Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry and the men and women of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office are pleased to welcome Sterlin Douglas, Brianne Gray, Anthony Stephens, and Richard Swann to the CCSO. This morning, Charles County Clerk of Circuit Court Sharon L. “Sherri” Hancock presented the Oath of Office to Officers Douglas, Gray, and Stephens, who are lateral transfers [...]
DATE: February 26, 2018 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office 301-609-6557 Detectives with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division are continuing their investigation into the death of Deandre Tramonte Nicholson, 22, of Waldorf, whose case was recently ruled a homicide by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore. For investigative purposes, the cause of [...]
DATE: February 26, 2018 CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office 301-609-6557 Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are continuing their investigation into the death of a man whose body was found on February 22 in the area of Indian Head Highway near Hawthorne Road in Indian Head. A passerby found the body and contacted police. There were no obvious signs of [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office 301-609-6557 SUSPECT CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF DRUGS AND OTHER CRIMES: On February 23 at 5:15 a.m., members of the Vice Narcotics Unit were preparing to serve a search warrant in Waldorf relating to a drug distribution investigation. At that time, the person of interest in the investigation left the house in a car. Cpl. [...]
Press Release CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office 301-609-6557 On February 17 at approximately 1 a.m., the victim – a 16-year-old girl from California visiting relatives in Waldorf – was walking on Melrose Court in Waldorf. As she was using her phone, she noticed a dark colored vehicle, possibly a Jeep, pass by her several times. Soon, the driver of [...]
CONTACT: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office 301-609-6557 THEFT FROM AUTO: Between February 12 – February 13, unknown suspect(s) stole all four tires and rims from a 2018 Chevy Tahoe that was parked in the 2200 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf. Officer A. Singh is investigating. SUSPECT IN ARMED ROBBERY APPREHENDED: On February 11 at 9:31 p.m., officers responded to [...]
January 27, 2018 Contact: Diane Richardson Media Relations Office (301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658 MURDER / SUICIDE: On January 27 at 7:27 a.m., officers responded to the 3400 block of Amberton Court in White Plains for the report of unknown trouble. A preliminary investigation showed an adolescent child who lives in the house called 9-1-1 to report a disturbance [...]
Charles County Sheriff’s detectives arrested Keith Allan Krikstan, 30, of Waldorf, in connection with child pornography, displaying sexually explicit materials to a minor, and sexual abuse of a minor after officers received information he was having inappropriate contact with an adolescent girl. On January 11, several students at John Hanson Middle School reported to a Charles County Sheriff’s school [...]
Charles County Sheriff’s detectives arrested Mario Marchell Dunn, 32, of Waldorf in connection with the murder of his mother, Swanda Ruegenea Dunn, 57, of Waldorf, whose body was found on January 11 on Old Washington Road near Smallwood Drive. Dunn is accused of stabbing his mother while they were driving home from a relative’s house. After the murder, Dunn removed [...]
On January 11 at 11:52 a.m., officers received a call from a citizen about people in a white Toyota passenger car stealing mail in the 11200 block of Carroll Drive in Waldorf. PFC C. Gustafson checked the area and located the vehicle driving on Stony Cove Drive. PFC Gustafson stopped the vehicle and identified the driver and occupant as [...]