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Former Middle School Employee Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Child Sexual Abuse

  State v. Anthony Tyrone Williams, Jr., C-08-CR-19-000369 LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on...

Man Sentenced 35 Years for Attempted First-Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Commit Murder in Separate Case

State v. Michael Rashid Moore LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Friday, September 11,...

Virtual Meeting with Youth Group

On Friday, July 17, 2020, State’s Attorney Tony Covington held a virtual meeting with a local youth group to speak...

Statement from State’s Attorney Tony Covington Regarding Civilian Review Board

On June 3, 2020, I issued a statement that, among other things, advocated for the creation of a Civilian Review...

Statement From State’s Attorney Tony Covington on the Killing of George Floyd

Update: Published in the Maryland Independent under Letters to the Editor. In 1963, while standing in the shadow of the...

Some Charles County detainees released

A news release from Charles County State’s Attorney Anthony Covington states that — in an effort to curb the spread...

Statement From State’s Attorney Tony Covington Regarding Governor’s Executive Order of April 18, 2020

Governor Hogan issued Executive Order 20-04-18-01 on Saturday, April 18, 2020 which, in the light of COVID-19, details some circumstances...

Md. man accused of hosting bonfire despite stay-at-home order held without bond

CHARLES COUNTY, Md. — The Charles County man who was arrested and charged with violating a governor’s order limiting the...

John Hanson Middle School Visit

On March 12, 2020, State’s Attorney Tony Covington had the pleasure of visiting students at John Hanson Middle School to...