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Waldorf, MD
Schools
Cocaine Confiscated From Student At Thomas Stone High School, Sheriff Says
An "adult student" in Maryland found out the hard way that bringing drugs to school is a bad idea — particularly if it’s cocaine. A Youth Engagement Advocate with Charles County Public Schools discovered a vaping device and suspected cocaine during an administrative search at a Thomas Stone High School on Monday, May 5, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office announced. The adult student was caught during the routine search and is now facing criminal charges. “The student will face disciplinary consequences in accordance with the Charles County Public Schools Code of Student Conduct and …
La Plata, MD
Traffic
Man Killed By Tractor-Trailer After Crashing, Running Into Traffic In La Plata: MSP
A man was killed in a bizarre series of crashes on Route 301 in Charles County after getting hit by a tractor-trailer in the middle of the highway, Maryland State Police said. It happened shortly before 2:40 a.m. Thursday, May 1, on southbound Route 301 at Sadie Lane in La Plata. According to investigators, a gray Infiniti was stopped in the middle of the road when it was rear-ended by a blue Nissan Rogue, driven by Virginia resident Africa Violet, 45. Violet told police that the driver of the Infiniti got out after the crash and ran across the center median into northbound lanes. Th…
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Waldorf Man Indicted After Missing Woman Found Dead, Buried Near Cedarville State Park
A Maryland man who claimed his girlfriend went missing earlier this month has been indicted for murder after her body was discovered buried in a plastic bin in a wooded area near Cedarville State Park, authorities announced. A grand jury returned an indictment charging 24-year-old Keycy Barrera-Rosa with multiple counts of murder, and making a false report in the death of his girlfriend, Lesbia Ramirez Guerra, according to Charles County State’s Attorney Tony Covington. Investigators say Barrera-Rosa contacted the Charles County Sheriff’s Office on April 2 to report that Guerra was mis…
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Teen Caught With Loaded Ghost Gun, Drugs At Westlake High School Charged As Adult: Sheriff
The 17-year-old student caught with a loaded handgun and a stash of drugs at Westlake High School in Charles County is now facing adult charges, authorities announced. The student was arrested Thursday, April 24, after administrators at the school noticed a strong odor of cannabis coming from the teen around 7:30 a.m., according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. When confronted, the student became combative and tried to flee with a backpack. A school resource officer who responded to the scene detained the teen, even as the student resisted arrest, officials said. During a search of …
Waldorf, MD
Schools
Gun Found In Westlake High School Student’s Backpack During Pot Investigation: Sheriff
What started as a search for cannabis turned into a much more serious discovery at a Maryland high school, when officials found a loaded handgun in a student’s backpack. A student at Westlake High School in Charles County is in custody after school staff and deputies investigating him for possessing cannabis found a handgun in his backpack, officials confirmed Thursday morning. The incident unfolded early on April 24, though authorities have not specified the exact time. No one was injured, and there were no threats of violence, the sheriff's office said. "The gun was not displayed, and th…
La Plata, MD
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Girlfriend’s Charles County Murder Was In US Illegally, ICE Says
The Maryland man accused of murdering his girlfriend and burying her body in a wooded area entered the US illegally and was already facing deportation, immigration officials confirmed. Keycy Robinson Alexis Barrera-Rosa, 23, who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Lesbia Mileth Ramirez-Guerra, was apprehended by ICE agents earlier this month after showing up at the Charles County Sheriff’s Office to report her missing. According to ICE, Barrera-Rosa — a Guatemalan national — had previously been arrested by Border Patrol in April 2019 near El Paso, Texas, and issued a notice …
Waldorf, MD
Schools
Gun Fired In Billingsley Elementary School Belonged To Visiting Relative, Police Say
A loaded handgun that went off inside a Maryland elementary school earlier this month belonged to a visiting relative, and potential charges are now pending, authorities said. Investigators in Charles County have wrapped their probe into the April 10 firearm incident at Billingsley Elementary School and confirmed the gun did not belong to the student who brought it. Instead, detectives determined the firearm “belonged to a relative of the student who was visiting from out of town,” the sheriff’s office announced on Tuesday, April 22. The gun went off during school hours, and although no on…
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Missing Waldorf Mom Found Buried In Forest; Boyfriend Charged With Murder: Sheriff
The body of a Maryland mother who vanished from her Waldorf home weeks ago was found buried in a wooded area of Prince George’s County, and now her boyfriend and his uncle are facing charges in her murder, authorities announced Friday. A heartbreaking end has been confirmed in the case of Lesbia Mileth Ramirez Guerra, the missing 30-year-old Waldorf woman whose disappearance drew widespread attention in Maryland and throughout the region. Mileth Ramirez Guerra Charles County Sheriff's Office On Thursday, April 17, detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office and Prince Ge…
La Plata, MD
Police & Fire
Two Dead In Charles County House Fire Made Worse By Hoarding, Officials Say
Deadly hoarding conditions inside a Maryland home made rescue efforts difficult after a fire broke out early Thursday, leaving two dead and one survivor, authorities said. The flames were already ripping through a Brunswick Road home in Faulkner when firefighters arrived shortly after 6:15 a.m. on April 17, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Crews from the Bel Alton Volunteer Fire Department and other nearby agencies were told that two people might still be inside the burning house, but extreme hoarding conditions made getting to them nearly impossible. It took 50 firefighters c…
La Plata, MD
Police & Fire
La Plata Firefighter Suspended Days After Hiring Over Delaware Hate Crime Arrest: Officials
A Maryland firefighter is off the job less than two weeks after joining the department—following his arrest in a Delaware hate crime case, officials confirmed. Jay Droney, 27, had been with the La Plata Volunteer Fire Department in Charles County for just eight days before he was suspended this week amid a disturbing out-of-state arrest. According to the Delaware State Police, Droney and fellow firefighter Jordan Hastings, 23, were charged in connection with a February 2024 incident at the Millville Volunteer Fire Company where they allegedly chased a Black co-worker with a rope shaped like…
Waldorf, MD
Schools
Gun That Fired In Billingsley Elementary School May Belong To Visiting Relative: Sheriff
A 9-year-old student accidentally fired a gun inside a Maryland elementary school classroom on Thursday morning, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. It happened around 10:24 a.m. at Billingsley Elementary School, where the student reached into their backpack during class to grab a paper, authorities said. The book bag was on the student’s lap at the time when the gun discharged. No one was hurt. A teacher and a nearby school resource officer rushed to the student and recovered the loaded gun from inside the bag. Investigators said it is not yet clear who owns the gun or …
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Man Posing As Girl To Solicit Child Porn Learns Prison Fate In Charles County
A Maryland man will have to register as a sex offender after preying on a 12-year-old boy in Charles County while playing video games, authorities announced. Adam Marks, 37, has been sentenced to five years in prison for four counts of soliciting child porn after pleading guilty to repeatedly pressuring the child to send inappropriate photos to him, officials say. According to the Charles County State's Attorney's Office, in April 2024, detectives were alerted by the boy that Marks asked him on numerous occasions to send inappropriate pictures of himself. An investigation revealed tha…
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