Clinton, MD
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Motorcyclist Killed In Crash At Forestville Intersection Identified By Police Motorcyclist Killed In Crash At Forestville Intersection Identified By Police
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash At Forestville Intersection Identified By Police An early morning crash over the weekend left a motorcyclist dead in Prince George's County after striking a sedan near a Forestville intersection, police say. Waldorf resident Samuel Hinton was identified by police on Monday as the rider who was struck and killed on Saturday morning while crossing through an intersection. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, shortly before 1 a.m. on Oct. 5, officers responded to the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Donnell Drive, where there was a reported crash involving Hinton. Southbound Pennsylvania Ave is closed from Wa…

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by Zak Failla
Waldorf, MD
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Honduran National Convicted Of Assaulting Charles County Resident Back In Custody: ICE Honduran National Convicted Of Assaulting Charles County Resident Back In Custody: ICE
Honduran National Convicted Of Assaulting Charles County Resident Back In Custody: ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Baltimore apprehended a 26-year-old Honduran national in Charles County after he was convicted of assaulting his victim in Maryland, authorities announced. Evin Obdulio Ponce-Guillen was taken into custody in Waldorf late last month after police learned that he made his way into the country illegally following an arrest in September 2023, when he was charged with second-degree assault. Ponce-Guillen was arrested on Sept. 5, 2023, and convicted on the charge on Friday, April 5, when he was sentenced to five years in prison. The court then suspended t…

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by Zak Failla
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Sexual Abuser Who Targeted Three Minors In Same Waldorf Household Convicted: State's Attorney Sexual Abuser Who Targeted Three Minors In Same Waldorf Household Convicted: State's Attorney
Sexual Abuser Who Targeted Three Minors In Same Waldorf Household Convicted: State's Attorney A 25-year-old man who turned himself in to the Charles County Sheriff's Office last year has been convicted by a jury at trial of sexually abusing several children. Katravien Tyrieus Vercher will face 115 years in prison for preying on three minors under the age of 13 over the course of three years after moving into a family's Waldorf home, officials say. In March 2023, members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to that home, where there was a report of child sexual abuse from Vercher's victims' mother. Investigators say that Vercher moved in in 2020, and began targeting hi…

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by Zak Failla
Waldorf, MD
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Arsonist Convicted Of Killing Mother, Toddler In Waldorf Townhome During Housing Dispute Arsonist Convicted Of Killing Mother, Toddler In Waldorf Townhome During Housing Dispute
Arsonist Convicted Of Killing Mother, Toddler In Waldorf Townhome During Housing Dispute The Maryland man who burned down a home that resulted in the death of his girlfriend and her toddler daughter faces up to 140 years in prison, the Charles County State's Attorney's Office announced. Vincent Anthony Fisher, II, 49, has been convicted following a near two-week trial for his role in a fatal incident in March 2022 that resulted in the deaths of Rashawn Cline and Dashawn Cline. First responders in Charles County were called on March 31, 2022, to a townhome in Waldorf that was fully engulfed in flames with Fisher outside suffering from injuries that took place from an assault tha…

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by Zak Failla
Waldorf, MD
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Police ID Teen Motorcyclist Killed In Charles County Crash With Mustang: Sheriff Police ID Teen Motorcyclist Killed In Charles County Crash With Mustang: Sheriff
Police ID Teen Motorcyclist Killed In Charles County Crash With Mustang: Sheriff A 16-year-old from Waldorf has been identified by investigators as the motorcyclist killed in a crash with a Ford Mustang over the weekend in Charles County. Jesel Edolen Rodriguez Amaya was riding a 2003 Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle shortly after midnight on Sunday morning when he was involved in a crash in his hometown in the 2400 block of Old Washington Road. Investigators say that Rodriguez Amaya was heading south on Old Washington Road when he struck the Mustang, which was also traveling in the same direction.  Rodriguez Amaya was pronounced dead at the scene by first responde…

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by Zak Failla
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Murder Suspects Using U-Haul As Getaway Vehicle In Waldorf Quickly Apprehended, Sheriff Says Murder Suspects Using U-Haul As Getaway Vehicle In Waldorf Quickly Apprehended, Sheriff Says
Murder Suspects Using U-Haul As Getaway Vehicle In Waldorf Quickly Apprehended, Sheriff Says Two suspects failed to get away in a U-Haul truck after fatally shooting a 44-year-old District man in a midday Charles County argument, according to the sheriff's office. Rayvon Gordon, 50, and Anton Jermain Wood, 22, are both facing murder and other charges in connection to the fatal shooting of Antione Jerome Whitaker, who was found shot to death in Waldorf earlier this week. Investigators from the Charles County Sheriff's Office says that at around 1:20 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16, officers were called to the 11600 block of Lewisham Place to investigate a reported shooting, where they foun…

