So. Md Police News

Charles Co. School Resource Officer Investigating Multiple Fights and Disorderly Conduct at High School

School Resource Officer Investigating Multiple Fights and Disorderly Conduct at High School: On the morning of March 10, a group of three students at St. Charles High School, ages 14, 15, and 16, attacked a 15-year-old student. During this altercation, a teacher was struck. Another student, age...

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St. Mary's Co. Wanted: Jermaine Cornelius Dorsey

Jermaine Cornelius Dorsey The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office continues seeking the whereabouts of Jermaine Cornelius Dorsey, age 41, who is wanted for Second-Degree Escape. Dorsey failed to maintain a charge on his GPS ankle monitor and left his residence in Waldorf where he was...

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St. Mary's Co. Lexington Park Man Arrested on Cocaine, Gun Charges

Jadon Bernard Somerville On Friday, March 10, 2023, Detectives with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, with the assistance of deputies from the K-9 Unit and Patrol Division, executed a search and seizure warrant at the residence of Jadon Bernard...

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Charles Co. Threats at Middle School Investigated

Threats at Middle School Investigated: On the morning of March 10, Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) received an anonymous tip that a 12-year-old student at General Smallwood Middle School made verbal statements as well as on a social media platform to shoot multiple students during the...

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Charles Co. Complaints of Vehicles Operating Recklessly / Special Enforcement Patrol

Complaints of Vehicles Operating Recklessly / Special Enforcement Patrol: On March 4, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) received numerous complaints of vehicles operating in a reckless manner on Crain Highway between La Plata and the Harry W. Nice Memorial/Senator Thomas “Mac” Middleton...

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St. Mary's Co. Identities Needed for Theft Suspects

The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identities of the two women pictured in a theft investigation. On Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, the victim reported a wallet missing from the victim's place of employment in California. Contents of the wallet included several gift cards to local...

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Charles Co. Suspected Marijuana Recovered from Student at Middle School

Suspected Marijuana Recovered from Student at Middle School: On March 9, an administrator at Mattawoman Middle School detected the odor of marijuana coming from a locker. A subsequent search revealed a bag of marijuana in the pocket of a jacket belonging to a 12-year-old student. The school...

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Charles Co. Suspected Marijuana Edibles Recovered from High School Student

Suspected Marijuana Edibles Recovered from High School Student: On March 8, administrators at St. Charles High School recovered a bag of edibles containing suspected marijuana from a 15-year-old student. The School Resource Officer was notified and began an investigation. The State’s Attorney’s...

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Charles Co. Fourth Degree Sex Offense

Fourth Degree Sex Offense: On March 3, a 12-year-old student at Piccowaxen Middle School entered a classroom that he did not belong in, sat next to another student and tried to grab her hand, which she did not allow. When the teacher dismissed the class, the male inappropriately touched the...

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Charles Co. School Resource Officer Investigating Overdose at High School

School Resource Officer Investigating Overdose at High School: On the morning of March 8, the nurse at La Plata High School requested the School Resource Officer’s assistance with a student that was hyperventilating and exhibiting abnormal behavior. The officer was able to calm the student down...

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Charles Co. Teacher Charged with Child Sexual Abuse

Teacher Charged with Child Sexual Abuse: On March 4, Charles County Sheriff’s detectives arrested and charged David Warren Henson, Jr., 53, of Waldorf, with sexual abuse of a minor and child pornography after it was reported that he sexually abused an adolescent female over a period of two...

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Charles Co. Suspects Attempt to Elude Officers / Drugs and Gun Recovered

Suspects Attempt to Elude Officers / Drugs and Gun Recovered: On March 4 at approximately 12:48 a.m., officers responded to the 4600 block of Prestancia Place in the Sheffield neighborhood of Waldorf for a report of a suspicious vehicle. When officers arrived, the suspect vehicle fled but was...

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Charles Co. Officers Locate Stolen Motor Vehicle / Suspects Apprehended after Pursuit

Officers Locate Stolen Motor Vehicle / Suspects Apprehended after Pursuit: On March 6 at 3:43 p.m., a patrol officer observed a vehicle being driven recklessly on Billingsley Road in Bryans Road. A computer check on the vehicle’s registration indicated it had been reported stolen. The officer...

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Charles Co. Drug Trafficking with a Firearm

Drug Trafficking with a Firearm: On March 5 at approximately 1:21 a.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for speeding in the area of Middletown Road and McDaniel Road in Waldorf. Upon making contact with the driver, the officer detected the odor of marijuana. During a subsequent...

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Charles Co. Officers Recover CDS and Gun in Vehicle During Traffic Stop

Officers Recover CDS and Gun in Vehicle During Traffic Stop: On March 3 at approximately 4:53 p.m., patrol officers initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of Mattawoman Beantown Road at Poplar Hill Road a traffic violation. Upon making contact with the occupants, officers detected the...

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Charles Co. Officers Investigating Fatal Crash on St. Charles Parkway

Officers Investigating Fatal Crash on St. Charles Parkway: On March 5 at approximately 7:36 p.m., officers responded to the area of St. Charles Parkway near St. Mark’s Drive for the report of a single-vehicle crash. Upon arrival, officers observed a vehicle had gone off the roadway and into...

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St. Mary's Co. Camp DARE Applications for 2023 Now Live!

Calling all campers and counselors! Applications for this year's Camp DARE sessions are now live! Get your child signed up before spots run out. The first Camp DARE will be held at Real Life Church in Mechanicsville from July 24 to July 28. The second Camp DARE will be held at Lexington Park...

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St. Mary's Co. DUI Arrests for January/February 2023

January: Jan. 2, 2023: Earl Allen Mayberry Jr., age 51 of Huntingtown, by DFC Hersh #343. Case # 256-23 Earl Allen Mayberry Jr. Jan. 3, 2023: Steve Markowich, age 65 of St. Leonard, by Deputy Reynolds #394. Case # 476-23 (no photo available) Jan. 7, 2023: Shawn Lamont Brown, age...

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St. Mary's Co. Identity Sought for Assault Suspect

The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in an assault investigation. On Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, at 3:42 pm, the suspect engaged in an altercation with employees at the McDonald's on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. The suspect yelled profanities...

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St. Mary's Co. State Police Blotter; Leonardtown Barrack; 21-FEB-2023

On 2/14/2023, TFC J. Engleman responded to a residence on Windsor Drive, Lexington Park, MD to assist in serving an active arrest warrant for John Otha Dickens, 33 of Lexington Park, MD. Dickens was apprehended without incident and a search incident to arrest revealed suspected Cocaine. Dickens...

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