Maryland Man Barricaded In Motel, Set $750K Fire In California, Prosecutors Say Maryland Man Barricaded In Motel, Set $750K Fire In California, Prosecutors Say Maryland Man Barricaded In Motel, Set $750K Fire In California, Prosecutors Say
Maryland Man Barricaded In Motel, Set $750K Fire In California, Prosecutors Say A violent motel room rampage that ended in flames and sent guests fleeing has landed a Maryland man behind bars — possibly for decades. Anthony Cleaver Mason, 65, was convicted of assault, arson, and reckless endangerment after a fire he started in a St. Mary's County motel tore through the building and caused hundreds of thousands in damage, officials announced. Deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Super Eight motel on Three Notch Road in California on June 3, 2024 to investigate multiple reports of a disturbance.  When they arrived, they found Mason …
Fentanyl Dealer Hid From Police With Half Kilo In Lexington Park Home, Prosecutors Say Fentanyl Dealer Hid From Police With Half Kilo In Lexington Park Home, Prosecutors Say Fentanyl Dealer Hid From Police With Half Kilo In Lexington Park Home, Prosecutors Say
Fentanyl Dealer Hid From Police With Half Kilo In Lexington Park Home, Prosecutors Say A convicted fentanyl dealer in Lexington Park who tried to outwait police in a back bedroom will now have plenty of time to think about it — behind bars. Daisaun Altay Eric Culpepper, 31, has been sentenced to 27 years in prison, with 15.5 years of active incarceration, for possession of a large amount of fentanyl, destruction of evidence, and a probation violation, St. Mary's County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced this week. On Oct. 16, 2024, detectives with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at a home in Lexington Park during an ongoing drug trafficki…
Homeless Man Facing 24 Charges After Wave Of Car Break-Ins In Lexington Park: Sheriff Homeless Man Facing 24 Charges After Wave Of Car Break-Ins In Lexington Park: Sheriff Homeless Man Facing 24 Charges After Wave Of Car Break-Ins In Lexington Park: Sheriff
Homeless Man Facing 24 Charges After Wave Of Car Break-Ins In Lexington Park: Sheriff A homeless man in Southern Maryland is facing two dozen charges after a string of car break-ins that rocked neighborhoods and shopping centers in Lexington Park and California, authorities said. Donell Davonne Rothwell, 54, was arrested Saturday, April 5, after investigators tied him to a rash of vehicle burglaries across the area, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday. Detectives said they started getting reports of thefts from parked cars at homes and businesses in recent days. Credit cards and valuables were stolen and later used at stores in the area, officials said. …
Mechanicsville Man Who Killed Stepdad With Shotgun Gets Max Sentence: Prosecutors Mechanicsville Man Who Killed Stepdad With Shotgun Gets Max Sentence: Prosecutors Mechanicsville Man Who Killed Stepdad With Shotgun Gets Max Sentence: Prosecutors
Mechanicsville Man Who Killed Stepdad With Shotgun Gets Max Sentence: Prosecutors The Mechanicsville man who murdered his stepfather with a shotgun blast to the head will spend the rest of his life behind bars, prosecutors in Southern Maryland announced. Marvin Orlando Johnson, 39, was sentenced to life plus 20 years in prison for the premeditated May 2023 murder of his stepfather inside a home on Three Notch Road, the St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. The sentence followed a four-day jury trial in July 2024 that ended with Johnson’s conviction on first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a violent crime. On May 24, 2023, de…
Power Cut, Pharmacy Hit In Early Morning Burglary In Leonardtown, Sheriff Says Power Cut, Pharmacy Hit In Early Morning Burglary In Leonardtown, Sheriff Says Power Cut, Pharmacy Hit In Early Morning Burglary In Leonardtown, Sheriff Says
Power Cut, Pharmacy Hit In Early Morning Burglary In Leonardtown, Sheriff Says Burglars pulled the plug — literally — before forcing their way into a pharmacy in Southern Maryland in the early hours of Tuesday morning, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies responded to a commercial burglary alarm at a business in the 25000 block of Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown around 3 a.m. Tuesday, April 1, according to an official release. When deputies got to the scene, they found the power to the building had been cut at the breaker box, and there were clear signs of forced entry into the pharmacy. Inside, deputies said there was visible evidence of theft. It…
Dog Stabbed Seven Times During Argument In Lexington Park, Sheriff Says Dog Stabbed Seven Times During Argument In Lexington Park, Sheriff Says Dog Stabbed Seven Times During Argument In Lexington Park, Sheriff Says
Dog Stabbed Seven Times During Argument In Lexington Park, Sheriff Says A man is behind bars in St. Mary’s County after he allegedly stabbed a dog multiple times outside a home in Lexington Park — an attack that a witness said came moments after a verbal fight with another resident. Corey Allen Barbour McDowney, 48, was arrested on Wednesday, March 25, after deputies responded to a reported disturbance in the 21000 block of Exquisite Court, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office said. When deputies arrived, they found a bleeding dog on the front porch. McDowney claimed the dog had attacked him and that he stabbed it in self-defense — but deputies said they saw…
