State v. Jermaine Christopher Stringer, C-08-CR-21-000511
LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, September 18, 2025, a Charles County jury, after a four-day trial, convicted Jermaine Christopher Stringer, 39, of the First-Degree Murder of Arick Jordan Jackson, Use of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime of Violence, and related charges.
On September 10, 2021, officers with Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to an apartment complex in Waldorf following reports of a gunshot. Upon arrival, they discovered the victim lying deceased in a breezeway. The victim was later identified as Arick Jordan Jackson.
Investigators reviewed surveillance footage from the complex, which showed the victim arriving and speaking with a group of people shortly before the shooting. The victim was then seen speaking with the suspect, later determined to be Stringer. After their exchange, the victim walked toward the breezeway, where others had gathered.
Moments later, Stringer approached the breezeway, after having returned to the vehicle he arrived in. A sound of the racking of a gun was heard and the victim tried to run. However, Stringer chased the victim and fired one shot, striking the victim in his upper back and killing him.
After the shooting, Stringer fled the area with co-defendant Darius Delonte Newman, who was present during the murder and drove Stringer out of the area.
Prior to the shooting, Stringer left a red plastic cup on the ground of the breezeway, leaving behind his fingerprints and DNA for identification.
On September 16, 2025, Newman was sentenced to 1172 days in prison for Accessory After the Fact – First-Degree Murder for his role in helping Stringer flee.
A sentencing date for Stringer has been set for September 26, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. He faces Life plus 35 years in prison.