On January 8 at 11:10 a.m., four students at Henry Lackey High School were involved in an altercation inside the school. School administrators were able to separate the students and there were no reported injuries. The school resource officer has initiated an investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact PFC Barry at 301-609-3282 ext. 0574. CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media [...]

On December 28 at 10:55 a.m., officers responded to the 2200 block of Old Washington Road in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they located an adult male with a gunshot wound. He was transported to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. The suspect fled the scene before police arrived. Detectives investigated further and [...]

On January 2, three students at Henry Lackey High School were engaged in a verbal argument. The school resource officer attempted to intervene at which time one of the students attempted to swing at the officer. The officer was able to gain control of the student and de-escalate the situation. The student will be charged with assault and affray. The [...]

On January 2 at 8:30 a.m., a school administrator at Thomas Stone High School found suspected cannabis on a student. The school resource officer was contacted and he recovered the cannabis. In accordance with MD law, the student will be charged on a civil citation for possession of cannabis. The student also faces disciplinary consequences from the Charles County Public [...]

On December 21, the Charles County Sheriff's Office Traffic Operations Unit, along with the Maryland State Police, Maryland Transit Authority Police, and members of patrol squad 3/K conducted a DUI checkpoint in the area of St. Charles Parkway and Gallery Place. A total of 521 vehicles were contacted. As a result, 31 traffic stops were conducted, and 29 citations, 18 [...]

UPDATE  January, 2024: The decedent was positively identified as Jamell LeeHeung, II. On December 27 at 10:30 a.m., the Charles County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the body of an adult male in Mattawoman Creek, about two miles away from Slavins Dock – the location where missing person Jamell LeeHeung, II, age 25, of Indian Head was last seen. The [...]

Sheriff Troy D. Berry and the men and women of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office are pleased to announce that Captain Harry Ivers graduated from the FBI National Academy Session 288 on December 7. Captain Ivers was one of 198 fellow law enforcement executives who represented 45 states and the District of Columbia. The class also included members of law [...]

  Officers assigned to the Fugitive Warrant Unit have helped locate a man wanted in connection with violating probation. The circumstances are as follows: On August 1, 2023, Eric William Broome, age 26, of Waldorf, was arrested by Charles County Sheriff’s Officers after a domestic-related incident. Broome was charged with first-degree assault, false imprisonment, and other charges. On August 3, [...]

On December 20 at 11:20 a.m., a student at La Plata High School became disorderly and refused directions from school administrators and staff. Multiple attempts were made to de-escalate the situation, but the student refused to leave the classroom and continued to scream. The classroom was evacuated, and the school was placed on a brief hold while the student was [...]

On December 20, a school resource officer was notified about a threatening post that was shared on a social media site the previous night in which a student at John Hanson Middle School made a threat of violence toward the school. School administrators and the SRO took immediate action and contacted the student’s parents. In accordance with MD law, due [...]