DATE: November 16, 2018 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 On November 16 at 12:10 a.m., Correctional Officers at the Charles County Detention Center were conducting routine security checks when they discovered a 35-year-old male, who was alone in his cell, hanging from a bed sheet. The officers took immediate life-saving actions to include CPR [...]
DATE: November 13, 2018 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Distribution of Propaganda: Since November 11, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office has received reports from people who have found fliers containing propaganda from the Ku Klux Klan. The fliers, which appear to have been distributed in a random manner, were inside plastic bags and found [...]
DATE: November 12, 2018 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 DNA Analysis Links Suspect to Armed Robbery Charles County Sheriff’s investigators have identified and charged a man in connection with an armed robbery that occurred earlier this year. The arrest is the result of a DNA match combined with investigative work. On March 21 at [...]
DATE: November 12, 2018 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 OFF-DUTY OFFICER APPREHENDS GUNMAN IN ROBBERY: On November 6 at 2:01 p.m., an off-duty CCSO officer heard gunshots in the 5700 block of Karen Court in Bryans Road. Green, Chase Dylan The officer ran toward the area where the shots were fired and [...]
DATE: November 8, 2018 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 MAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH HOMICIDE: On November 2, Charles County Sheriff’s detectives initiated an investigation into a possible missing person. Family members of Ronaj Henderson, 22, of Bryans Road, last saw him in the morning hours of October 27. During the course of the [...]
DATE: November 8, 2018 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Thefts of Handicap Placards / Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward: Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the public’s help identifying the suspect(s) responsible for stealing handicap placards. Charles County Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for a [...]
DATE: October 26, 2018 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office 301-609-6538 or 240-419-0646 TRAFFIC OPERATIONS UNIT INVESTIGATING SCHOOL BUS ACCIDENT: On October 26 at 9:12 a.m., officers responded to Poplar Hill Road at Mattawoman Beantown Road in Waldorf for the report of an accident involving a school bus and a dump truck. Upon arrival, officers located the bus which had [...]
DATE: October 23, 2018 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 Arrest Made in Connection with Shooting / Homicide on Wildmeadows Street Charles County Sheriff’s detectives have charged Andre Raynard Hilliard Johnson, 24, of La Plata, in connection with a shooting that occurred on October 3 in Waldorf. Investigation revealed a group of people, one [...]
DATE: October 18, 2018 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office 301-609-6538 or 240-419-0646 Maryland Police & Correctional Training Commissions Awards “Instructor of the Year” to Two CCSO Officers On Thursday, October 11, 2018, the Maryland Police & Correctional Training Commissions (MPCTC) held its 18th Annual Awards & Instructor’s Conference. The mission of the MPCTC is “ensure the quality of law [...]
DATE: October 15, 2018 CONTACT: Janelle Love Media Relations Office 301-609-6538 PATROL OFFICERS APPREHEND CARJACKING SUSPECT: On October 14 at approximately 5:29 p.m., officers responded to a hotel in the 11300 block of Days Court in Waldorf for the report of a carjacking involving a black sport utility vehicle. While en route to the hotel, officers were notified of another [...]