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CRIME & SAFETY
Investigation Reveals Motorcycle Speeding At 164 MPH Before Fatal Crash In Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD, Md. – To highlight the deadly consequences of speeding, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is releasing the investigative findings of the fatal collision involving a motorcycle and a Hyundai Santa Fe that occurred on April 7, 2024, in Hollywood, MD. The motorcycle operator, Tiernan Anthony Stephenson, was pronounced dead at the scene, and a nine-year-old passenger in the Hyundai succumbed to injuries on April 12, 2024.
Delontey Montario Butler Arrested On Open Warrants In MD
Delontey Montario Butler, 31, was arrested on Sunday, July 21, on open warrants for home invasion, first-degree assault, and other offenses throughout the region. According to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, the warrants stem from a 2023 incident when Butler allegedly barged into a Lexington Park home wielding a pocketknife, which he used to lunge at his victim before brandishing a gun and threatening to shoot.
St. Mary's sheriff's office investigating tampering of ambulance narcotic boxes
A suspect has been identified and charges are pending against an individual who is suspected of tampering with security seals on local ambulances in St. Mary's County. On July 16, the St. Mary’s County Department of Emergency Services contacted the sheriff’s office and reported suspected tampering with the security seal on a narcotics box in a local medic unit. Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division responded, and the investigation revealed...
Capitol Heights Man Sentenced to 53 Months for $1.5 Million Pandemic Fraud and Firearm Offense
A Capitol Heights man has been handed a 53-month sentence for his involvement in a fraud scheme and illegal firearm possession. Stephawn Watson, 28, known as "O Dawg," received the sentence on July 18th after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a pandemic-related unemployment insurance fraud that swindled more than $1.5 million in Maryland and California. In addition to his prison term, U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson ordered Watson to forfeit over $90,000 and to pay restitution of $2,094,319, as reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland.
15-Year-Old Dirt Bike Rider Flown Out After Serious Collision With Vehicle In Park Hall
PARK HALL, Md. – On July 20, 2024, at approximately 8:59 p.m., emergency personnel responded to a serious motor vehicle accident involving a dirt bike on Point Lookout Road at the intersection of Cook’s Liquors & Deli in Park Hall. Crews arrived and found the 15-year-old male rider...
St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office News Release - Two Arrested Following Theft of a Firearm from Local Business
On Wednesday, July 17, 2024, Deputy Elijsha Munn responded to the Tackle Box in Lexington Park, MD, for a reported theft. Video surveillance footage showed an unknown suspect walking into the store, going behind the sales counter, taking a Ruger AR-15 rifle from the display rack, concealing it beneath his clothing, and exiting the store.
Self-Proclaimed Psychic From New York And California Extorted $4 Million From Maryland Man
Gina Rita Russell, 35, a self-proclaimed psychic formerly residing in New York and Los Angeles, was sentenced to 125 months (over 10 years) in prison for orchestrating an elaborate extortion scheme that resulted in a Maryland man embezzling over $4 million from his Washington, D.C. employer. Russell, along with five...
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