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Hemsley found criminally responsible for 2016 murder

The day before he murdered his father-in-law, DeAngelo Hemsley bought himself a new truck. In the end, that purchase may...

Trial begins in 2016 stabbing death and attempted kidnapping

It isn’t often that the defense attorney in a case outright tells you his client did in fact murder the...

2017 robbery earns man eight years, 10 months backup time

An Accokeek man already on probation for a series of 2015 church and school burglaries was sentenced to eight years...

Star 98.3 Interview

On Tuesday, June 4, 2019, State’s Attorney Tony Covington stopped by the T-Bone and Heather Show on Star 98.3 to...

South Hampton HOA treasurer pleads guilty to embezzlement charge

[Update: Pursuant to a plea agreement, Uniqueka Davis-McKinney’s case was placed on a stet docket on April 24, 2019, and...

NARFE La Plata/Waldorf Chapter Meeting

On Thursday, May 16, 2019, State’s Attorney Tony Covington spoke at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) La...

Child abuser sentenced to 15 years

For throwing his 5-month-old daughter down so hard her skull was fractured, a Waldorf man will serve 15 years. Delontre...

Man Sentenced 15 Years for Child Abuse of 5-Month-Old, Resulting in a Skull Fracture

State v. Delontre James Austin, C-08-CR-18-000315 LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, May...

Project Graduation 2019

On Wednesday, May 1, 2019, the State’s Attorney’s Office was happy to support the mission of Project Graduation.

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