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Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Viciously Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend

State v. William Alphonso Clark, Jr., C-08-CR-18-000003 LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday,...

Man Sentenced to 25 years for Sexually Abusing Vulnerable Teen

State v. Calvin Julius Burgess, C-08-CR-18-000276 LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County announced that on Wednesday, September...

Butler pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of Hughesville woman

Daniel Juwan Butler, 22, of Newburg pleaded guilty to manslaughter and waived his right to a jury trial on Thursday...

Man Sentenced to Life w/o Parole Plus 50 Years for Murdering Bystander

State v. Antonio Ka-Juan Owens, C-08-CR-17-000011 LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County announced that on Thursday, August...

Man Found Guilty of Murdering Neighbor

State v. Marcus Darnell Johnson, C-08-CR-18-000014 LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County announced that on Tuesday, August...

National Night Out 2018

On Tuesday, August 7, 2018, the State’s Attorney’s Office enjoyed being out in the community for National Night Out 2018...

Sexual Predator Receives 30 Year Sentence

State v. Franklin Bate Ngosso, C-08-CR-17-000208 LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County announced that on Tuesday, August...

D.A.R.E. Camp 2018

On August 6, 2018, State’s Attorney Tony Covington gave his “Think About It” presentation to students attending the 2018 D.A.R.E....

Santana Sentenced to Life Plus 105 Years

State v. Miguel Angel Santana, K17-497 LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County announced that on Thursday, August...