On July 3, at 12:26 p.m., officers responded to the 10000 block of Penjack Place in Waldorf for a reported assault involving a firearm. The investigation showed that the suspect, Sir Leander Evans Gamble, 57, of Waldorf, confronted three individuals renting a trailer on his property and physically assaulted them. Gamble then retrieved a handgun from his residence, pointed it [...]
Detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division have charged Bryan Neal Gordon, age 27, of Silver Spring, in connection with a kidnapping and assault. On June 28, at 10:30 p.m., the victim arranged to meet an individual in the 2200 block of Old Washington Road in Waldorf. Once she entered the individual’s vehicle, he falsely claimed [...]
On June 20, at 2:14 a.m., officers responded to Friendly Tavern & Liquor located in the 3000 block of Leonardtown Road in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located two male victims. The first victim was transported to a hospital for treatment of multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body and remains in critical condition. The [...]
On June 11, school administrators at Milton Somers Middle School received a report that a student, age 12, was in possession of a knife. The student displayed the knife while on the school bus; no threats were made. An administrative search resulted in the knife being located in the student’s bookbag. In accordance with MD law, the student cannot be [...]
On May 29, detectives assigned to the Narcotics Enforcement Section obtained search warrants for the residence of Tyrand Dupres Butler and for his vehicle, a 2019 Maserati Levante. The warrants were the result of an investigation into Butler’s suspected drug distribution activities. Detectives took Butler into custody as he was walking away from his vehicle at a Waldorf shopping center. [...]
On June 2, a 14-year-old student at Glymont Middle School was observed using a vaping device in class. The vape was recovered and found to contain THC. The student will be issued a citation for possession of cannabis. They also face consequences in accordance with the Charles County Public Schools student code of conduct. Parents are urged to talk with [...]
On May 26, detectives arrested Parren Eric Swann, 61, of Oxon Hill, in connection with a May 10 assault on Brookwood Drive in White Plains. The assault occurred at approximately 5:17 p.m. when the victim turned onto Brookwood Drive from Billingsley Road and saw a vehicle traveling toward her on the wrong side of the roadway. After she honked the [...]
On May 26, school administrators and the school resource officer at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School learned that a student was in possession of a knife. During the investigation, it was discovered that the original student believed to have the knife had passed the knife to another student, who in turn passed it to a third student. Following an administrative search [...]
On May 21, members of the CCSO’s Judicial Services Section assigned to the United States Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) and detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division arrested Jose Mercedes Pineda-Callejas, age 45, of Riverdale, MD, in connection with multiple sexual offenses involving a minor. Pineda-Callejas had been indicted by a Charles County Grand Jury in [...]
On May 20, 2026, detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division arrested Annaya Lisette Hines, age 26, shortly after she was released from the Charles County Detention Center on electronic monitoring. Hines had initially been arrested on May 14 on an active warrant. While she was in custody, detectives served her with a criminal summons connected to an investigation involving stolen [...]