Lexington Park, MD
Police & Fire
Two From Lexington Park Arrested While Attempting To Flee From Deputies, Sheriff Says
The search for a Maryland man wanted for attempted murder in St. Mary's County led to a hit-and-run, police pursuit and three behind bars, according to the sheriff's office. A long afternoon for deputies began on Wednesday afternoon when they spotted Lexington Park resident Davione Syheme Mason, 23 - who was wanted on an open warrant for multiple offenses - inside the passenger's seat of a GMC Yukon in Hollywood. The incident began shortly after 4 p.m. on Oct. 2 in the southbound lanes of MD Route 235 and ended with a vehicle in the front yard of a California home. According to the St. Mar…
Leonardtown-California, MD
Police & Fire
Suspect Throwing Kittens From SUV Wanted For Animal Cruelty Charges: St. Mary's County Sheriff
An animal cruelty complaint is being investigated in St. Mary's County after a person in an SUV was spotted tossing several kittens from a vehicle, according to the sheriff's office. Early on Saturday morning, a caller contacted investigators to report the incident, after spotting the suspect in the northbound lanes of Route 242 near the intersection of Route 242 in Morganza. The call was made at around 8 a.m. on Sept. 28. Witnesses said that the driver was in a silver SUV - possibly a Toyota - and tossed at least eight or nine kittens from the vehicle. One cat was found dead at the…
Leonardtown-California, MD
Police & Fire
One Captured, One Wanted For Attempted Vehicle Theft Outside St. Mary's County Biz: Sheriff
One person has been taken into custody and a second remains at large after targeting and attempting to steal a woman's vehicle when she made a pitstop into a St. Mary's County business. An alert was issued by the sheriff's office on Thursday advising that 19-year-old Jaden Xzavier Mason, who has no fixed address, has been arrested and charged with drug and weapon charges during the investigation into two men who attempted to steal a vehicle in Lexington Park. The incident was reported on Wednesday morning in the 21000 block of South Essex Drive. According to the St. Mary's County Sher…
Lexington Park, MD
News
Two Teens Charged As Adults For Summertime St. Mary's County Shooting, Sheriff Says
Two young men are facing multiple attempted murder charges following a summer shooting that was reported in St. Mary's County. Zemar David Tyshon Batts, 19, and a 15-year-old teen have been identified and charged in connection to a July shooting into a vehicle and Lexington Park home, according to the sheriff's office. On Saturday July 6, deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were called to investigate reports of shots fired in the 21000 block of Pacific Drive near Columbus Drive. Witnesses at the time said that they saw people in two vehicles in the area, with one occupant …
Lexington Park, MD
Police & Fire
Man Hospitalized, Lexington Park Home Struck By Bullets During Overnight Shooting, Sheriff Says
One person was hospitalized and a St. Mary's County home was struck by multiple bullets following an overnight shooting in Lexington Park, officials say. Deputies from the sheriff's office were called at around 10:40 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22 to the investigate a reported shooting in the 22000 block of Valley Estates Drive in Lexington Park. Google Maps street view Arriving deputies found one man suffering from a gunshot wound who was taken by paramedics to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation. On Monday morning, the man was reportedly listed in stable condition. During the…
Leonardtown-California, MD
Police & Fire
Juvenile Vandal, Car Thief, Busted For Strong-Arm Robbery Of Backpack In Leonardtown: Sheriff
A minor who is no stranger to members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is facing fresh charges following the latest incident in Leonardtown, when he and several others accosted a bike rider and stole his backpack, officials say. Deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were called to investigate a robbery at a business in the 21600 block of Great Mills Road at around 1:45 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. According to investigators, the victim of the robbery was assaulted by four people in the parking lot of the business, where he had his backpack forcibly removed before the …
Lexington Park, MD
Police & Fire
Teen Found Shot To Death In Lexington Park Street Overnight, Sheriff Says
An 18-year-old has been the latest victim of gunshot violence in Southern Maryland, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called at approximately 9:50 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, to the area of Midway Drive and Wasp Drive in Lexington Park, where there was a reported shooting with at least one victim down. Upon arrival, they found Jovan William Medley suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, and despite life-saving efforts, the teen was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. The shooting remains under investigation. No details about a possible motive or…
Lexington Park, MD
Police & Fire
Suspected Drug Dealer Busted Following Searches At St. Mary's County Homes, Sheriff Says
A man who failed to stop for a St. Mary's County Sheriff's deputy attempting to pull him over was busted with a host of cash and controlled substances during several searches, officials say. On Tuesday, Sept. 3, Bushwood resident Deandre Terille Taylor failed to slow down at a white stop line, instead making a sharp right turn in his Ford Mustang and speeding away before getting out and taking off on foot. A police K9 was called to the scene, and narcotics were detected, though none were recovered on Tuesday. While in custody, Taylor complained of a medical emergency and was taken to an ar…
Lexington Park, MD
News
Self-Proclaimed 'Zoophile' Guilty Of Animal Cruelty For Obscene Videos With Dog In Piney Point
The man who produced video "performing perverted acts with his dog," in St. Mary's County was convicted of animal cruelty and other offenses. Sean Patrick Kraese, 24, a self-proclaimed "zoophile," is facing nearly a decade behind bars following his conviction last month, authorities announced. In June 2022, members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office received complaints from neighbors regarding numerous dead animals, burn piles, and bone piles on his Piney Point property that were producing a noxious odor. Prosecutors said that detectives executed a search warrant at the home, w…
Leonardtown-California, MD
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Driver Airlifted To Hospital Following Head-On, Multi-Vehicle Crash In Leonardtown: Sheriff
A 44-year-old Calvert County man suffered critical injuries in a head-on crash that involved three other vehicles in Leonardtown on Sunday afternoon. Andrew Jason Causey, 44, of Solomons, had to be extricated from his vehicle and airlifted to an area trauma center with life-threatening injuries following a multi-vehicle crash, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. The crash was reported shortly after 4:20 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8 in the northbound lanes of the 22000 block of Three Notch Road that left Causey trapped inside his Ford Focus. Investigators say that Causey was dri…
Lexington Park, MD
Police & Fire
Baltimore Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle Rollover Crash In St. Mary's Identified (
Updated
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Speed and alcohol may have been a factor in a fatal single-vehicle rollover crash that claimed the life of a 64-year-old Baltimore man in Charlotte Hall, officials say. Deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were called at approximately 7 p.m. on Sept. 1 to investigate a reported crash in the center median in the area of Route 5 and Oak Station Drive. Upon arrival, officials said that deputies were met by a 2021 Nissan Armada with "extensive damage," and determined that it had flipped over. The driver, identified as Baltimore resident Melvin Leon Elam on Wednesday morni…
Lexington Park, MD
Police & Fire
One Killed In Single-Vehicle Rollover Crash In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says (
Developing
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Speed and alcohol may have been a factor in a fatal single-vehicle rollover crash that was reported in Charlotte Hall, officials say. Deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were called at 7 p.m. on Sept. 1 to investigate a reported crash in the center median in the area of Route 5 and Oak Station Drive. Upon arrival, officials said that deputies were met by a 2021 Nissan Armada with "extensive damage," and determined that it had flipped over. The driver, only identified as an adult male, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the sheriff's office. Investigators…
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