Woman Wanted After Cutting Ankle Monitor, Vanishing In Lexington Park: Sheriff Woman Wanted After Cutting Ankle Monitor, Vanishing In Lexington Park: Sheriff Woman Wanted After Cutting Ankle Monitor, Vanishing In Lexington Park: Sheriff
Woman Wanted After Cutting Ankle Monitor, Vanishing In Lexington Park: Sheriff Deputies in Southern Maryland are searching for a woman who cut off her ankle monitor and disappeared days ago, authorities said Wednesday. Britny Lee Blankenship, 35, is now wanted for escape, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called on March 22 to the 21000 block of Liberty Street in Lexington Park after someone reported tampering with Blankenship’s ankle monitor.  They found the device with a damaged band, indicating it had been cut, the sheriff’s office said. Blankenship is described as a white woman who is 5-foot-5, weighing 205 pounds, with blue…
Lexington Park Driver Killed Crashing Into Concrete Barrier, Sheriff Says Lexington Park Driver Killed Crashing Into Concrete Barrier, Sheriff Says Lexington Park Driver Killed Crashing Into Concrete Barrier, Sheriff Says
Lexington Park Driver Killed Crashing Into Concrete Barrier, Sheriff Says A 76-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in St. Mary’s County, and investigators say a medical emergency may have been to blame. Deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were called around 1:15 p.m. on March 25 to the 44000 block of St. Andrews Church Road near Pops Way in California, Maryland, for a reported crash involving a 2018 Hyundai Elantra. First responders found the driver, Calvin Coolidge Edwards Jr., of Lexington Park, unresponsive and not breathing, the sheriff’s office said. Despite life-saving efforts, he was pronounced dead at the s…
Bike Riding Man Assaults School Staffer, Fights Deputies In St. Mary's County: Sheriff Bike Riding Man Assaults School Staffer, Fights Deputies In St. Mary's County: Sheriff Bike Riding Man Assaults School Staffer, Fights Deputies In St. Mary's County: Sheriff
Bike Riding Man Assaults School Staffer, Fights Deputies In St. Mary's County: Sheriff A 58-year-old man is facing charges after deputies say he assaulted a staffer at a Catholic school, took off on a bike, then fought with deputies trying to arrest him in St. Mary’s County. Deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were called to Little Flower School in Great Mills around 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, March 25, after a 911 caller said a man attacked a staff member and fled the scene. The suspect — later identified as Myron Stone Scriber of Callaway — was spotted riding a bicycle nearby.  When deputies and a Maryland State Trooper tried to stop him, he “charged a deputy…
Mechanicsville Man Out On Parole Attempted To Rob, Kidnap Woman In Maryland, Sheriff Says Mechanicsville Man Out On Parole Attempted To Rob, Kidnap Woman In Maryland, Sheriff Says Mechanicsville Man Out On Parole Attempted To Rob, Kidnap Woman In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Mechanicsville Man Out On Parole Attempted To Rob, Kidnap Woman In Maryland, Sheriff Says A violent Maryland parolee is off the streets after police say he stalked, attacked, and tried to kidnap a woman at knifepoint in Mechanicsville, sparking a countywide manhunt that ended with his arrest. William Francis Dixon, 52, of Mechanicsville, was arrested on Tuesday, March 18, following an intensive investigation into the attempted kidnapping and armed robbery that occurred the day before, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Authorities say Dixon was already on parole for a 1994 conviction of attempted first-degree murder and second-degree rape when he targeted a wom…
Violent Crime Spree Ends In Murder Conviction For Leonardtown Gunman Violent Crime Spree Ends In Murder Conviction For Leonardtown Gunman Violent Crime Spree Ends In Murder Conviction For Leonardtown Gunman
Violent Crime Spree Ends In Murder Conviction For Leonardtown Gunman A Maryland man accused of terrorizing his community with gun violence has been convicted of murder—just weeks after being found guilty in a separate shooting case, authorities announced. Jontae Lamont Proctor, 21, of Leonardtown, was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree assault for fatally shooting a 23-year-old man in Lexington Park last year, according to the St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office. Proctor’s latest conviction comes as part of an escalating string of violent crimes. On Feb. 26, 2024, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Offi…
Manhunt Underway For Suspect Who Tried To Kidnap Woman At Knifepoint In Mechanicsville: Sheriff Manhunt Underway For Suspect Who Tried To Kidnap Woman At Knifepoint In Mechanicsville: Sheriff Manhunt Underway For Suspect Who Tried To Kidnap Woman At Knifepoint In Mechanicsville: Sheriff
Manhunt Underway For Suspect Who Tried To Kidnap Woman At Knifepoint In Mechanicsville: Sheriff A knife-wielding maniac is on the loose in Maryland, and police are urging residents to stay vigilant. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is on the hunt for an armed and dangerous suspect accused of trying to kidnap a woman in broad daylight before she managed to fight him off and escape. The attack happened around 3:30 p.m. on Monday, March 17, in the 28000 block of Old Village Road in Mechanicsville, officials said. According to investigators, the unknown man approached a woman, assaulted her, pulled a knife, and attempted to force her into his vehicle. But she wasn’t going without …