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Student attacked in high school bathroom was targeted for money won in fight club, sheriff says
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office charged two high school students in connection with a fight and robbery inside a school bathroom after the victim won money in a fight club. The attack took place during school hours Tuesday at Maurice J. McDonough High School in Pomfret, Maryland. According to the sheriff’s office, the student was targeted for money, but...
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‘Fight clubs' raise concerns in Charles County schools
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office charged two students in connection with a fight and robbery inside a school bathroom, the latest instance of students as young as 10 fighting and then posting video of the fight on social media. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports on what’s being done to deal with the growing problem.
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Cold case breakthrough: Investigators identify woman found killed on Maryland farm in 1998
Twenty-five years ago, a woman was found dead on an abandoned farm in Charles County, Maryland. She had been murdered. Investigators had no idea who she was, and she remained a Jane Doe for more than two decades. Finally, we know her name: LaQuanda Denise Williams. That mystery finally began to untangle last year, after one of her relatives saw…
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Cold case breakthrough: Investigators identify woman found killed on Maryland farm in 1998
Only on 4: LaQuanda Williams was the woman found dead on a farm in Bel Alton, Maryland, in June 1998. Investigators are now working to find people who knew her, to help find her killer. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.
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Authorities investigate two fights at Charles County middle school
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two violent fights on the same day at a local middle school, one of which was caught on video.
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Charles County authorities investigate violent school fights
News4’s Walter Morris reports on the fights at Theodore G. Davis Middle School, one of which was caught on video.
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Prince George's officer accused of attempted murder of wife's boyfriend released from jail
A Prince George’s County police officer was released from jail on home confinement as he stands accused of attempted murder for allegedly trying to shoot his wife’s boyfriend. Cpl. David Hardester shoved his wife into a wall, left their home in Mechanicsville and drove to Newburg to confront the man, according to Charles County court documents. He was furious...
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Prince George's officer accused of attempted murder released from jail
The officer faces charges including attempted murder, reckless endangerment and allegedly assaulting his wife. News4’s Aimee Cho has the details.
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Neighbor charged with murder of DC firefighter
A neighbor was charged with murder in the shooting of a D.C. firefighter in Charles County, Maryland, in May. Carl Braxton, 30, lived with his girlfriend on Sedgemore Place in Bryans Road. After he was shot May 8, the sheriff’s office said Braxton assaulted his girlfriend, who ran outside and came upon 37-year-old Carlos Lavanto Garner walking his dog. According…
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Neighbor charged with murder of DC firefighter
A neighbor walking his dog appeared to be acting in self-defense when he encountered a domestic violence situation involving a D.C. firefighter and shot him, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office has said. News4’s Aimee Cho reports that neighbor is being charged with murder.
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Man reunites with deputies who rescued him and his dogs from a pond
A Baltimore man thanked five Charles County Sheriff’s Office deputies who saved him and his two dogs after his car was submerged in a pond two weeks ago on Route 5 near the Prince George’s County line. News4’s Dominique Moody shares how their quick actions saved his life.
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Maryland boy who was inspiration for Finn's Fierce Fight has died
We introduced you to sweet Finn Cusick back in May. He had a rare tumor called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). He and his family started a movement called Finn’s Fierce Fight, aimed at raising awareness and finding a cure for DIPG.
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Missing Maryland man's car found in creek
Charles County authorities are searching for a husband and father who went missing in Indian Head. News4’s Derrick Ward spoke with the man’s family.
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‘Praying for a miracle': Father missing after car found submerged in Maryland creek
Crews are searching for a military veteran and father of two children who is missing after authorities found his car submerged in a creek in Charles County, Maryland.
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Crews search for missing father in Charles County
Jamell LeeHeung’s car was found submerged in Mattawoman Creek, but authorities are still searching for him.
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Concern grows for nonverbal man who disappeared in St. Mary's County a month ago
It’s been one month since a man disappeared from the Point Lookout area of St. Mary’s County, Maryland, and his fiancée says she’s especially worried because he’s nonverbal and needs his medication.
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Missing nonverbal man last seen in St. Mary's County
A Charles County man missing for a month was last seen in the Point Lookout area in St. Mary’s County. News4’s Aimee Cho reports his fiancée says she’s especially worried because he’s nonverbal and needs medication.
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Family grieves mother of three killed by stray bullet in Charles County
Friends and family gathered Sunday to remember a Maryland mother who was enjoying a night out with friends when she was gunned down. News4’s Walter Morris reports.
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‘Didn't deserve this': Woman dies after bullet flies into Charles County bar
Friends and family gathered Sunday to remember a Maryland mother who was enjoying a night out with friends when she was gunned down.
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Charles County Sheriff's Office reviews arrest of fugitive
Video shows two Charles County sheriff’s deputies struggling with a man wanted on multiple warrants. News4’s Dominique Moody reports the sheriff’s office says the two deputies were injured in the arrest, but the suspect’s comments during the struggle raised witness concerns.