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Man Convicted For Fatal Shooting At Hollywood Fire Department Carnival In St. Mary's County Man Convicted For Fatal Shooting At Hollywood Fire Department Carnival In St. Mary's County
Man Convicted For Fatal Shooting At Hollywood Fire Department Carnival In St. Mary's County A second man has been convicted for his role in the murder of a 16-year-old at the annual Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department's Carnival, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office announced. Lexington Park resident Thomas Moreland, 21, is facing life in prison after being convicted this week to first-degree murder for the summer shooting in 2022 that left a 16-year-old dead and another teen suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, officials say. Moreland was convicted by a jury following a five-day trial of:  First-degree murder; Second-degree murder; Attempted first-degree murd…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Convicted Of Fatally Stabbing Victim 19 Times Near Great Mills HS: State's Attorney Man Convicted Of Fatally Stabbing Victim 19 Times Near Great Mills HS: State's Attorney
Man Convicted Of Fatally Stabbing Victim 19 Times Near Great Mills HS: State's Attorney A 46-year-old Maryland man will face life in prison after being convicted of luring his victim to a premeditated murder near Great Mills High School, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office announced. Great Mills resident Cherron Montril Waul was convicted on Wednesday of first-degree murder following a three-day trial for the brutal slaying of a 33-year-old man in February 2022. According to prosecutors, Waul lured his victim to a secluded place not far from the school, where he stabbed him more than a dozen times. “This horrific attack was pre-meditated and calculated,” Stat…

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by Zak Failla
St. Mary's
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Drug Bust Leads To Seizure Of 197 Fentanyl Capsules, Cocaine Vials In Charlotte Hall: Sheriff Drug Bust Leads To Seizure Of 197 Fentanyl Capsules, Cocaine Vials In Charlotte Hall: Sheriff
Drug Bust Leads To Seizure Of 197 Fentanyl Capsules, Cocaine Vials In Charlotte Hall: Sheriff Nearly 200 capsules of fentanyl are off the street after members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office made a drug bust during a traffic stop in Charlotte Hall. Deputies from the sheriff's office executed a search warrant on Mechanicsville resident Kevin Jason Copsey on Tuesday, leading to the seizure of "significant quantities" of fentanyl and cocaine, officials say. Copsey was stopped for an equipment violation on April 2 in Charlotte Hall, where a police K9 was alerted to controlled substances inside his vehicle. During the subsequent search, deputies recovered a plastic bag contain…

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Convict With 'Total Disregard For Human Life' Sentenced For Shooting Into St. Mary's Home Convict With 'Total Disregard For Human Life' Sentenced For Shooting Into St. Mary's Home
Convict With 'Total Disregard For Human Life' Sentenced For Shooting Into St. Mary's Home A man with a history of violence in Southern Maryland is heading to prison for a shooting incident in St. Mary's County, the state's attorney's office announced. Marbury resident James Stephen Gass, Jr., 32, was sentenced to 25 years in prison with 13 years to serve for shooting into an occupied home in June 2022.  Shortly after 12:30 a.m. on July 2, 2022, prosecutors say that several bullets were recovered from inside a home, fired by Gass, who was prohibited from possessing weapons due to previous convictions. No injuries were reported, but property was damaged during the incident.&…

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Woman Who Accidentally Shot Boyfriend, Dismembered Body In Great Mills Faces 61 Years In Prison Woman Who Accidentally Shot Boyfriend, Dismembered Body In Great Mills Faces 61 Years In Prison
Woman Who Accidentally Shot Boyfriend, Dismembered Body In Great Mills Faces 61 Years In Prison New details have been released after a woman was convicted of murdering and dismembering a missing man in Maryland, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office announced. Michelina Goodwin, 46, was convicted by a jury for the dismemberment murder of 50-year-old James Volodimir Nalborczyk, who was reported missing in December 2022 and later found dead. According to Maryland State Police investigators, Goodwin and Larry Murphy, 40, both of Great Mills, were arrested in January last year for their alleged roles in Nalborczyk's death.  #MISSING Maryland State Police Leon…

