Pops Way in California, Maryland, for a reported crash involving a 2018 Hyundai Elantra. First responders found the driver, Calvin Coolidge Edwards Jr., of Lexington Park, unresponsive and not breathing, the sheriff’s office said. Despite life-saving efforts, he was pronounced dead at the s…

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Bike Riding Man Assaults School Staffer, Fights Deputies In St. Mary's County: Sheriff Bike Riding Man Assaults School Staffer, Fights Deputies In St. Mary's County: Sheriff
Bike Riding Man Assaults School Staffer, Fights Deputies In St. Mary's County: Sheriff A 58-year-old man is facing charges after deputies say he assaulted a staffer at a Catholic school, took off on a bike, then fought with deputies trying to arrest him in St. Mary’s County. Deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were called to Little Flower School in Great Mills around 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, March 25, after a 911 caller said a man attacked a staff member and fled the scene. The suspect — later identified as Myron Stone Scriber of Callaway — was spotted riding a bicycle nearby.  When deputies and a Maryland State Trooper tried to stop him, he “charged a deputy…

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Mechanicsville Man Out On Parole Attempted To Rob, Kidnap Woman In Maryland, Sheriff Says Mechanicsville Man Out On Parole Attempted To Rob, Kidnap Woman In Maryland, Sheriff Says
William Francis Dixon Arrested For Attempted MD Kidnapping A violent Maryland parolee is off the streets after police say he stalked, attacked, and tried to kidnap a woman at knifepoint in Mechanicsville, sparking a countywide manhunt that ended with his arrest. William Francis Dixon, 52, of Mechanicsville, was arrested on Tuesday, March 18, following an intensive investigation into the attempted kidnapping and armed robbery that occurred the day before, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Authorities say Dixon was already on parole for a 1994 conviction of attempted first-degree murder and second-degree rape when he targeted a wom…

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Violent Crime Spree Ends In Murder Conviction For St. Mary's County Gunman Violent Crime Spree Ends In Murder Conviction For St. Mary's County Gunman
Violent Crime Spree Ends In Murder Conviction For St. Mary's County Gunman A Maryland man accused of terrorizing his community with gun violence has been convicted of murder—just weeks after being found guilty in a separate shooting case, authorities announced. Jontae Lamont Proctor, 21, of Leonardtown, was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree assault for fatally shooting a 23-year-old man in Lexington Park last year, according to the St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office. Proctor’s latest conviction comes as part of an escalating string of violent crimes. On Feb. 26, 2024, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Offi…

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Manhunt Underway For Suspect Who Tried To Kidnap Woman At Knifepoint In Mechanicsville: Sheriff Manhunt Underway For Suspect Who Tried To Kidnap Woman At Knifepoint In Mechanicsville: Sheriff
Manhunt Underway For Suspect Who Tried To Kidnap Woman At Knifepoint In Mechanicsville: Sheriff A knife-wielding maniac is on the loose in Maryland, and police are urging residents to stay vigilant. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is on the hunt for an armed and dangerous suspect accused of trying to kidnap a woman in broad daylight before she managed to fight him off and escape. The attack happened around 3:30 p.m. on Monday, March 17, in the 28000 block of Old Village Road in Mechanicsville, officials said. According to investigators, the unknown man approached a woman, assaulted her, pulled a knife, and attempted to force her into his vehicle. But she wasn’t going without …

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Convict Caught With Loaded 'Ghost Gun' During Stop In St. Mary's County: Sheriff Convict Caught With Loaded 'Ghost Gun' During Stop In St. Mary's County: Sheriff
Convict Caught With Loaded 'Ghost Gun' During Stop In St. Mary's County: Sheriff A routine traffic stop in Great Mills led to the discovery of a loaded ghost gun and the arrest of a convicted felon, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies pulled over a white 2011 Kia Forte on Great Mills Road on Monday, March 10, after noticing it was operating without brake lights, officials said. During the stop, deputies identified 20-year-old Pernell Maddox, a passenger with no fixed address who is known to law enforcement.  A search of Maddox led to the discovery of a loaded, unserialized Polymer 80 9mm handgun hidden in his waistband, police said. Madd…

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Missing Father, 7-Month-Old Son Found After Leaving Mechanicsville Home (UPDATED) Missing Father, 7-Month-Old Son Found After Leaving Mechanicsville Home (UPDATED)
Nicholas Lee Kilduff, Ryker Ryan-Lee Kilduff Located In MD UPDATED: Shortly after 11 p.m. on Friday, March 7, authorities announced that both the infant and his father have been found safely. ORIGINAL STORY Authorities in St. Mary’s County are asking for the public’s assistance in finding a missing father and his 7-month-old son who vanished after leaving home Friday afternoon. Nicholas Lee Kilduff, 30, was last seen around 1 p.m. on March 7 when he left a Mechanicsville residence with his infant son, Ryker Ryan-Lee Kilduff, officials said. According to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, Kilduff told the child’s mother he was heading to a ne…

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Assisted Living Worker Stole Medications From Vulnerable Patients In Maryland, Sheriff Says Assisted Living Worker Stole Medications From Vulnerable Patients In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Assisted Living Worker Stole Medications From Vulnerable Patients In Maryland, Sheriff Says A Maryland assisted living facility worker is behind bars after investigators say she stole prescription medications from her patients and abused vulnerable adults. Deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office arrested Judy Marie Smith, 45, of California, early Wednesday morning, March 5, on an open warrant for drug distribution and multiple other charges. The investigation centered on Taylor Farms Assisted Living in Bushwood, where Smith was employed.  Authorities allege that she diverted controlled prescription medications from patients, taking advantage of those in her care…

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Man Brandished Gun In Front Of Kids During Dispute Over Dogs In Mechanicsville: Prosecutors Man Brandished Gun In Front Of Kids During Dispute Over Dogs In Mechanicsville: Prosecutors
Christopher Sherman Convicted Of Weapons Offense In Maryland A St. Mary’s County man is facing decades in prison after being convicted of firing a handgun during a heated argument with his neighbors, authorities said. A jury found Christopher Michael Sherman, 36, of Mechanicsville, guilty of two counts each of felony first-degree assault and using a firearm in the commission of a violent crime, the St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office announced. The case stemmed from an incident on June 18, 2024, when Sherman brandished and fired his gun during a verbal altercation with his neighbors in front of their children over their dogs, prosecutors said…

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