So. Md Police News

Latest news from the local sheriff's offices and state police barracks.
Officers Investigating Multiple Fights at Westlake High School: On July 18, 2022, at approximately 12:25 p.m., officers from the School Resource Section and Patrol responded to Westlake High School for the report of multiple groups of individuals fighting during summer school. When officers...
Man Charged with Home Invasion and Assault: On July 16 at 3:25 a.m., officers responded to an apartment in the 3900 block of Northgate Place in Waldorf for the report of a home invasion. A preliminary investigation revealed the suspect, Stacy Jermain Barksdale, 36, of Waldorf, forced his way...
UPDATE: On July 18, 2022, the missing person, Genesi Elizabeth Sosa-Bonilla was located deceased near where she was last seen in the water. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office thanks all agencies and personnel involved in the search and recovery. Original Release: On July 17, 2022, at 1:05...
On July 17, 2022, at 1:05 p.m. the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office along with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and various community members from the volunteer fire and rescue companies responded to Camp Merryelande located at 15914 Camp Merryelande Road in Piney Point, for the...
On July 16 at 5:13 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of Acton Lane and Western Parkway in Waldorf for the report of a crash involving a car and a motorcycle. A preliminary investigation revealed a passenger car was making a left turn from westbound Acton Lane onto southbound Western...
A 19-year-old Lexington Park man has been arrested and charged by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office in a fatal shooting at the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department’s annual carnival on Friday evening. Devron Ny’Quez Murray, age 19 of Lexington Park, has been charged with First-Degree...
The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office has activated an online portal and is seeking additional information related to a homicide investigation on Friday, July 15, 2022, at the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department Carnival. Anyone who has video of the incident, prior, during or after the...
Press Release via Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department: "Due to an incident that occurred on Friday evening in our parking lot, the Carnival has been cancelled for Saturday July 16th and Sunday July 17th. On Friday evening at approximately 11pm, as the Carnival ended and guests were...
In a collaborative effort with the community and Serenity Place, LLC, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announces that free mental health and counseling services will be available on Sunday, July 17, 2022, at the Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad from 10 am to 2 pm.
Replica Firearm Recovered from High School Student: On July 14, 2022, at approximately 9:40 a.m., a concerned parent contacted Thomas Stone High School stating that she saw a male student with what she believed could be a weapon at the bus stop, and that the student got on the bus. School...
On Thursday, July 14, 2022, deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division’s Criminal Intelligence Unit responded to an armed robbery call at the Giant grocery store in California. Deputies canvassed the immediate area and determined the suspect vehicle was...
On-View Arrests: CDS Possession: On July 8, 2022, DFC Luffey responded to the St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown for the report of a CDS violation. Staff advised that Eric Trevor Cole, age 32 of Ridge, had been violated from release conditions and was searched...
William Lamont Barnes The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the whereabouts of William Lamont Barnes, age 39 of Lexington Park. Barnes is wanted on a warrant for First-Degree Escape after absconding from a treatment facility on July 8, 2022, while awaiting trial. Barnes is also...
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit conducted a series of alcohol compliance checks within St. Mary’s County at 18 businesses on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. The Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce that all 18 businesses were compliant, checking an underage cadet for...
On July 8, as a result of an ongoing investigation into drug distribution allegations, members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Enforcement Section, with assistance from Emergency Services Teams from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office and the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office...
On July 7, members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Enforcement Section, with assistance from the CCSO Emergency Services Team, Special Operations Division, and K9, served a search warrant at a house in the 9500 block of Kline Drive in La Plata. A resident of the home, James...
Tyrone Lamont Jackson The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is seeking the whereabouts of three men who have separately left supervision at the St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown without authorization. Tyrone Lamont Jackson, age 38 of no fixed address, is...
Summer Public Health Academy July 6, 2022 was the one-year anniversary of conducting One-Stop Shops in the Community Corrections Center (CCC). The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Corrections Division recently hosted Dr. Meena Brewster, Health Officer of the St. Mary’s County Health...
On-View Arrests: Assault: On July 4, 2022, Deputy Fleenor responded to the St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown for the report of an assault. Video footage of the incident was captured in the day room which showed Leonard Charles Hall III, age 27 of no fixed...
Joshua Joseph Yates The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Joshua Joseph Yates, age 33 of St. Inigoes, who is wanted on several warrants including: Violation of Probation, three counts of Second-Degree Assault, Failure to Appear and Second-Degree Escape from the...
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