DATE: January 25, 2018        
CONTACT:
Janelle Love
Media Relations Office
301-609-6538 or (240) 419-0646

DETECTIVES INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH / CRIME SOLVERS OFFERING CASH REWARD: Detectives with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division are investigating a suspicious death, which occurred on January 23, 2018.

On January 23 at approximately 9:02 p.m., officers responded to the 4500 block of Middletown Road in White Plains for the report of a pedestrian struck in the roadway. Upon arrival, officers located the victim on the side of the road, between the hiker/biker trail and Marshall Corner Road, not breathing. The victim was subsequently transported to a hospital, where lifesaving measures continued without success and he was pronounced deceased. No evidence was located to suggest the victim was struck by a vehicle. Detectives within the Criminal Investigations Division responded to assume the investigation. The Forensic Investigator responded and had the victim sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy. Autopsy results are pending.

The victim, identified as 22-year-old Deandre Tramonte Nicholson of Waldorf, was last seen wearing a black jacket and red-checkered, pajama-style pants (similar to the attached picture). Detectives believe he may have been walking in the North Point neighborhood earlier in the day on January 23. Anyone with information or who may have seen the victim at any time on January 23 is asked to call Detective J. Elliott at (301) 609-6515. Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest in this case. Tipsters wishing to remain anonymous may contact Charles County Crime Solvers by calling 1-866-411-TIPS.

Charles County Crime Solvers offers rewards of up to $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest or indictment of a person responsible for a crime in Charles County. Anyone with information about an unsolved crime or the location of a fugitive may contact Charles County Crime Solvers by calling 1-866-411-TIPS. All individuals who provide tips through Crime Solvers will remain anonymous. Learn more at the CCSO’s website.

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is a full-service law enforcement agency comprised of more than 600 police, corrections and civilian personnel responsible for protecting more than 150,000 residents. The CCSO was accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) in 2001 has been designated as a CALEA Gold Standard of Excellence agency since 2011. Established in 1658, the CCSO is one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the United States. For more information, visit www.ccso.us.      

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