Co-Defendant in Home Invasion Leaving Victim Unconscious, Doused with Gasoline Sentenced to 12 Years

State v. Ijaaz Butler, C-08-CR-18-000353 LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Monday, April 29,...

Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Multiple Store Robberies

State v. Ja’ron Anthony Bowen, C-08-CR-18-000111 LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, April...

Local legal figures convene traffic stop advice panel

Charles County Circuit Court Judge Patrick Devine, far right, speaks to the crowd gathered for the “So You’ve Been Pulled...

Former Substitute Teacher Found Guilty of Child Sexual Abuse

State v. Keith Allan Krikstan, C-08-CR-18-000694 LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Tuesday, April...

Krikstan guilty of child sex abuse

The trial of a Waldorf man and former substitute teacher accused of sexually abusing one of his charges resulted in...

Former Md. correctional officer enters guilty plea year after gruesome attack on wife

A former correctional officer pleaded guilty Monday in connection to a gruesome attack last March in which he stabbed his...

Former Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Attempted First-Degree Murder After Ruthless Attack on Wife

State v. Armando Quispe Rodriguez, C-08-CR-18-000289 LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on April 15,...

Murder trial draws mixed verdict for accused

The weeklong trial for a Waldorf man accused of a January 2016 murder resulted in a partial conviction on some...

The Center for Abused Persons’ 25th Annual Candlelight Vigil

On Monday, April 8, 2019, State’s Attorney Tony Covington spoke at The Center for Abused Persons 25th Annual Candlelight Vigil...

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