Lusby, MD
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Woman Critical, Man Stable After Being Shot Inside Calvert County Home, Sheriff Says Woman Critical, Man Stable After Being Shot Inside Calvert County Home, Sheriff Says
Woman Critical, Man Stable After Being Shot Inside Calvert County Home, Sheriff Says Two people were hospitalized overnight after being struck by a hail of bullets that were fired into a Calvert County home, officials say. Deputies were called shortly after 9:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 14 to the 1600 block of Mint Court in Prince Frederick, where there were reports of shots fired in the area. Upon arrival, members of the Calvert County Sheriff's office found a man with a gunshot wound to a leg and a woman was hit several times in her upper body. According to investigators, an unknown suspect shot several rounds into the front of the residence, striking both, who were rushed t…

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by Zak Failla
Lusby, MD
Police & Fire
Woman Begging BF To Stop Motorcycle During High-Speed Chase Injured In Maryland Crash: Sheriff Woman Begging BF To Stop Motorcycle During High-Speed Chase Injured In Maryland Crash: Sheriff
Woman Begging BF To Stop Motorcycle During High-Speed Chase Injured In Maryland Crash: Sheriff The man who took his girlfriend on a harrowing chase with members of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office before she was ditched from his motorcycle is facing kidnapping and other charges, authorities announced. Owings resident Austin Page Catterton, 25, was arrested following a high-speed pursuit with deputies that went on despite his girlfriend "begging him to stop the motorcycle," according to officials.  According to the sheriff's office, on Sunday, May 26, a deputy spotted Catterton speeding in the northbound lanes of Route 4 in Prince Frederick, but when he attempted to conduct a …

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by Zak Failla
Lusby, MD
News
Stabbing Suspect Found Hiding In Brush Accused Of Attempted Murder In Maryland: Sheriff Stabbing Suspect Found Hiding In Brush Accused Of Attempted Murder In Maryland: Sheriff
Stabbing Suspect Found Hiding In Brush Accused Of Attempted Murder In Maryland: Sheriff A man accused of attempted murder couldn't get away from members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office after an alleged stabbing in Prince Frederick on Thursday morning. Anthony Joseph Holland, 60, was arrested after attempting to flee following an altercation that nearly turned deadly involving 37-year-old Calvin Antonio Robertson early on May 9, according to officials. Shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Thursday deputies were called to the Yardley neighborhood in Prince Frederick, where they found Robertson suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was treated at the scene and airlifted by a Mary…

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by Zak Failla
Lusby, MD
Police & Fire
Botched Robberies Land Man Behind Bars In Calvert County, Sheriff Says Botched Robberies Land Man Behind Bars In Calvert County, Sheriff Says
Botched Robberies Land Man Behind Bars In Calvert County, Sheriff Says An alleged robber who went to the well one too many times in Calvert County is facing charges after being busted by members of the sheriff's office. Ronald Joseph Strain, 58, of Prince Frederick, has been arrested following an investigation into several robberies and attempted robberies in the community, authorities announced over the weekend. In late April, deputies from the Calvert County Sherif's Office responded to Pollo Delicioso on Central Square Drive, where there was a reported robbery. According to investigators, an unknown Black man - later identified as Strain - was caught on ca…

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Lusby, MD
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District Resident Admits To Murder Of Man In Maryland: State's Attorney District Resident Admits To Murder Of Man In Maryland: State's Attorney
District Resident Admits To Murder Of Man In Maryland: State's Attorney A District resident admitted to his role in the fatal shooting of a man in Calvert County last summer, according to the state's attorney's office. Anthony Hill, 28, pleaded guilty in Calvert County Circuit Court to his role in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Dakarai Milburn in the Yardley Hills neighborhood in Prince Frederick on Aug. 1, 2023, authorities announced on Monday. Milburn was found shot in the chest once on the day of his death, investigators said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.  Specifically, Hill pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, use of a handgun in a …

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Lusby, MD
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'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing' Sentenced For Raping Minor In Maryland: Sheriff 'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing' Sentenced For Raping Minor In Maryland: Sheriff
'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing' Sentenced For Raping Minor In Maryland: Sheriff A judge in Calvert County had harsh words for a sexual offender from Prince Frederick who preyed on a minor for years.  Jonathan Huffman, 38, was sentenced in Calvert County Circuit Court to 50 years in prison with all but 18 years suspended, for sexually abusing a minor and second-degree rape, authorities announced. At his sentencing, Judge Mark Chandlee described Huffman as "a wolf in sheep's clothing."  According to the Charles County State's Attorney's Office, last year, the sheriff's office received a cyber tip about possible abuse, launching a joint investigation that inclu…

