So. Md Police News

Latest news from the local sheriff's offices and state police barracks.
On December 27 at 10:30 a.m., the Charles County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the body of an adult male in Mattawoman Creek, about two miles away from Slavins Dock – the location where missing person Jamell LeeHeung, II, age 25, of Indian Head was last seen. The decedent was transported to...
Sheriff Troy D. Berry and the men and women of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office are pleased to announce that Captain Harry Ivers graduated from the FBI National Academy Session 288 on December 7. Captain Ivers was one of 198 fellow law enforcement executives who represented 45 states and the...
Officers assigned to the Fugitive Warrant Unit have helped locate a man wanted in connection with violating probation. The circumstances are as follows: On August 1, 2023, Eric William Broome, age 26, of Waldorf, was arrested by Charles County Sheriff’s Officers after a domestic-related...
On December 20 at 11:20 a.m., a student at La Plata High School became disorderly and refused directions from school administrators and staff. Multiple attempts were made to de-escalate the situation, but the student refused to leave the classroom and continued to scream. The classroom was...
On December 20, a school resource officer was notified about a threatening post that was shared on a social media site the previous night in which a student at John Hanson Middle School made a threat of violence toward the school. School administrators and the SRO took immediate action and...
On May 8, detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division initiated an investigation into a shooting that occurred in the 2400 block of Sedgemore Place in Bryans Road. In that case, Carl Francis Braxton, age 30, of Bryans Road, was shot and killed. The...
On December 18 at 9:50 a.m., students were observed vaping in a school bathroom at Thomas Stone High School. Administrators found a small group of students in possession of a vape. One of the students also had a Taser and pepper spray. The contraband was recovered by the school resource officer...
On December 12 at 12:17 p.m., two students at Thomas Stone High School were involved in a verbal altercation. The school resource officer and school staff were able to keep the students separated; however, one student pushed through and ran toward the other student. A third student got involved...
May 5, 2023: Michael Andrew Jackson, age 52 of Bushwood, by Deputy Stillwell #414. Case # 23780-23 (no photo available) May 5, 2023: Michael John Isselbacher, age 69 of Lexington Park, by DFC Hersh #343. Case # 23751-23 Michael John Isselbacher May 7, 2023: Kenneth James Rourke...
On December 8 at 12:08 p.m., a school resource officer at Thomas Stone High School was assisting a school administrator with a student who was in the administrator’s office and acting disorderly relating to an argument they were having with another student. The SRO was in the doorway of the...
On December 7 between 11:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m., multiple altercations occurred inside Henry Lackey High School involving several students. A school administrator was injured when they attempted to intervene. The school resource officer and school employees were able to de-escalate the situation...
LEONARDTOWN, MD (December 6, 2023) – Tuesday, December 5, 2023, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the 36000 block of Woodbush Drive in Chaptico, MD, for the report of a burglary in progress at an unoccupied residence. As units responded to the scene, Deputies located...
Detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division have identified and charged a 17-year-old male in connection with an armed robbery case and a carjacking case that both occurred last month. In one case, the suspect approached the occupant of a car on Grouse Place, brandished a...
Detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division have identified and arrested a suspect in connection with a non-fatal shooting that occurred in late October. On October 29, an altercation occurred between two males inside a business on Business Park Court. An unknown person, who was...
On December 5 at 4:20 p.m., officers assigned to the Neighborhood Enforcement Team initiated a traffic stop in the 2200 block of Crain Highway. Upon approaching the vehicle, officers detected a strong odor of cannabis. Further investigation revealed the occupants were in possession of a loaded...
Vehicles crashes into Residence On Sunday, December 3, 2023, at approximately 1:15 am, Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to a residence, located at 21504 Exquisite Court, Lexington Park, MD, for the report of a vehicle into a structure. Troopers and other...
(Pomfret, Maryland) – On Monday, December 4, 2023, at approximately 1133 hours, Troopers from Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to Maryland Route 229 (Bensville Road) in the area of the Indian Head Rail Trail for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision. Due to the...
Missing Person(s) Brendan Christopher Swope: On November 9, 2023 Swope left his residence located in Prince Frederick and never returned home. Swope has not had any contact with family since November 10, 2023 and is believed to still be in the Prince Frederick area. He is a known Schizophrenic...
On Saturday, December 2, 2023, at approximately 10:10 a.m., the two persons shown in these photos entered the Ulta Beauty store in California, MD. The two gathered multiple items and approached the register, giving the appearance of planning to pay for the items. However, after experiencing...
LEONARDTOWN, MD (December 5, 2023) – The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office handled 1,484 calls for service from 11/27/23 through 12/03/23. ARRESTS: 11/29/23 – Adam Joseph Holland, 21, of Lexington Park, MD, by Detective Warren Forinash, for Felony Possessing a Firearm after being convicted of...
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