Charles County Detention Center Receives Perfect Score During MCCS Audit Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce the Charles County Detention Center (CCDC) achieved a 100 percent compliance rating, marked with excellence, during an audit conducted by the Maryland Commission on Correctional Standards (MCCS) in January. The MCCS created standards to ensure correctional facilities in Maryland operate [...]
On June 7 at 1:50 a.m., a patrol officer initiated a traffic stop in the area of Leonardtown Road and Old Washington Road. A computer check revealed the driver had an open warrant for failing to appear in court in Talbot County, MD. During the stop, a loaded firearm and suspected methamphetamines were recovered. The driver, Charles Innis Garber, 43, [...]
On June 4 at 1:34 p.m., officers responded to the area of Riverside Run Drive in Indian Head for the report of a theft. A preliminary investigation revealed the suspect, Depaul Carroll, 49, of Nanjemoy, entered the victim’s fenced-in yard and picked up her small dog, and walked away. The victim observed the suspect carrying her dog and demanded that [...]
On June 4 at 11:56 p.m., a patrol officer initiated a traffic stop in the area of St. Charles Parkway and North Gate Place after observing a car with expired registration plates. Further investigation revealed the driver, Lamont Lee Lindsey, 31, of Waldorf, was in possession of a loaded firearm and marijuana. A check revealed Lindsey was prohibited from possessing [...]
On June 7 at 1:25 p.m., a school resource officer and administrators at Thomas Stone High School were notified of a student who was struck in the head by a book that was thrown by another student while inside a classroom. A group of students arrived to confront the person who threw the book, and a dispute ensued. During the [...]
On June 1 at 1:50 p.m., a student at Mary H. Matula Elementary School reported to a teacher they saw another student with a box cutter. The teacher and a school resource officer recovered the box cutter and spoke with the student. Through further investigation, it was learned a different student was in possession of a knife, which was also [...]
On June 1, at approximately 1:40 p.m., a student at St. Charles High School reported to a school administrator that another student was in possession of a handgun. The student was located and a replica handgun, which turned out to be a pellet gun, was recovered from the student’s backpack. The Charles County State’s Attorney’s Office was contacted and the student was charged [...]
On June 1, after students at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center were dismissed for the day, a student told a parent that they heard about another student who made a threat to commit mass violence at the Center. The parent contacted school administrators who notified a school resource officer (SRO). The SRO initiated an investigation and contacted the parents of [...]
On June 1, 2022, at approximately 9:30 a.m., a staff member at La Plata High School reported to the school resource officer (SRO) that a student might be in possession of a firearm. The SRO located the student in a classroom and recovered a replica handgun, which turned out to be a pellet gun. The Charles County State’s Attorney’s Office [...]
Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have identified two La Plata High School students as the people responsible for raising a Confederate flag in the school’s parking lot during the overnight hours of May 18. Investigators worked closely with the Charles County Public Schools and have also consulted with the Charles County State’s Attorney’s Office. In addition to administrative sanctions through the [...]