On May 9, Phillip McRay Bright, 68, of Crestview, Florida, was charged via criminal information in connection with the April 10 firearms discharge case in which a 9-year-old student discharged a gun inside a classroom at Billingsley Elementary School; no one was injured. The investigation revealed Bright, a relative of the student, was in town visiting the student’s family. Through [...]
On May 7, school administrators at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School located cannabis in a student’s bookbag. The school resource officer recovered the cannabis and charged the student, age 13, on a juvenile citation with possession of cannabis. The student also faces school disciplinary consequences in accordance with the Charles County Public Schools Code of Student Conduct. CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media [...]
On May 1 at 8:17 p.m., the driver of a passenger car was traveling southbound on Old Washington Road near Trade Zone Court in Waldorf when the vehicle struck a pedestrian who was trying to cross the roadway. The pedestrian was also struck by another vehicle, which was traveling northbound on Old Washington Road. The pedestrian was pronounced deceased, and [...]
On May 2 at 5 a.m., Demetrius Charles Dorsey, age 23, of La Plata, was arrested and charged in connection with numerous thefts of ATVs from across the region including King George County, Charles County, La Plata, Alexandria City, Prince William County, Prince George’s County and St. Mary’s County. Dorsey would seek out people selling ATVs on social media, and [...]
On April 29 at 3:42 p.m., at school dismissal, school administrators at T.C. Martin Elementary School were made aware that a student was in possession of a knife, which was in their pocket. The knife was recovered, and the student was given consequences from the Charles County Public Schools for violating the Code of Student Conduct. The school resource officer [...]
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office has completed its investigation into the firearm discharge incident that occurred at Billingsley Elementary School on April 10. After a thorough investigation, officers determined that the firearm belonged to a relative of the student who was visiting from out of town. The facts of the case have been sent to the Charles County State’s Attorney’s Office [...]
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office has completed its investigation into the firearm discharge incident that occurred at Billingsley Elementary School on April 10. After a thorough investigation, officers determined that the firearm belonged to a relative of the student who was visiting from out of town. The facts of the case have been sent to the Charles County State’s Attorney’s Office [...]
On April 17, detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, along with detectives from the Prince George’s County Police Department, located Lesbia Mileth Ramirez Guerra, who disappeared from her Waldorf home on March 31 and was reported missing on April 2 by her boyfriend. Since April 2, detectives have continued to follow leads, interview witnesses, and [...]
“I want to make our community aware of an incident that is being investigated. Yesterday, we became aware of a case that occurred earlier in the week involving the arrest of a man who was reportedly the suspect of a burglary in progress. This arrest was made using a police K9. For context, deployment of a police K9 to apprehend [...]
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