So. Md Police News

 

Charles Co. Fugitive with multiple warrants located and arrested / Officers injured during apprehension

On September 12 at 10:58 a.m., members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Unit attempted to arrest Anthony Kavon Brown, 23, of Waldorf, who was at a business in St. Mary’s County. Brown was the subject of four active warrants charging him with violation of a protective order, failure...

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Charles Co. Detectives investigating homicide on Vane Court / Victim’s son arrested and charged

On September 7 at 11:57 p.m. officers responded to the 5000 block of Vane Court in Waldorf for the report of a male who had been assaulted. Upon arrival, the victim, John Carl Lachenmayer, 71, was found inside his home with numerous injuries. He was transported to a hospital where he was...

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Charles Co. School Resource Officer investigating report of 4th degree sex offense at middle school

On September 11 at 8:44 a.m., a student at John Hanson Middle School reported to a school resource officer that another student touched them in an inappropriate manner while in the bathroom. The school resource officer has initiated an investigation, which is ongoing. Anyone with information is...

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Charles Co. School Resource Officer investigating threat of violence at middle school

On September 8, the school resource officer (SRO) at Davis Middle School was made aware of a statement a student made about committing an act of violence at the school. The SRO initiated an investigation, the student’s parents were contacted, and a home visit was conducted. In accordance with...

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Charles Co. Knife recovered from student at middle school

On September 8 at 12:30 p.m., students at Matthew Henson Middle School notified a teacher of a student who was showing a knife to classmates. The knife was recovered and a school resource officer initiated an investigation. At this time, there is no indication that a threat was made. In...

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Charles Co. Detectives arrest suspects in homicide case on Lake Drive in Waldorf

Detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division have charged four suspects in connection with a murder that occurred on June 9, 2023, in the 2500 block of Lake Drive in Waldorf. Detectives pursued leads, which led to a joint investigation with members...

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Charles Co. Suspected cannabis recovered from middle school student

On September 6 at 2 p.m., a school administrator at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School recovered suspected cannabis from a student. The school resource officer initiated an investigation. In accordance with Maryland law, the student, age 13, will be charged with a civil violation of possession of a...

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Charles Co. School Resource Officer investigating altercation involving numerous students at St. Charles High School

On September 6 at 12 p.m., an altercation ensued between two students inside St. Charles High School. Several other students got involved in the fight. The school resource officer and school administrators separated the students and upon further investigation, seven students were determined to...

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Charles Co. School Resource Officer investigating assault at Milton Somers Middle School

On September 6 at 9:45 a.m., two students assaulted another student in a hallway inside Milton Somers Middle School. School staff members separated the involved students. Two of the students sustained injuries and were treated by the school nurse. The parents of the involved students were...

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Charles Co. School Resource Officer investigating threat of violence at middle school

On September 6 at 9:30 a.m., a sticky note containing a written message threatening to blow up the school this weekend was discovered on an outside wall of Davis Middle School. Through investigation by school administrators and the school resource officer (SRO), a student was developed as a...

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Charles Co. Fugitive wanted in connection with sexual child abuse charges located

Charles County Sheriff’s investigators located a man wanted in connection with multiple counts of sexual child abuse. Katravien Tyrieus Vercher, 24, of Waldorf, turned himself in to authorities on September 5. Anyone with additional information is asked to call Detective Sapienza at...

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Charles Co. Officers investigating report of reckless endangerment / Crime Solvers offering cash reward

On August 31 at 8:20 p.m., officers received a report of someone who fired a gun into a vehicle. A preliminary investigation revealed the victim was driving on Mattawoman Beantown Road near Council Oak Drive in Waldorf when an older model gold SUV with tinted windows pulled alongside her and...

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Charles Co. Man charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs

On August 23 at 2:16 p.m., detectives assigned to the Narcotics Enforcement Section initiated an investigation based on a report of possible illegal drug activity in the area of Mattingly Avenue in Indian Head. Detectives observed two males involved in what appeared to be a drug transaction...

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Charles Co. Warrant Unit seeking whereabouts of fugitive wanted for sexual child abuse / Crime Solvers offering cash reward

Charles County Sheriff’s investigators are seeking the whereabouts of Katravien Tyrieus Vercher, 24, of Waldorf, who was recently indicted on multiple counts of sexual child abuse. Warrants are on file charging Vercher with sex abuse of a minor, third-degree sex offense, and other related...

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Charles Co. Warrant Unit seeking whereabouts of fugitive / Crime Solvers offering cash reward

Charles County Sheriff’s investigators are seeking the whereabouts of Anthony Kavon Brown, 23, of Waldorf, who is wanted in connection with multiple open warrants. Brown was indicted on charges of violating probation regarding illegal firearm possession; failing to appear in court on a...

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Charles Co. New Director and Deputy Director Appointed at the Charles County Detention Center

Charles County, MD… Sheriff Troy D. Berry is pleased to announce the appointments of Deputy Director Ryan Ross to Director of the Charles County Detention Center (CCDC) and Captain Gerald Duffield to Deputy Director of the CCDC, taking charge of the facility after Director Brandon Foster retired...

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Charles Co. Task Force apprehends man wanted in connection with first-degree assault

On August 7, Brian Anthony Cave, 28, of no fixed address, was arrested by members of a fugitive task force in connection with a domestic-related assault that occurred in December 2020 during which Cave produced a firearm and threatened a woman. After he was initially charged, a judge ordered...

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Charles Co. Detectives identify suspect in murder case on Albermarle Place / Warrant Fugitive Unit locates suspect

On August 9 at 3 p.m., members of the CCSO Warrant Fugitive Unit located and arrested Ricardo Kevon Colbert-Lyles, age 22, of Waldorf, who had an active warrant for his arrest in connection with the shooting death of Aden Christopher Garcia, age 19. Garcia was shot and killed in October 2022 on...

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Charles Co. Community Dispatch Update August 2023

Community Dispatch is an informative recap of events in which our Community Engagement Unit participated and events in which we are gearing up for in the next several weeks. Community Dispatch August

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Charles Co. Officers charge woman in connection with burglary and assault case in La Plata

On August 5, during the early morning hours, Erica Brialle Jackson, 30, of Waldorf, broke into a former acquaintance’s residence in La Plata. The victim, who was asleep in his room, was awakened by Jackson who punched him and bit him several times. She fled the scene when the victim called...

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