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Woman Convicted For Dismemberment Murder Of Man In Maryland: St. Mary's County State's Attorney Woman Convicted For Dismemberment Murder Of Man In Maryland: St. Mary's County State's Attorney
Woman Convicted For Dismemberment Murder Of Man In Maryland: St. Mary's County State's Attorney The woman implicated in the decapitation of a missing man in Maryland has been convicted, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office announced. Michelina Goodwin, 46, was convicted by a jury for the dismemberment murder of 50-year-old James Volodimir Nalborczyk, who was reported missing in December 2022 and later found dead. According to Maryland State Police investigators, Goodwin and Larry Murphy, 40, both of Great Mills, were arrested in January last year for their alleged roles in Nalborczyk's death.  #MISSING Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack and Criminal En…

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Convict Caught With Drugs, Weapons, Heading Back Behind Bars: St. Mary's State's Attorney Convict Caught With Drugs, Weapons, Heading Back Behind Bars: St. Mary's State's Attorney
Convict Caught With Drugs, Weapons, Heading Back Behind Bars: St. Mary's State's Attorney A man with a checkered criminal past is heading back to prison after finding himself running afoul of the law once more in St. Mary's County. Lexington Park resident Dimitri Paul Brooks, 28, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison with all but 15 suspended after being busted earlier this year on felony drug and weapon offenses, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office announced. According to a sheriff’s office spokesperson, earlier this year, detectives from the sheriff office's Vice/Narcotics Unit, Emergency Services Team, and a K-9 Unit executed search and seizure warrants in the …

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by Zak Failla
St. Mary's
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Armed Man, 22, Shot By State Troopers In St. Mary's County: Authorities Armed Man, 22, Shot By State Troopers In St. Mary's County: Authorities
Armed Man, 22, Shot By State Troopers In St. Mary's County: Authorities A 22-year-old armed man was shot by Maryland State Police troopers after lunging at them with a knife Friday, Aug. 18, authorities said. A four-year veteran of the MSP and a trooper who recently graduated from the MPS academy approached responded to  a home in the 44000 block of West Mervell Court in Hollywood, just before 11 p.m., State Police said. The troopers approached the front door of the home, where they were met by Anthony Oliveras Jr., 22, stepped outside and lunged at them with a knife, authorities said. Oliveras tried stabbing one of the troopers with a knife, which&nb…

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by Cecilia Levine
St. Mary's
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Kids Held Hostage For 90 Minutes During Police Standoff With Gun-Toting Father In Leonardtown Kids Held Hostage For 90 Minutes During Police Standoff With Gun-Toting Father In Leonardtown
Kids Held Hostage For 90 Minutes During Police Standoff With Gun-Toting Father In Leonardtown Authorities say that a potentially dangerous situation was resolved peacefully in St. Mary's County on Wednesday afternoon when a man barricaded himself in a Leonardtown home with his three children. Mark Anthony Buckler, 40, is facing multiple charges following a near 90-minute standoff with Maryland State Police and members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office following an incident in the 23800 block of Point Lookout Road when he fired a gun in the air. Investigators were called to the home shortly after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 28. According to state police, Buckler was inside t…

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by Zak Failla
St. Mary's
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Man Convicted For Dog Fighting In St. Mary's County Man Convicted For Dog Fighting In St. Mary's County
Man Convicted For Dog Fighting In St. Mary's County Animals have been seized and are being rehabilitated after a Maryland man was convicted for his role in a dogfighting operation, according to the St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office. Damien Terrell Wilson has been convicted of five felony counts for dog fighting and 14 misdemeanor counts related to dog fighting activities following his arrest in 2021, State’s Attorney Richard Fritz announced on Tuesday, July 12. Charges were filed after 10 Pit Bulls and one Rottweiler were rescued from “a deplorable makeshift dog camp” in Chaptico, according to a spokesperson for the state's attorn…

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