Neighbors Reportedly Help Rescue Residents From Burning St. Mary's County Home Neighbors Reportedly Help Rescue Residents From Burning St. Mary's County Home
Neighbors Reportedly Help Rescue Residents From Burning St. Mary's County Home Neighbors in St. Mary's County reportedly gave a helping hand to firefighters overnight when a blaze broke out in a Mechanicsville home. First responders were called to the 40300 block of Wolfe Drive, when a fire broke out in the second floor of a residence, with flames rapidly spreading. The fire was reported shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Monday, June 10. Dozens of firefighters from the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department responded to battle the blaze, and were met by smoke and flames showing through the roof of the home upon their arrival. According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, the…
Liquor Store Shooter Facing Life In Prison For Maryland Murder: State's Attorney Liquor Store Shooter Facing Life In Prison For Maryland Murder: State's Attorney
Liquor Store Shooter Facing Life In Prison For Maryland Murder: State's Attorney A 48-year-old man has been convicted of murder in connection to a fatal shooting in November last year, the state's attorney's office announced. Leroy Christopher Neal is facing life in prison after he was found guilty by a St. Mary's County jury of murder and weapon offenses following the death of Scott Marvin Benich. The Mechanicsville resident was arrested along with Britny Lee Blankenship last year after two separate liquor store shootings, according to the sheriff's office. At around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, officers were sent to St. Mary's Fine Wine & Spirits on Poin…
Teens Fleeing In Stolen Car Lead To Five-Vehicle Crash In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says Teens Fleeing In Stolen Car Lead To Five-Vehicle Crash In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says
Teens Fleeing In Stolen Car Lead To Five-Vehicle Crash In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says A group of young suspects joyriding in a stolen vehicle sparked a multi-vehicle crash involving four other vehicles during a police pursuit in St. Mary's County, according to the sheriff's office. At approximately 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20, a vehicle was stolen from a Great Mills residence, which was spotted shortly after 2:45 p.m. later that afternoon by sheriff's deputies, who attempted to conduct a traffic stop in the area of Three Notch Road and Mechanicsville Road in Mechanicsville. The chase continued north on Three Notch Road until a five-vehicle crash was reported near the inte…
Cops ID Young Woman Killed In Southern Maryland Crash Cops ID Young Woman Killed In Southern Maryland Crash
Cops ID Young Woman Killed In Southern Maryland Crash A death investigation has been launched after a 19-year-old woman was killed in a fatal crash in St. Mary's County that left her friends and family reeling. Cobb Island resident Autumn Leighanne Compton has been identified as the victim who was killed in a crash in Mechanicsville over the weekend after striking a truck being driven by 24-year-old North Beach native Zachary Joseph WIlburn, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's office said that the initial investigation into the crash determined that Compton's Honda attempted to make a left-hand turn…
Drug Bust Leads To Seizure Of 197 Fentanyl Capsules, 25 Cocaine Vials In Maryland: Sheriff Drug Bust Leads To Seizure Of 197 Fentanyl Capsules, 25 Cocaine Vials In Maryland: Sheriff
Drug Bust Leads To Seizure Of 197 Fentanyl Capsules, 25 Cocaine Vials In Maryland: Sheriff Nearly 200 capsules of fentanyl are off the street after members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office made a drug bust during a traffic stop in Charlotte Hall. Deputies from the sheriff's office executed a search warrant on Mechanicsville resident Kevin Jason Copsey on Tuesday, leading to the seizure of "significant quantities" of fentanyl and cocaine, officials say. Copsey was stopped for an equipment violation on April 2 in Charlotte Hall, where a police K9 was alerted to controlled substances inside his vehicle. During the subsequent search, deputies recovered a plastic bag contain…
Loyal Lottery Player Seeking Jackpot Stunned By $50K Powerball Win In Maryland Loyal Lottery Player Seeking Jackpot Stunned By $50K Powerball Win In Maryland
Loyal Lottery Player Seeking Jackpot Stunned By $50K Powerball Win In Maryland A lifelong Lottery player in Southern Maryland had his loyalty paid off after winning a five-figure Powerball prize on a recent drawing.  Whether the jackpot is $20 million, or a cool $1 billion, St. Mary's County resident James Stogner says he will still pick up his ticket for nearly every drawing, and that faith was rewarded this week when he was at Lottery Headquarters to claim a $50,000 prize. "It doesn't matter," he said. "The base jackpot is still a lot of money." This time, when he checked the quick-pick ticket, the 51-year-old noticed a little more money than usual — $50,000 —…
