On April 13 at 12:54 p.m., a school resource officer and school personnel at Thomas Stone High School were made aware of a 12th grade student who ingested edibles suspected of containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. The student became sick and was transported to a hospital as a precaution. A preliminary investigation revealed the student may have [...]
On April 5 at 9:30 a.m., a school resource officer was made aware by a staff member at Billingsley Elementary School that two students were in possession of box cutters. The staff member observed a group of students congregating and noticed one of the students holding a box cutter. Subsequently, a second student was found to be in possession of [...]
On April 11 at 2:28 p.m., school resource officers were made aware of a student who was possibly in possession of a knife. The officers made contact with the student, who was in a classroom, and recovered a pocket knife with a three-inch blade. Upon further investigation, the officers located another knife in the student’s locker. The student was charged [...]
On March 31 at approximately10:30 p.m., officers and local fire departments and EMS responded to the 3000 block of Heathcote Road in Waldorf for the report of an altercation and a fire. After the fire was extinguished, investigators located Rashawn Cline, 27, and her daughter, Dashawn Cline, 1, inside the residence; they were deceased. During a joint investigation with the [...]
Detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division have identified and arrested a suspect in connection with an armed robbery of a citizen and a theft from auto. Anthony Kavon Brown, 21, of Waldorf, was developed as a suspect in a robbery that occurred in December 2021. Further, detectives linked Brown to a theft from auto that occurred in September 2021 [...]
On April 3 at 7:10 p.m., officers responded to the 12500 block of Mattawoman Drive in Waldorf for the report of an assault. Upon arrival, officers observed a male victim who had several lacerations. A preliminary investigation revealed the suspect, Coby Elliott Stewart, Jr., 31, of no fixed address, was arguing with the victim, who is known to him, when [...]
On April 4 at 4:25 p.m., an off-duty officer was in the area of Wakefield Circle and Lambeth Hill Drive when he heard the sound of gunshots. The officer observed a white passenger vehicle fleeing the area at a high rate of speed and attempted a traffic stop. The driver refused to pull over and continued fleeing until the car [...]
On April 1, 2022, at 9:10 a.m., a school resource officer was made aware that an 8th-grade student at Mattawoman Middle School was possibly in possession of a firearm. Upon further investigation, the officer found a replica semi-automatic firearm in the student’s locker. The gun was recovered and the student’s parents were contacted. The case was screened with the Charles [...]
On March 31 at 10:30 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Heathcote Road in Waldorf for the report of an assault and a house fire. Once on the scene, the townhouse was completely engulfed in flames. After the fire was extinguished, an adult female and an infant girl were located deceased inside the residence. They were transported to [...]
A Message from Sheriff Troy D. Berry As the Sheriff of Charles County, I am honored to present our 2021 Annual Report. his report is a culmination of our statistics, activities, and accomplishments in 2021 – none of which would be possible without the hard work and dedication of the more than 650 men and women of the Charles [...]