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Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Multiple Robberies; Co-Defendants Also Sentenced

State v. Quintel Tyriq Lancaster, C-08-CR-20-000142 LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, March...

Charles’ state’s attorney reflects on changes over past decade

Anthony “Tony” Covington (D) has seen quite a few changes in Charles County’s state’s attorney’s office over the past decade....

Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery

State v. Dimitrius Martaz Hamlett, C-08-CR-19-000909 LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, November...

Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery of CVS

State v. Blake-Joshua Isaiah McKinney, C-08-CR-19-001090 LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, October...

Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Violent Home Invasion

State v. Daquan Isaiah Skinner, C-08-CR-19-001020 LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Wednesday, September...

Maryland Man Sentenced to a Year in Jail for Violating Ban on Large Parties

A Maryland man has been sentenced to one year in jail and fined $5,000 for throwing two large parties in...

Maryland Man Gets Year in Jail for Hosting Parties Violating COVID-19 Crowd Restrictions

A judge sentenced a Maryland man to a year in the Charles County Detention Center for throwing parties that exceeded...

Lifestyle of Southern Maryland’s “Big Hair Ball” Event

On Friday, September 25, 2020, the State’s Attorney’s Office had the honor of supporting Lifestyle of Southern Maryland‘s event, “The...

Man Who Violated COVID-19 Executive Orders Sentenced to One Year in Jail

State v. Shawn Marshall Myers, D-042-CR-20-000656 LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Friday, September...