Southern Maryland police briefs

Dirtbike rider charged with impersonating officer

On Sept. 21, at approximately 4:05 p.m., an officer was traveling southbound on Route 925 when they observed a man operating a green dirtbike with no registration.

Upon initiating a traffic stop in the area of Leonardtown Road and Route 925, the dirtbike rider, later identified as McKinley Johnathan Williams, 32, of Waldorf, allegedly continued approximately 100 to 500 feet, stopped and then proceeded to drive off at low speeds when the officer opened the door to their cruiser, charging documents say.

Officers caught up with Williams at a Checkers, where an off-duty Maryland State Police Officer blocked Williams’ way out of the lot.

Williams was detained and allegedly told officers that he was a lieutenant with “P.G. County,” according to charging documents.

Officers asked Williams for his police credentials and if he was armed, and Williams allegedly replied that he did not have his credentials and he was not armed, the documents say. It was noted by officers that Williams was not familiar with basic and common police procedures.

When repeatedly asked by officers about his supervisor and who he reports to, Williams allegedly admitted that he was not law enforcement affiliated, the documents say.

Williams was arrested and charged with impersonating a police officer, driving a vehicle on a highway without a required license and authorization, failing to attach registration plates, failing to display a registration card on demand, operating an unregistered motor vehicle and knowingly driving an uninsured vehicle.

Woman arrested after allegedly assaulting her children

Officers responded to a residence on Shiloh Church Road in Newburg on Sept. 21 for the report of an assault.

Upon arrival, officers made contact with Desiree Raquel Scott, 36, at the front door of the house. Officers asked what happened to Scott’s children, to which Scott allegedly replied that she hit her kids, but she would not elaborate as to why, charging documents say.

Scott allegedly stopped answering questions and refused to tell officers the names of her children. The children were next door, and officers learned that Scott was mad because her son and daughter were fighting, the documents say. Both of the children are 8 years old.

According to the son, Scott allegedly chased the son to his room, punched him in the head and stomach more than once, hit his left upper arm with an air dryer, hit his right upper arm with a shoe and hit him on the head with a bubble stick, the documents say. The hit to the head caused a visible bump to form.

The daughter stated that Scott allegedly grabbed her hair and pulled two braids out and punched her in the right collarbone. Officers found the missing hair in the living room of the house, according to charging documents.

Officers arrested Scott after she tried to lock herself in a bathroom and charged her with second-degree assault on law enforcement, second-degree child abuse, second-degree assault and resisting arrest.

Woman with knife arrested

On Sept. 24 8:26 p.m., officers responded to the area of a parking lot on October Place in Waldorf for the report of a woman wearing a neon yellow shirt who allegedly had a knife and was acting “irate.”

In the parking lot, officers observed a red fuel canister and an open paint can with gray, wet paint all over the parking lot. While investigating the scene, officers heard yelling and arguing coming from an apartment in the area, charging documents say.

When officers approached the sliding glass door of that unit they observed a woman, later identified as Chiquita Renee Alexander, 41, of Waldorf, charging documents say. Charging documents say that Alexander, in a yellow shirt, was acting in a “distraught and angry manner” while “yelling and screaming very loudly.”

She came to the door and spoke with the officers, saying she allegedly got in an argument with her ex-girlfriend, according to the documents. Alexander allegedly said she had grabbed a “butter knife” and threatened her ex-girlfriend with it.

A witness to the incident stated that she saw Alexander and her ex-girlfriend arguing outside of the apartment in the parking lot, where they were throwing a paint can and a gas can. It was reported that Alexander threw the paint can, charging documents say.

The witness said that the blade allegedly used by Alexander was more akin to a “butcher’s knife.” According to the witness’s statement, Alexander went outside and the witness heard the ex-girlfriend state, “What’s the point, you’ve already stabbed me” before the ex-girlfriend got in her car and drove away.

Officers spoke to the ex-girlfriend who said that Alexander had allegedly struck her with the knife. The sweater the ex-girlfriend was wearing had a cut in it and her chest had an injury consistent with the size and strike of a knife, the charging documents say.

Alexander is charged with first- and second-degree assault as well as destruction of property.

