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Warrant Unit seeking fugitive’s whereabouts

Officers assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office US Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Task Force are seeking the whereabouts of Antwone Demetrious Grooms, age 35, of Washington, D.C. Grooms has three warrants for his arrest. Grooms is 5’7” and weighs approximately 145 lbs. He has been known to carry firearms. Anyone with information on Grooms’ whereabouts is asked to [...]

2025-04-09T17:31:53-04:00April 9, 2025|Press Releases|

Student in possession of knife on school grounds

On April 9 at 2 p.m., school administrators and a school resource officer at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School were made aware of a student who was in possession of a knife hidden in their clothing. Upon investigation, a knife was recovered. The student, age 13, will be charged a juvenile offense report with possession of a weapon on school property, [...]

2025-04-09T17:24:41-04:00April 9, 2025|Press Releases|

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Suspicious Disappearance of Waldorf Woman

WALDORF, MD – The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating the disappearance of Lesbia Mileth Ramirez Guerra, age 23, of Waldorf, who was reported missing by her boyfriend on April 2. Guerra was last physically seen on the evening of March 31 at her residence on Adams Court in Waldorf, where she lives with several individuals, including her boyfriend, [...]

2025-04-07T18:24:06-04:00April 7, 2025|Press Releases|

Charles County Sheriff’s corrections officer indicted and charged with sexual contact with an incarcerated individual  

Charles County, MD... On March 28, 2025, a Charles County Grand Jury indicted Kolbey Cooper, age 22, a Charles County corrections officer, with two counts of sexual contact with an incarcerated individual, two counts of 4th-degree sex offense, and delivering contraband (an e-cigarette) to a person detained in a place of confinement. In early February, correctional officers at the Charles [...]

2025-03-31T15:10:42-04:00March 31, 2025|Press Releases|

UPDATE: Richard Wilson, Jr., Age 86, Located Deceased near Mariner Drive in Fort Washington, MD

Charles County, MD…On March 27, at approximately 2 p.m., Charles County Sheriff’s detectives were notified by the Prince George’s County Police Department that Richard Wilson, Jr., age 86, who had been reported missing from his Waldorf home on January 25, was found deceased in the water near Mariner Drive in Fort Washington, MD. Mr. Wilson, who had Alzheimer’s Disease, walked [...]

2025-03-27T21:29:18-04:00March 27, 2025|Press Releases|

Pursuit of Justice – Cold Case Files: Detectives Seek Public’s Help in Identifying Serial Sex Offender

Charles County Sheriff’s detectives and Forensic Science personnel are seeking to identify a serial sex offender. Here are the facts of the cases: Between November 1996 and August 2003, an unidentified male targeted women in Prince George’s County and Washington, DC by offering them a ride under false pretenses. Once inside his vehicle, the suspect engaged victims in conversation, distracting [...]

2025-03-24T15:21:38-04:00March 24, 2025|Press Releases|

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Suspends Officer Following Arrest

On March 20, the County Sheriff’s Office suspended Officer David Moats, a 1 ½-year veteran of the agency, after he was arrested and charged with second-degree assault involving a relative earlier on March 20 in St. Mary’s County, MD. Moats was suspended with pay pending the outcome of the investigation. Additionally, the CCSO’s Office of Professional Responsibility has initiated an [...]

2025-03-21T15:14:18-04:00March 21, 2025|Press Releases|

Charles County Crime Solvers offering cash reward for information leading to the arrest of a theft suspect

Charles County Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward for information leading to the identity and arrest of a man who has stolen numerous tools and other items from home improvement stores since early February. In each case, the suspect has entered a business, loaded up a cart full of power tools, and walked out without paying. He has been [...]

2025-03-14T12:26:16-04:00March 14, 2025|Press Releases|

Altercation at Henry E. Lackey High School disrupts school

On March 13 at 8:19 a.m., school administrators and a school resource officer at Henry E. Lackey High School were inside a school hallway during class transition when a fight erupted between two students, with other students joining in. The school resource officer and administrators separated the six involved students and deescalated the situation. Two students sustained injuries; one student [...]

2025-03-13T16:16:10-04:00March 13, 2025|Press Releases|
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