In February 2023, detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division were notified of inappropriate sexual contact between a long-term substitute teacher at General Smallwood Middle School and students at General Smallwood Middle School. Upon notification, school administrators removed the teacher, Malcolm Xavier Fluellyn, 26, of Bryans Road, MD, from the school. Through investigation, detectives identified numerous [...]

On April 24 at 2 p.m., a school administrator at Thomas Stone High School was alerted that a student was possibly in possession of a gun, which was reportedly thought to be a toy. The school resource officer responded to the classroom and a replica firearm, replica bullets, and a box cutter were recovered from the student. The school resource [...]

On April 10 at 2 p.m., a patrol officer was entering a gas station on Smallwood Drive in Waldorf when he noticed a man running after a vehicle leaving the parking lot, yelling that his car had just been stolen. The officer observed the vehicle enter a nearby neighborhood. The officer, with the assistance of two other officers who were [...]

On April 19 at 1:45 p.m., a student at St. Charles High School ingested an oil-like substance from a vape cartridge and became lethargic. FIRE/EMS responded to the school, and the student was transported to a hospital where they are being treated. A school resource officer has initiated an investigation. Parents are asked to talk with their children about the [...]

On April 18 at 12:08 p.m., two students at Mathew Henson Middle School were involved in a scuffle at which time one of the students involved activated a stun gun in the school hallway. School staff separated the students and recovered the stun gun. No injuries were reported. The school resource officer was notified and initiated an investigation. In accordance [...]

On April 16 at 9:13 a.m., officers responded to a church in the 5100 block of Leonardtown Road in Waldorf for the report of a man armed with a machete threatening parishioners and using racial epithets as parishioners were setting up for a service. The victims, who were familiar with the man, were able to convince him to leave the [...]

On April 15 at 6 p.m., officers responded to the 3900 block of Turner Road in Brandywine, MD for the report of a missing 10-year-old girl, Maddelynn Wallace, who had autism and was nonverbal. Patrol officers, additional CCSO staff, Search and Rescue, law enforcement partners from across the region, Charles County Fire / EMS and numerous volunteers from K-9 organizations [...]

Charles County, MD…Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce that Lieutenant Kenneth Klezia, Jr. of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) graduated from Cohort 2023-01 of the DC Police Leadership Academy (DCPLA) hosted by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). “After working together with law enforcement leaders from across the world over the last three months, Lt. Klezia [...]

Charles County, MD…Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry announced that Charles County Sheriff’s detectives assigned to the Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Enforcement Section / United States Postal Inspection Task Force, along with members from the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) Washington, D.C. Division, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Washington Division, and the United States Marshals Office (USMS), have charged two [...]

On April 12 at 6:40 a.m., officers responded to the 2300 block of Woodberry Drive in Bryans Road, MD, for the report of a woman lying on the ground near the front of a house. When officers arrived, the woman was pronounced deceased. The woman, who was later identified as Jasmine Lakesha Hicks, 29, of La Plata, was transported to [...]