On June 11, school administrators at Milton Somers Middle School received a report that a student, age 12, was in possession of a knife. The student displayed the knife while on the school bus; no threats were made. An administrative search resulted in the knife being located in the student’s bookbag. In accordance with MD law, the student cannot be [...]
On May 29, detectives assigned to the Narcotics Enforcement Section obtained search warrants for the residence of Tyrand Dupres Butler and for his vehicle, a 2019 Maserati Levante. The warrants were the result of an investigation into Butler’s suspected drug distribution activities. Detectives took Butler into custody as he was walking away from his vehicle at a Waldorf shopping center. [...]
On June 2, a 14-year-old student at Glymont Middle School was observed using a vaping device in class. The vape was recovered and found to contain THC. The student will be issued a citation for possession of cannabis. They also face consequences in accordance with the Charles County Public Schools student code of conduct. Parents are urged to talk with [...]
On May 26, detectives arrested Parren Eric Swann, 61, of Oxon Hill, in connection with a May 10 assault on Brookwood Drive in White Plains. The assault occurred at approximately 5:17 p.m. when the victim turned onto Brookwood Drive from Billingsley Road and saw a vehicle traveling toward her on the wrong side of the roadway. After she honked the [...]
On May 26, school administrators and the school resource officer at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School learned that a student was in possession of a knife. During the investigation, it was discovered that the original student believed to have the knife had passed the knife to another student, who in turn passed it to a third student. Following an administrative search [...]
On May 21, members of the CCSO’s Judicial Services Section assigned to the United States Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) and detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division arrested Jose Mercedes Pineda-Callejas, age 45, of Riverdale, MD, in connection with multiple sexual offenses involving a minor. Pineda-Callejas had been indicted by a Charles County Grand Jury in [...]
On May 20, 2026, detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division arrested Annaya Lisette Hines, age 26, shortly after she was released from the Charles County Detention Center on electronic monitoring. Hines had initially been arrested on May 14 on an active warrant. While she was in custody, detectives served her with a criminal summons connected to an investigation involving stolen [...]
On May 20, after completing an afternoon bus route transporting students home from Glymont Middle School, a school bus driver noticed that one of the bus seats had been damaged and appeared to have been sliced multiple times with a knife. The damage was reported to school administrators the following morning. On May 21, school administrators conducted an investigation and [...]
On May 11, at approximately 5:46 a.m., officers responded to a residence in the 4600 block of Smallwood Church Road in Indian Head to serve multiple outstanding warrants on Sean Patrick Heckman, 23, of Indian Head. While relatives inside the home told officers they did not know Heckman’s whereabouts, officers conducted a search of the residence. During the search, officers [...]
On May 4, patrol officers responded to a reported burglary at the Swan Point Golf Course pro shop in Swan Point, MD. Officers learned that at approximately 9:35 p.m., on May 3, a male suspect forced entry into the business using a pry tool and stole approximately $5,300 worth of golf clubs and golf balls before fleeing the scene. During [...]