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Former Substitute Teacher Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Multiple Counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Fourth-Degree Sexual Offense

State v. Malcolm Fluellyn, C-08-CR-23-000466 LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Monday, April 15,...

Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Assault and Weapons Charges

State v. James Stephen Gass, Jr. C-08-CR-23-000446 & C-08-CR-22-000462 LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that...

Mother Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Physically Abusing Her Two Children

State v. Janae Elizabeth Bishop, C-08-CR-22-000106 LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, March...

Co-Defendant in Murder Case Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison

State v. Tyliek Anthony Spence, C-08-CR-21-000298 LA PLATA, MD— Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday,...

Former Substitute Teacher Pleads Guilty to Multiple Counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and 4th Degree Sexual Offense

State v. Malcolm Fluellyn, C-08-CR-23-000264 LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Monday, February 26,...

Man Sentenced to Consecutive Life in Prison Sentences without Parole for Double Homicide of Women at Their Residence

LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, Charles County Circuit Court...

Man Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for Murder of 17-Year-Old at Apartment Complex in Waldorf

State v. Anthony Edward Small, C-08-CR-21-000290 LA PLATA, MD— Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Friday,...

Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for the First-Degree Murder of His Mother

State v. Brandon Kiah Slade, C-08-CR-20-000543 LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, December...

State’s Attorney’s Office Offers Free Uber Rides on Thanksgiving Eve as Part of Annual “Drive Sober” Initiative

The State’s Attorney’s Office for Charles County (SAO) is back for its third year of its “Drive Sober” initiative, which...