So. Md Police News

Latest news from the local sheriff's offices and state police barracks.
Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have charged a suspect in connection with the distribution and possession of child pornography. The facts of the case are as follows: In September of 2023, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office received a Cyber tip, which was reported to the National Center for...
On January 9, detectives assigned to the Narcotics Enforcement arrested Demetrius Antoine McKinney, age 32, of Newburg in connection with an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking. After obtaining a search warrant for McKinney’s home in the 9500 block of Oak Ridge Court, detectives...
On January 13, a school administrator at Henry E. Lackey High School discovered a student was in possession of cannabis. The cannabis was recovered, and the school resource officer charged the student on a civil citation with possession of cannabis. The student also faces disciplinary...
On January 10 at approximately 7:15 a.m., a Charles County Sheriff’s patrol officer was traveling on Smallwood Drive West near St. Patrick’s Drive in Waldorf when he observed a body in the road on the eastbound side of the roadway. The officer stopped, approached the individual, and determined...
On January 10, four students at Milton Somers Middle School were involved in an altercation inside the cafeteria. School staff and a school resource officer intervened and were able to separate the students. One student reported an injury sustained during the altercation and the SRO also...
Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce six new officers will join the Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) after their graduation from the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy (SMCJA) Police Entrance Level Training Program. The officers were among 17 candidates – four...
On January 1 at 3:16 p.m., officers observed a male operating a dirt bike on Crain Highway near Port Tobacco Road in La Plata. Officers initiated a traffic stop at the traffic light, but the driver fled, immediately lost control of the bike, and crashed. The driver, who was not injured, was...
On 11/17/2024, TFC Baden responded to the Tractor Supply Company, located at 37762 Mt. Wolf Road, Charlotte Hall, MD for the report of a theft. Investigation revealed that Windell Curtis Niles, 54 of Lexington Park, MD removed items from their boxes and threw the boxes on top of the store’s...
On 11/21/2024, TFC Eckrich responded to the Giant, located at 45101 First Colony Way, California, MD for the report of a theft. Investigation revealed that Joey Alan Herbert, 32 of Crownsville, MD stole items totalling over $100 and was arrested. A search incident to arrest revealed suspected...
Jury Convicts Great Mills Man for Drive-By Shooting Murder of Teenager LEONARDTOWN, MD (November 15, 2024) – State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Keion Steven Brooks, 26, of Great Mills, Maryland, was convicted of the first-degree murder of a 19-year-old victim and the...
Leonardtown Man Convicted for Second-Degree Rape and Sexual Abuse of a Child LEONARDTOWN, MD (November 19, 2024) - State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that a St. Mary’s County Jury found Crosby Dawson, 41, of Leonardtown, Maryland, guilty of two counts of second-degree rape and...
Lexington Park Man Convicted of Attempted First-Degree Murder LEONARDTOWN, MD (November 21, 2024) – State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that a St. Mary’s County jury convicted John Otha Dickens Jr., 35, of Lexington Park, Maryland, of attempted first-degree murder stemming from a...
Prosecutors Successfully Argue for Murderer’s LIFE Sentence to Endure Dana Collins LEONARDTOWN, MD (December 2, 2024) – State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that a convicted murderer’s sentence of LIFE without the possibility of parole will stand. Earlier this year, Dana Collins...
Stephanie Roper’s Murderer Requests Release; Prosecutors Object Stephanie Roper LEONARDTOWN (December 17, 2024) – Prosecutors were back in court last week in response to a request filed by one of the men who kidnapped, raped, and murdered Stephanie Roper in 1982. Jerry Lee Beatty, 59...
On 12/22/2024, Sr Tpr Oyler and Tpr Abdel Wahab conducted a welfare check at the Shell Gas Station, located at 22141 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park, MD for an individual who was passed out in the driver’s seat of the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle, identified as Melissa Anne Dudley, 45 of...
On December 20, a circuit court arrest warrant was issued for Richard William Ellis, age 47, of Newburg, for 16 counts of first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and other related offenses. Ellis was charged in connection with an incident that occurred on September 20 near Waverly Place in...
On December 20 at approximately 3 p.m., officers responded to the 7300 block of Tottenham Drive in White Plains after receiving a 9-1-1 call from a male reporting that he had been kidnapped and sexually assaulted. The address was known to law enforcement. When officers arrived, they observed a...
On December 20, a Youth Engagement Advocate conducted an administrative search of a student after observing an odor of cannabis. During the search, a knife was discovered in the student’s pants pocket, which was turned over to the school resource officer. The student will face charges for...
On December 20, a school resource officer discovered a student smoking a vape device in the restroom. The vape tested positive for THC. The student, age 19, was charged on an adult civil citation. The student will also face disciplinary consequences in accordance with the Charles County Public...
On December 18 at 10:40 a.m., officers responded to the 6800 block of Swann Gate Place in Hughesville for the report of a body in a field. When officers arrived, they found a male who was deceased. The male was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore where an autopsy was...
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