Nanjemoy man, recently shot in the face, allegedly commits stabbing
On June 11, Charles sheriff’s officers responded to the report of a stabbing near 2998 Thomas Road in Bryans Road.
Upon arrival, officers made contact with Labrons Edward Butler, 48, of Nanjemoy, who told them that he came to a camper in the backyard of the house to retrieve his son’s belongings, charging documents say. Butler’s son is listed in the charging documents as Tehran Butler, who is currently incarcerated for allegedly shooting his father in the face on May 27 in Nanjemoy.
Officers made contact with two people at the trailer after talking to Labrons Butler, who said he walked into the trailer and said some items in it belonged to him, according to charging documents.
One of the people in the trailer said that he began yelling at Butler, saying he was trespassing and needed to leave, prompting Butler to allegedly grab a knife from somewhere in the trailer and begin swinging it toward him, the documents say.
Upon trying to disarm Butler, one of the acussers was allegedly stabbed in the hand, charging documents say. Butler exited the camper and allegedly discarded the knife somewhere in the yard, but officers were able to locate the knife and found blood on the blade.
Officers contacted Tehran Butler, who said that he never asked his father to go to the trailer, the documents say.
Labrons Butler was charged with first-degree assault and burglary.
Man on motorcycle allegedly tries to run down officer
On June 11, Charles sheriff’s officers responded to the area of Oak Manor Drive in Waldorf for the report of a domestic disturbance.
Arriving on the scene, officers located a suspect, Pierre Stephon Wilson, 37, of Waldorf, on a motorcycle in the parking lot of the townhome community. Officers were able to identify Wilson because they were with him and another female earlier in the night for a similar call to service, charging documents say.
As officers were attempting to make contact with Wilson, he mounted his motorcycle and told officers to follow him as he was going to park the bike further in the parking lot, the charging documents say. Once Wilson put the bike in gear, he allegedly took off at a high rate of speed into the neighborhood and out of the responding officers’ lines of sight.
While officers stood in the parking lot, Wilson could be heard revving his motorcycle and coming back toward the officers’ location. Once visible, officers could see that he was charging directly toward them and trying to run them over, the charging documents say.
One officer had to jump away at the last second, and Wilson was able to flee the area again.
An arrest warrant was served on June 11, and Wilson was charged with first- and second-degree assault.
Woman allegedly choked and bitten on the face
On June 16, officers responded to the BJ’s Wholesalers in Waldorf for the report of a domestic assault in progress.
Upon their arrival, officers observed Clarence Darryl Abbott Jr., 35, of Waldorf walking toward their patrol vehicle in the parking lot. Charging documents say that upon detaining him, officers heard Abbott allegedly say, “I did it. I hit her.”
An investigation revealed that at approximately 5 p.m., Abbott and a woman, who has been in a relationship with him for six years, entered the store and began arguing in the seafood aisle, the charging documents say.
Abbott allegedly admitted that he grabbed the woman’s shirt collar out of anger and bit her on the right side of her face, under her eye, the documents say. A witness reported that she observed Abbott allegedly choking the woman before the bite.
Abbott reportedly left the store, leaving the woman inside, the documents say. He is charged with first- and second-degree assault.
Man allegedly fires gun in struggle with daughter’s boyfriend
On June 15 around 7:21 p.m., Charles sheriff’s officers responded to Evening Star Court in Waldorf for the report of shots fired.
Upon their arrival, officers made contact with a woman who reported she was attempting to move a couch from the basement when her father, Robert Andre Dorsey, 65, of Hughesville, allegedly pushed her against the wall, charging documents say.
The woman had her daughter call her boyfriend to help intervene in the situation, the documents say. Once the boyfriend arrived, a physical altercation allegedly took place between him and Dorsey. The boyfriend reported that Dorsey displayed a Glock 45 handgun holstered in his waistband.
After refusing to drop the gun, Dorsey allegedly fired off a round during the struggle. Charging documents say the round struck a couch, prompting Dorsey to say, “That was a warning round. The next will go in him.”
The boyfriend was able to disarm Dorsey, and officers were able to retrieve the firearm upon their arrival. There were three children in the residence, according to charging documents.
Dorsey is charged with first- and second-degree assault and five counts of reckless endangerment.
Death investigation underway
On June 13, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 report of someone not breathing. Upon arriving at the scene at the 21000 block of FDR Boulevard in Lexington Park, the body of a woman, identified as Erica Christina Drinks, 52, was found in a shed on the property.
Detectives from the criminal investigations division have assumed the case.
According to a sheriff’s office press release, the preliminary investigation suggests no foul play. The body was sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy. As of Monday afternoon, the autopsy report was still pending.
Anyone with information relating to this case is asked to contact Detective Benjamin Raley at 301-475-4200, ext. 8076, or by email at Benjamin.Raley@stmaryscountymd.gov.
Man charged with theft, drug possession
On June 10, Cpl. Christopher DiToto of the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack investigated a reported bicycle theft on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park.
According to a state police press release, DiToto’s investigation determined Zachary Alan Kiger, 35, of Great Mills was in possession of the allegedly stolen bike.
After he was located, Kiger was searched. The search revealed suspected cocaine and he was charged with theft and possession of drugs.
The following day, Kiger was released on his own recognizance.
Great Mills man charged with assault
On June 11, a 38-year-old Callaway man filed charges in district court stating he had been assaulted June 7 by a man identified as Brandon Young, 37, of Great Mills.
In charging papers, Young’s accuser said a verbal argument led to the alleged assault. During the incident, Young allegedly choked his accuser.
