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Woman Bank Robber Short Changed by Bank

LA PLATA --- On Jan. 3 at 11:42 p.m., Charles County Sheriff�s Office and La Plata Town Police officers responded to BB&T Bank located at 6640 Crain Highway in La Plata, where employees activated a hold-up alarm. While officers were en route, police communications personnel called the bank and spoke with employees who advised a woman entered the bank and passed a threatening note to tellers demanding $40,000. The employees complied and gave the woman $39,850. As officers arrived on the scene, the woman left the bank. Officers from both agencies apprehended her as she attempted to flee. The woman was identified as Terra Ellen Carson, 36, of Port Tobacco. She was arrested and transported to the Charles County Sheriff�s Office for questioning. She is being charged with robbery and will be held at Charles County Detention Center, pending an appearance before a district court commissioner. Six employees and a customer in the bank were not injured. The note passed to the teller indicated the woman had explosives but a responding K9 team conducted a search and did not locate any explosives or suspicious materials. The quick apprehension was a result of the employees notifying police quickly, giving police the opportunity to respond to the scene before the robbery ended.

Arrest made in gang-banger murder

Joseph Wendell Edwards, Jr., 20, of Waldorf, who was wanted for a murder that occurred recently in Waldorf, was arrested Jan. 2 after turning himself into detectives at the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. Edwards is charged with first-degree murder and three counts of attempted first-degree murder and is being held at the Charles County Detention Center without bond. Edwards’ arrest is the first in the on-going investigation of an incident that occurred on Dec. 28 at 11:33 p.m. in a residential parking lot in the 3200 block of Westdale Court in Waldorf. He and three or four other suspects approached four men in a 2005 Dodge Magnum and attempted to rob them of money and other personal property. During the robbery, numerous shots were fired, killing one man and injuring another. The two other men in the car escaped without injury. The other suspects, who have not been identified, are described as black males wearing dark clothing and masks and armed with handguns. The suspects and the victims know each other and were involved in an on-going dispute. The deceased victim was identified as Steven Fulton McGregor, Jr., 25, of Forestville, Md. The injured man was flown by a Maryland State Police helicopter to the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore after the shooting. His injuries were serious and he remains in the hospital, where he is said to be in stable condition. He and the other victims are not being identified because they are considered witnesses in the investigation, but they are all Waldorf men between 20 and 25 years of age. Two of them live in the area where the shooting occurred. Anyone with information regarding the investigation is asked to contact Det. C. Shankster at 301-609-6513 or Charles County Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS. Crime Solvers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest or indictment in this case.

Commander of Troopers Spots Bozo Hard at Work

LEONARDTOWN --- At 7:16 p.m. Dec. 13, Lt. Cedar and Trooper Koock responded to the 37000 block of Mohawk Drive in Charlotte Hall for a report of malicious destruction of property in progress.

Upon arrival, Lt Cedar observed Tanner Vincent Mills, 18, of Hughesville spray painting a business door.

Further investigation revealed that Mills had spray painted the word “TRIKS” on the rear doors of several establishments in the area.

Tpr. Koock arrested Mr. Mills for malicious destruction of property. He was transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center pending a bond review.

Pot Still Popular

OAKVILLE --- At 10:40 a.m. Dec. 21, TFC Evans was patrolling Rt. 235 in the area of Rt. 247 when he conducted a routine traffic stop on an Oldsmobile Cutlass because the driver was not wearing a seatbelt.

The driver was identified as, Marshall Delgado Butler, 36, of Bushwood. A check through MVA indicated Butler’s driving privileges were suspended.

Butler was arrested for driving on a suspended license. A search incident to arrest revealed 2 small plastic bags of marijuana on the rear passenger floor of the vehicle.

Butler was transported to St. Mary’s County Detention Center pending a bond review.

Cars Looted

ABELL --- At 6:38 a.m. Dec. 22, Trooper Long responded to the 20000 block of Clarence Gass Road in Abell for a report of malicious destruction of property to a motor vehicle.

Investigation revealed unknown suspect(s) shattered the driver’s side window on a Chevrolet Suburban. Nothing was tampered with or taken from the Chevrolet Suburban.

A Toyota Land Cruiser has similar damage on Golden Thompson Road. Some currency was removed from the Toyota.

The investigation continues.

Heavy Equipment Vandalized

MEDLEY'S NECK --- At 7:24 a.m. Dec. 22, TFC Rezza responded to the Maryland Rock, Inc. in the 21000 block of Abells Wharf Road in Leonardtown for a report of a theft and malicious destruction of property.

Investigation revealed unknown suspect(s) took a Delco AM/FM/CD radio and speakers from a Caterpillar Excavator.

Three portable fire extinguishers were removed from the heavy equipment vehicles and discharged in the cabs of the equipment. The investigation continues.