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Lusby, MD
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'Serious Assault' Leads To Murder Charge For Maryland Man, Sheriff Says 'Serious Assault' Leads To Murder Charge For Maryland Man, Sheriff Says
'Serious Assault' Leads To Murder Charge For Maryland Man, Sheriff Says A 27-year-old Maryland man has been charged with murder in Calvert County following a violent assault in Prince Frederick on Thursday night.  Thomas Eugene Harris II has been apprehended following an investigation into the death of Shaquille Quadry Braxton, 30, who died at CalvertHealth overnight, according to officials. Both men are from Prince Frederick Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff's Office were called shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 15 to the area of Armory Road and Fairground Road to investigate reports of a "serious assault," where they found Braxton suffering from …

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Lusby, MD
Police & Fire
Woman Peeing In Public Had Been Boozing Hours Earlier In Maryland, Sheriff Says Woman Peeing In Public Had Been Boozing Hours Earlier In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Woman Peeing In Public Had Been Boozing Hours Earlier In Maryland, Sheriff Says A woman using a parking lot of a Calvert County parking lot as a bathroom is facing charges after being arrested after a booze-fueled day, the sheriff's office announced on Thursday. Last week, officers from the Calvert County Sheriff's Office were called to the Wawa on Market Square Drive in Prince Frederick, where there were complaints of a woman who was using the bathroom in public, according to authorities. After reviewing surveillance video from the area and speaking to witnesses who reported the lewd conduct, officials say that they were able to identify Elizabeth Marie Ireton, 41, wh…

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Lusby, MD
Police & Fire
Naked Woman's Wild Night In MD Ends With Trespassing Bust In Prison Clothes: Sheriff Naked Woman's Wild Night In MD Ends With Trespassing Bust In Prison Clothes: Sheriff
Naked Woman's Wild Night In MD Ends With Trespassing Bust In Prison Clothes: Sheriff Thirteen hours likely felt like a lifetime for members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office who arrested a woman twice in the same day for a strange series of wild offenses. Lusby resident Shelley Marie Dodson, 51, put sheriff’s deputies through the paces earlier this month, when she started her morning in handcuffs, and then was released and locked up while still donning her jail clothes later that afternoon, according to information released by officials on Wednesday, June 21. Dodson’s fateful day began shortly before 2 a.m. on Friday, June 16, when the agency was alerted about a report…

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Lusby, MD
Obituaries
Teen Twins With Plans To Serve Their Country Suffer Devastating Injuries In Fatal MD Crash Teen Twins With Plans To Serve Their Country Suffer Devastating Injuries In Fatal MD Crash
Teen Twins With Plans To Serve Their Country Suffer Devastating Injuries In Fatal MD Crash A Maryland family is still reeling after two 18-year-old twin boys suffered catastrophic injuries in a Calvert County crash. The community is rallying behind the family of Ethan Alexander Cox and his twin Christian Cox, who were involved in a fatal crash earlier this month in Prince Frederick. At approximately 10 p.m. on Sunday, June 11, Alexander Cox was killed and his twin sustained critical injuries when they were involved in a head-on crash with a 26-year-old driver on Route 231. Both were rushed to area hospitals. Ethan Cox was pronounced dead on his way there by first responders, w…

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Lusby, MD
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Motorcyclist Ejected From Bike, Killed While Trapped Under Parked SUV In MD: Sheriff Motorcyclist Ejected From Bike, Killed While Trapped Under Parked SUV In MD: Sheriff
Motorcyclist Ejected From Bike, Killed While Trapped Under Parked SUV In MD: Sheriff Another motorcyclist has been killed crashing while riding in Maryland. Alek Michael Richardson, 20, of Huntingtown, has been identified by the Calvert County Sheriff's Office as the motorcyclist who was killed after losing control and crashing into a parked vehicle in Prince Frederick earlier this week. Deputies from the sheriff's office were called at approximately 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14 to the 3600 block of Cassell Boulevard, where there was a report of a biker who was down. The investigation found that Richardson was driving a Suzuki GSX-R600 motorcycle on Cassell Boulevard wh…

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Lusby, MD
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Bank Robbers Busted After Botched Attempt, Police Pursuit In MD: Sheriff Bank Robbers Busted After Botched Attempt, Police Pursuit In MD: Sheriff
Bank Robbers Busted After Botched Attempt, Police Pursuit In MD: Sheriff Four suspects are facing felony charges for their roles in a botched attempted bank heist in Calvert County and subsequent police pursuit, authorities announced. The Calvert County Sheriff's Office announced that four would-be robbers, all from Washington, DC, have been taken into custody following the incident at M&T Bank in Dunkirk on Monday, May 1.  Those charged:  Cedric Fonta Moore, 39; Silas Moliek Moore, 37; Jamel Anthony Brown, 31; Donise Sarah Blacknell, 26.  (Clockwise from top right) Cedric Fonta Moore, Silas Moliek Moore, Donise Sarah Blacknell, Jamel Anthony Brown.Cal…

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