A court summons has been issued for Young, who is charged with first-degree assault and second-degree assault. A district court hearing on the charges he is facing is scheduled July 19.
Verbal argument allegedly leads to assault charges
On June 10, Deputy Michael Walker of the St. Mary’s sheriff’s office was sent to a home in California to investigate an alleged assault. A woman at the residence alleged she was assaulted by Charles L. Proctor, 60, as a result of a verbal argument.
Walker reported the woman “had a small but deep scratch near her nose.”
The woman also alleged that Proctor, who court records show now resides in La Plata, attempted to strangle his accuser.
Walker located Proctor shortly after the incident. “While speaking with the defendant he admitted to grabbing the victim by the throat,” the deputy said in charging documents.
Proctor told the deputy that he had been grabbed by his accuser in an effort to stop him “from leaving the residence.”
Proctor was charged with first-degree assault and second-degree assault. On June 11, Proctor was released on his own recognizance.
Great Mills man charged with threatening couple
On June 11, Deputy Travis Wimberly was on patrol on Liberty Street in Lexington Park when he was flagged down by a man and woman claiming a man had pointed a handgun at them.
Wimberly stated in court papers the pair claimed they had tried to assist a woman they had just given a ride home to, who soon exited the residence “appearing in distress.”
The woman said a man — identified as Douglas L. Oliver Jr., 34, of Lexington Park — was in the home, “refused to leave the residence and had a gun with him.”
The man and woman then entered the residence to demand Oliver leave. Both claimed Oliver pointed a metal object that appeared as if it might be a gun and threatened them, according to the court documents.
Deputies then responded to the residence, arrested Oliver after searching him and executed a search and seizure warrant on the premises.
According to Wimberly, Oliver was found to be in possession of suspected crack cocaine and a metal smoking device. “No firearms or further evidence of the crime was located,” Wimberly wrote in charging documents.
Oliver was charged with two counts each of first-degree assault, second-degree assault and drug possession. He is being held without bond. A district court hearing on the charges Oliver is facing is scheduled for July 9.
Charges pending against D.C. man
On June 4, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an alleged armed robbery at a gas station on Route 4 in Dunkirk.
A 35-year-old Washington, D.C., man, identified in a sheriff’s office press release as Brian Arnell Hall, claimed that someone had approached him at the gas pumps, displayed a weapon and demanded his wallet.
The sheriff’s office stated that following “a thorough investigation,” the report was deemed false.
“No armed robbery took place and Hall fabricated the incident,” the press release stated.
According to court documents, Hall has been charged with three counts related to making a false statement to authorities.
A summons was issued for Hall on June 6. A district court hearing on the charges he is facing is scheduled for July 29.
Man busted for allegedly selling drugs
On June 12, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office deputies had a 52-year-old Chesapeake Beach man under surveillance due to a possible drug transaction in the parking lot of a Prince Frederick hotel.
According to court papers filed by Detective Nick Buckler of the sheriff’s office, a woman involved in the alleged drug transaction with Terry Robin Butler drove away but was stopped by deputies a short distance from the parking lot. She had in her possession three suspected oxycodone pills.
Buckler said deputies confronted Butler and subsequently executed a warrant on the defendant’s hotel room. A prescription bottle containing suspected oxycodone, a cellphone and cash were located in the room.
According to the court papers filed by Buckler, the defendant admitted to selling the pills to two other people. Butler told deputies he was going through hard times and needed the money, according to court documents.
Butler was charged with distribution of narcotics and drug possession with the intent to distribute narcotics.
Woman charged with assaulting trooper
On June 13, Trooper Sivic of the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack responded to a location in Calvert where an alleged trespassing incident had occurred. While trying to serve a no trespassing order, Sivic was confronted by a woman who allegedly “became irate” and confronted the trooper.
The woman, identified as Kelly M. Stuart, 46, of Chesapeake Beach, “placed both her hands on my chest and attempted to push me away,” Sivic stated in court papers. “I then put my arms in front of her and she slapped my right forearm.”
Stuart was charged with second-degree felony assault on a police officer.
Virginia man is charged with drug and gun violations
On June 12 shortly before noon, Deputy Michael Lewis of the Calvert sheriff’s office investigated a report of a suspicious vehicle in the Route 2/4 and Oakland Hall Road area of Prince Frederick. The vehicle, a 2006 Acura Integra, had two flat tires and the driver appeared impaired.
Lewis stated in court papers that he spoke with the Acura’s driver, identified as Bryan Steve Velasquez, 30, of Alexandria, Va. Lewis said Velasquez was “irate and argumentative” during the deputy’s questioning.
A search of Velasquez allegedly yielded a quantity of suspected heroin and a concealed, loaded Glock, for which the defendant had no permit to carry in Maryland.
Velasquez was charged with drug paraphernalia possession and two charges related to possession of a handgun. The defendant also received traffic citations for reckless driving, negligent driving and other charges. He was released June 13 on his own recognizance
Motorcyclist charged
Shortly after midnight June 15, Deputy Herschel Wlder conducted a traffic stop, halting a Harley Davidson motorcycle at the Route 2/4 and Patuxent Parkway intersection. Wilder stated in court papers that the cycle had been observed traveling at a high rate of speed.
The driver of the Harley, Joseph L. Bush Jr., 45, of Lexington Park, was found to be in possession of a handgun. He declined to take an alcohol concentration test.
Bush was charged with reckless endangerment and wearing a handgun while under the influence and was cited for driving while impaired, driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless driving and speeding.
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