On June 17, 2024, Stephen Louis Betz pleaded guilty in Calvert County Circuit Court to first degree assault and reckless endangerment. Sentencing is scheduled for September 13, 2024, before Judge Mark S. Chandlee. Betz is facing a maximum punishment of 25 years incarceration. On September 10, 2023, Betz and two other unidentified males entered […]
A Calvert County jury has convicted Brandon Alexander Turner, 22, of Greenbelt, with attempted first degree murder of Master Deputy Sheriff James Flynt. The jury also convicted Turner of first degree assault on Deputies Anthony Aranda and Tyler Bowen, as well as illegal use of a firearm in connection with these offenses. The verdicts were […]
Nathan S. Lindgren, 28, of Lexington Park, was sentenced on May 24, 2024, to 12 years in prison for possession and distribution of child pornography. The sentence was imposed by Calvert County Circuit Court Judge Mark S. Chandlee. On March 9, 2021, the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force received […]
Jared Michael Lemon, 43, of Owings, was convicted on Friday, May 10, 2024, of five counts of unlawful possession of child pornography. The conviction followed a trial in Calvert County Circuit Court before the Honorable Mark S. Chandlee. In late 2022, an acquaintance of Lemon’s found disturbing images on Lemon’s cell phone. She reported […]
A law that would prohibit the roadside solicitation of money in Calvert County was passed by the Maryland General Assembly on Friday, April 5, 2024. If signed by the Governor, the law will take effect on October 1, 2024. The legislation makes it unlawful for any person to stand in a roadway, median, or […]
On March 28, 2024, Anthony Hill, 28, of Washington, DC, pleaded guilty in Calvert County Circuit Court to second degree murder, use of a handgun in a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a regulated firearm. The charges resulted from the August 1, 2023, shooting death of Dakarai N. Milburn in the Yardley Hills […]
Three 13-year old students at Plum Point Middle School in Calvert County have been charged as juveniles with harassment and violations of Maryland’s hate crimes statutes. According to charging documents, the students displayed swastikas, made Nazi salutes, and directed offensive comments to a classmate because of the classmate’s religious beliefs. The behavior began in […]
Jonathan P. Santos of Marietta, GA was sentenced in Calvert County Circuit Court on March 8, 2024, to 30 years incarceration, with 10 years active, for the crimes of sex abuse of a minor and second degree rape. Upon release from prison, Santos will be on 5 years supervised probation and required to register for […]
On February 22, 2024, Jonathan F. Huffman, 38, of Prince Frederick, was sentenced to 50 years in prison, with 18 years of active incarceration, for sex abuse of a minor and second degree rape. In imposing this sentence, Calvert County Circuit Court Judge Mark S. Chandlee described Huffman as “a wolf in sheep’s clothing.” […]
On February 8, 2024, Jemel Anthony Brown, of Washington, DC, was sentenced to 32 years of active incarceration to be served at the Department of Corrections for his role in the May 2023 robbery of the M&T Bank in Dunkirk. The sentence was imposed by Calvert County Circuit Court Judge Mark W. Carmean. This […]