Chaptico woman indicted for child abuse

On Sept. 9, Mylisa Shanae Hall, 25, of Chaptico was indicted in St. Mary’s County Circuit Court on two counts related to the alleged assault of a child Aug. 15. Court documents report the victim is a female, who the defendant is alleged to have struck “on her body with her hands.”

Hall was arrested Sept. 23 by Trooper Eckrich of the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack. She was indicted on single counts of second-degree child abuse and second-degree assault.

There was no information available on Hall’s bond status. A status hearing on the case is scheduled for Dec. 11 in circuit court.

Two face charges related to July shooting

Following an extensive investigation into a July 6 shooting in Lexington Park, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office executed arrest warrants for two suspects on Sept. 24. According to a sheriff’s office release, Zemar David Tyshon Batts, 19, of Lexington Park and a 15-year-old male juvenile were arrested without incident at separate residences in Lexington Park.

Law enforcement agencies are prohibited from publicly identifying a juvenile, even when charged as an adult, due to legal protections safeguarding the juvenile’s identity throughout the judicial process.

Records show Batts was indicted in St. Mary’s County Circuit Court on nine counts Sept. 23

The juvenile, charged as an adult, and Batts both face two counts each of attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder and first-degree assault.

In addition, Batts has been charged with two counts of firearm use during the commission of a felony or crime of violence and possession of a regulated firearm by a person under 21.

The juvenile is also charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree assault.

A status hearing on the state’s case against Batts is scheduled for Jan. 10 in circuit court.

Wanted Loveville man apprehended

On Sept. 26, patrol deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office arrested Davonn Lionell Atkins, 29, of Loveville on an open warrant for first-degree assault and recovered an unregistered handgun.

According to a sheriff’s office release, acting on a tip about Atkins’ location, deputies were patrolling the area of Sunnyside Road and Pin Cushion Road in Leonardtown when they spotted the defendant driving a vehicle and initiated a traffic stop.

After taking Atkins into custody on the outstanding warrant, deputies searched his car and located an unregistered loaded handgun. Further investigation revealed that Atkins did not have a permit to carry the weapon.

According to court records filed by Deputy R.J. Wilhelmi of the St. Mary’s sheriff’s office, Atkins’ accuser in the alleged assault sustained facial injuries and was hospitalized.

In addition being charged with assault, Atkins has been charged with wear, carry and transport of a handgun on his person, possession of a loaded handgun on his person, possession of a loaded handgun in a vehicle, and handgun wear, carry and transport on public roads.

Court records show Atkins is being held without bond. A hearing on the charges he is facing is scheduled for Oct. 21.

Teen nabbed on alleged theft charges

Patrol deputies from the St. Mary’s sheriff’s office responded to a motor vehicle theft report on South Essex Drive in Lexington Park at approximately 10:44 a.m. Sept. 25.

According to a sheriff’s office release, upon arrival, the victim told deputies her vehicle was locked and running while she briefly entered a business. When she returned, she witnessed two individuals attempting to enter her car forcibly.

The accuser provided descriptions of the suspects, and several deputies launched an extensive search.

One suspect was found in a nearby residential area. Following a brief foot chase, Jaden Xzavier Mason, 19, of no fixed address, was apprehended. A subsequent search of Mason revealed suspected crack cocaine and a fixed-blade weapon.

Mason was charged with attempted misdemeanor theft, possession of burglar’s tools with intent to use in the commission of a crime, rogue and vagabond, drug possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.

He is being held without bond, according to court records, and has a competency hearing scheduled for Oct. 11.

A district court hearing on the charges Mason is facing is scheduled for Nov. 7.

Investigation of the incident continues. A second suspect, described as a young male wearing a white T-shirt and jeans, is being sought. Those with information about this incident are asked to contact Deputy Joseph Senatore at 301-475-4200, ext. 8163.

Man charged with drug and traffic offenses

On 30-year-old Upper Marlboro man is behind bars in Calvert County after allegedly leading deputies on a high speed chase. The incident happened Sept. 24.

According to court documents filed by Detective Brenna Hudson of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, a Volkswagen sedan bearing Virginia tags was observed traveling on Route 2/4 and a high speed pursuit began in the Huntingtown area.

According to Hudson, the Volkswagen tailgated several other vehicles and veered off onto Route 2.