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by Zak Failla
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Two Busted During Investigation Into Reported Shooting In Waldorf: Sheriff (DEVELOPING) Two Busted During Investigation Into Reported Shooting In Waldorf: Sheriff (DEVELOPING)
Two Busted During Investigation Into Reported Shooting In Waldorf: Sheriff (Developing) Two people were taken into custody on Monday afternoon as the Charles County Sheriff's Office investigates a reported shooting in Waldorf. An alert was issued by the agency shortly after 2 p.m. advising that detectives were called to Lewisham Place in Waldorf to investigate shots fired in the area of several townhouses.  Upon arrival, officers were able to locate two suspects who fled on foot before ultimately being apprehended in the area of Crain Highway near Plaza Drive on Sept. 16.  Google Maps street view Additional details are expected to be released by the sheriff's…

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by Zak Failla
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Man Robbing Elderly Relative Stabbed Caretaker In Waldorf, Shot By K9 Officer: Sheriff Man Robbing Elderly Relative Stabbed Caretaker In Waldorf, Shot By K9 Officer: Sheriff
Man Robbing Elderly Relative Stabbed Caretaker In Waldorf, Shot By K9 Officer: Sheriff A 28-year-old man who targeted an elderly relative before stabbing a caregiver attempting to intervene in Charles County was hospitalized in an officer-involved shooting in Waldorf, according to the sheriff's office. Thomas James Roberts, Jr. was hospitalized on Friday, Sept. 13 following an investigation that was launched earlier this week after an incident involving he, a relative, and the relative's caregiver. According to a spokesperson from the Charles County Sheriff's Office, on Monday, Sept. 8, officers were called to Bassford Road to investigate a reported stabbing.  Investiga…

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by Zak Failla
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Officers Injured During Arrest Of Known Suspect Brandishing Knife In Waldorf, Sheriff Says Officers Injured During Arrest Of Known Suspect Brandishing Knife In Waldorf, Sheriff Says
Officers Injured During Arrest Of Known Suspect Brandishing Knife In Waldorf, Sheriff Says Sean Gerard Estep found himself in a familiar position over the weekend after he was taken into the custody of the Charles County Sheriff's Office, this time for cutting two officers with a blade. The Marbury resident is facing new drug, weapon, and other charges, following an incident that saw him go through extreme measures in an attempt to avoid his arrest. Shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8, an officer from the sheriff's office attempted a traffic stop in the area of St. Ignatius Drive and October Place in Waldorf, though the driver sped away, only to be thwarted by stop stick t…

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by Zak Failla
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Man Who Violently Assaulted Woman During Planned Attack In Waldorf Arrested, Released: Sheriff Man Who Violently Assaulted Woman During Planned Attack In Waldorf Arrested, Released: Sheriff
Man Who Violently Assaulted Woman During Planned Attack In Waldorf Arrested, Released: Sheriff A man who laid in wait behind his victim's home before violently attacking a woman in Charles County turned himself in to the sheriff's office to face justice, officials say. Waldorf resident Edwin Geovany Argueta-Tobar, 34, was wanted following a domestic-related assault that was meticulously planned, leading to an alert to the community. Officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office responded late on Saturday, Sept. 7 to the 5000 block of La Plata, where a woman reported she left her home to take some items outside when Argueta-Tobar accosted her from behind. Investigators …

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by Zak Failla
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Waldorf Man Hid Behind Woman's Home Before Planned Attack, Sheriff Says Waldorf Man Hid Behind Woman's Home Before Planned Attack, Sheriff Says
Waldorf Man Hid Behind Woman's Home Before Planned Attack, Sheriff Says A man who laid in wait behind his victim's home before violently attacking a woman in Charles County is at large, according to the sheriff's office. Waldorf resident Edwin Geovany Argueta-Tobar, 34, is wanted following a domestic-related assault that was meticulously planned. Officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office responded late on Saturday, Sept. 7 to the 5000 block of La Plata, where a woman reported she left her home to take some items outside when Argueta-Tobar accosted her from behind. Investigators say that he pulled her, punched her several times in the face, an…

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by Zak Failla
Waldorf, MD
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Sheriff IDs 38-Year-Old Waldorf Pedestrian Killed In Charles County Dump Truck Crash (UPDATED) Sheriff IDs 38-Year-Old Waldorf Pedestrian Killed In Charles County Dump Truck Crash (UPDATED)
Sheriff IDs 38-Year-Old Waldorf Pedestrian Killed In Charles County Dump Truck Crash (Updated) New details have been released by the Charles County Sheriff's Office after a 38-year-old Waldorf man was killed in a crash involving a dump truck on Wednesday afternoon. Ricky Dontaye Wilson has been identified by investigators as the person who was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck by the truck while crossing the street outside of a crosswalk. Members of the sheriff's office responded to a stretch of Middletown Road near Lyles Place in Waldorf shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 4, where there was a reported fatal crash. Investigators say that it was determined Wilson was stru…

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