On April 1 at approximately 2:54 a.m., officers responded to the area of Enid Blyton Place in White Plains for the report of the sound of gunshots. A preliminary investigation showed a group of subjects became involved in a dispute, during which multiple gunshots were fired and an individual was struck. The individual was transported to a hospital where he [...]
On March 30 at 9:54 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 4000 block of Night Heron Court in Waldorf for the report of a person peering into a window. A preliminary investigation revealed the homeowner observed a flashlight outside his children’s bedroom window. He went to investigate and observed a male kneeling by the window with his pants down while [...]
Charles County, MD… On March 31, murder suspect Dayton Webber, age 27, of La Plata, MD, was extradited from Virginia, and transported to the Charles County Detention Center (CCDC). Webber was transported from the Albemarle County Detention Center in Virginia by members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Judicial Services Section and booked in accordance with CCDC procedures. As with [...]
On March 26, a student, age 15, at North Point High School was found to be in possession of five packaged vape devices containing THC. The student was issued a citation for possession of cannabis. On March 25, school administrators at Westlake High School found a student, age 14, to be in possession of four vapes containing THC. The student [...]
On March 24, officers arrested Marcellus Franklin Thomas, age 37, of Waldorf in connection with an aggravated assault and weapons violations case. The incident occurred on March 21 at about 10:30 p.m. outside of a convenience store on St. Ignatius Drive in Waldorf. Thomas was involved in an argument with the victim when he retrieved a firearm from his car, [...]
On March 22 at 10:25 p.m., officers with the La Plata Police Department were flagged down by two people near the area of La Plata Road and Radio Station Road in La Plata. A preliminary investigation revealed the witnesses were in the back seat of a car when the driver, Dayton James Webber, 27, of La Plata, shot and killed [...]
On March 20, a student at Maurice McDonough High School was found to be under the influence of alcohol and other substances and in need of medical attention. Further investigation revealed the student had a vape containing THC. The student was transported to a hospital for treatment. In an unrelated case, administrators at John Hanson Middle School learned of a [...]
Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have arrested two suspects in connection with an armed robbery that occurred on March 10 in the 3000 block of Gallery Place in Waldorf. In that case, the victim was in the process of installing carpet when he observed two males stealing a section of carpet that was outside of the apartment. The victim confronted the [...]
Detectives with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the identity of a man who was fatally struck by a vehicle more than four decades ago and whose identity remains unknown. On July 9, 1983, officers responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on southbound Crain Highway in the area of the truck stop near [...]
On March 9, Charles County Sheriff’s officers arrested Louis Delano Bowles, III, age 25, of Waldorf, in connection with possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography after he was indicted by a Charles County Grand Jury in late February. The investigation was initiated after detectives from the Special Victims Unit received a tip from the National Center for [...]