Death Investigation Launched After Employee Found At Maryland Elementary School (DEVELOPING) Death Investigation Launched After Employee Found At Maryland Elementary School (DEVELOPING)
Death Investigation Launched After Employee Found At Maryland Elementary School (Developing) The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office has launched a death investigation at an area elementary school after an employee was found dead, according to officials. Shortly after 10 p.m. on Tuesday night, deputies from the sheriff's office responded to Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary School in Mechanicsville for a death investigation. According to the agency, detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division and a forensic investigator from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner responded to the school to investigate. No foul play is suspected. Investigators say that the victim of the in…
Smiling Suspect Facing Multiple Attempted Murder Charges For Maryland Shooting: Sheriff Smiling Suspect Facing Multiple Attempted Murder Charges For Maryland Shooting: Sheriff
Smiling Suspect Facing Multiple Attempted Murder Charges For Maryland Shooting: Sheriff Charles Vernon Russell was all smiles after being arrested for attempted murder months after a shooting outside a residence in St. Mary's County. The 26-year-old Mechanicsville resident was arrested on Friday and charged with attempted murder and other offenses following a November 2023 incident that was reported in Leonardtown. According to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, Russell had been wanted in connection to the Nov. 26, 2023 shooting outside an occupied residence in the 22000 block of Longmore Street, leading to a warrant for his arrest that was executed on Feb. 16. Russell w…
Woman, 27, Dies At Hospital Days After Being Airlifted From Maryland Crash: State Police Woman, 27, Dies At Hospital Days After Being Airlifted From Maryland Crash: State Police
Woman, 27, Dies At Hospital Days After Being Airlifted From Maryland Crash: State Police A 27-year-old woman died days after she had to be airlifted to the hospital following a crash in St. Mary's County, state police announced on Wednesday. Mechanicsville resident Casey Nicole Faulds was driving on Sunday, Feb. 4, when she was involved in a crash with another vehicle in the area of Mechanicsville Road and Red Oak Lane. Troopers responded to the Mechanicsville intersection, and police say that one of the drivers was treated by paramedics before being flown to the Washington Hospital Center for evaluation of "serious injuries." AVOID Mechanicsville Rd in area of Asher Rd fo…
Maryland State Police ID Motorcyclist Killed By Delivery Van Turning Into Driveway Maryland State Police ID Motorcyclist Killed By Delivery Van Turning Into Driveway
Maryland State Police ID Motorcyclist Killed By Delivery Van Turning Into Driveway A 63-year-old motorcyclist was killed after a crash with a delivery van turning into a St. Mary's County driveway over the weekend, according to Maryland State Police. Investigators announced that Mechanicsville resident Thomas Christiani has been identified as the driver and only person on a Honda motorcycle that was involved in the fatal crash on Saturday afternoon, authorities say. Shortly before 4 p.m. on Feb. 3, troopers from the Leonardtown Barrack were called to the area of Mechanicsville Road and Asher Road, where there was a reported two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle. Accor…
Driver, 30, Killed In T-Bone Crash In Maryland: State Police Driver, 30, Killed In T-Bone Crash In Maryland: State Police
Driver, 30, Killed In T-Bone Crash In Maryland: State Police A 30-year-old driver died after she lost control of her car and broadsided another vehicle in St. Mary's County, authorities said. Jennifer Renita VanMeter of Charlotte Hall was killed in the crash, according to Maryland State Police. On Monday, Jan. 15, at approximately 4:30 p.m., state troopers responded to Route 6 (Charles Street) near Gilbert Run Park in Charlotte Hall for a serious collision. A preliminary investigation found a Kia Forte driven by VanMeter was traveling east on Route 6.  At the same time, a Dodge Dart driven by Donna Jean Wheaton, 84, of Mechanicsville, was trave…
Heroin, Cocaine Seized From Unlicensed Driver In St. Mary's Traffic Stop: Sheriff Heroin, Cocaine Seized From Unlicensed Driver In St. Mary's Traffic Stop: Sheriff
Heroin, Cocaine Seized From Unlicensed Driver In St. Mary's Traffic Stop: Sheriff A 37-year-old Charlotte Hall man was found with drugs in a Mechanicsville traffic stop on Martin Luther King. Jr. Day, authorities said. While conducting proactive traffic enforcement in Mechanicsville, Deputy Joseph Senatore stopped Charles Dallas Biagi, Jr. for a safety violation around 2:15 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15, the county sheriff's office said. Senatore saw drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle, and a subsequent search of the car and Biagi turned up heroin capsules, buprenorphine, and cocaine, authorities said. Biagi, whose driver's license was suspended, was placed under arr…