Hudson stated the pursuit ended at the Route 2 and Mount Harmony Lane intersection in Owings. The Volkswagen “hydroplaned and struck a guardrail on Mount Harmony Lane,” Hudson wrote in charging papers.

The driver was identified as Blake Donovan Albritton. He was detained at the crash scene.

According to Hudson, a search of the vehicle yielded nearly 80 pills of suspected xanex. Nearly 70 grams of suspected cannabis was also located. Albritton had over $2,600 in his possession.

It was learned Albritton was wanted on a warrant in St. Mary’s County.

The defendant told the detective “he had taken Xanex and had smoked weed earlier,” Hudson said. Albritton said he failed to stop due to “a panic attack.”

In addition to the suspected drugs and cash, deputies also confiscated two cellphones and one iPad at the scene.

Albritton was charged with possession of cannabis over the civil limit and drug distribution. Among the traffic charges, he was cited for negligent driving, speeding, tailgating and attempting to elude police.

The following day, Albritton was ordered to be held without bond. A district court hearing on the charges Albritton is facing is scheduled for Oct. 23.

Alleged crack distributor arrested

On Sept. 26, Calvert sheriff’s office drug enforcement deputies arrested a 46-year-old Solomons man after an alleged drug transaction was observed.

According to Detective Chip Ward of the sheriff’s office, deputies had begun investigating Kenneth Eugene Rollins’ alleged drug activities this past April.

Ward stated Rollins reached out to authorities in June about possibly becoming a “confidential informant.” The detective said after Rollins went to rehab in West Virginia, he “never reached out again.”

Rollins was apprehended in the Solomons area after the alleged drug transaction involving the distribution of suspected crack cocaine took place. He is charged with three counts of distributing narcotics and drug possession.

Rollins is being held without bond. A district court hearing on the charges he is facing is scheduled for Oct. 25.

North Beach man facing 76 counts for alleged unlawful contact

On Sept. 25, Calvert County Assistant State’s Attorney Bryan J. Jones submitted to the court system, documents that allege a 39-year-old North Beach man violated a condition of pretrial release by contacting a female accuser in an alleged assault.

According to court records, the defendant, Vincent Michael Sharp, was charged with second-degree assault and committing a crime of violence with a minor present on March 29. A circuit court trial on those charges is scheduled for October.

The court papers filed by Jones allege Sharp contacted his accuser 76 times between April and September.

A summons has been issued for the defendant but remains unserved, according to court records. A district court hearing on the charges filed against Sharp on Sept. 25 is scheduled for Nov. 18.

Trio busted on drug charges

On Sept. 18, detectives with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office’s drug enforcement unit made a traffic stop on a vehicle after observing alleged multiple traffic violations along Fairground Road in Prince Frederick.

The driver was identified as Barbara Ann Magruder, 46 of Prince Frederick. According to a sheriff’s office release, a bag containing suspected alprazolam was observed in plain view.

Magruder told detectives she had just exchanged pills with a woman, identified in the release as Kimberly Marie Hamm, 44, of Chesapeake Beach.

A search of Magruder’s vehicle revealed a cut plastic straw with residue, a dollar bill containing a blue powder and a clear plastic Ziploc style bag containing a white residue, the sheriff’s office release stated. Magruder was charged with drug distribution, possession with intent to distribute narcotics and other drug possession counts.

According to the sheriff’s office, detectives located Hamm in a vehicle on Dares Beach Road driven by William O’Brian Kennedy, 45, of Chesapeake Beach.

A K9 search of the Pontiac Kennedy was driving revealed a pill bottle of suspected alprazolam, 36 suspected ambien pills, a suspected suboxone strip, a cut straw with white residue, two suspected oxycodone pills and three cellphones, according to the sheriff’s office release.

Detectives searched Kennedy and allegedly found a cut plastic straw as well as a plastic container containing a white powdery residue — suspected oxycodone.

Kennedy was charged with two counts of drug possession.

Hamm was charged with drug distribution, possession with intent to distribute drugs and drug possession.

Magruder, Hamm and Kennedy were all released on their own recognizance.

Magruder and Hamm have district court hearings on the charged filed against them scheduled for Oct. 18. A district court hearing on the charges Kennedy is facing is scheduled for Nov. 18.