UPDATE: On June 24, 2021, Leonard Charles Hall III, age 27 of Lusby, was located and arrested in Frederick, Maryland, for the murder of Valdez Rico Baker III, which occurred in the 21900 block of Chancellors Run Road in Great Mills. Members of the Youth Gun Violence Task Force transported Hall to the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown, where he was charged with the following:
Murder-First Degree
Murder-Second Degree
The Youth Gun Violence Task Force wishes to thank the U.S. Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Maryland State Police Apprehension Team for their assistance in the apprehension of Hall.
On June 23, 2021, members of the Youth Gun Violence Task Force with assistance from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division and the Narcotics Division, arrested James Reginald Flanagan, age 24 of Lexington Park, for the murder of Valdez Rico Baker III. Flanagan was charged with the following:
Murder-First Degree
Murder-Second Degree
Accessory After the Fact to Murder First Degree
Hall and Flanagan remain incarcerated at the St. Mary’s County
Detention and Rehabilitation Center on a no-bond status.
UPDATE:
On June 20, 2021, Tywan Thomas Morris, age 19 of Bryans Road, was arrested and
charged for the shooting at the 20800 block of Daisy Lane in Lexington Park on
June 14, 2021.
Morris
has been charged with two counts of First-Degree Assault, Possession of a
Firearm by a Minor, Handgun on Person, Loaded Handgun on Person and Firearm in
the Use of a Felony or Violent Crime. He is currently being held at the St.
Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown on a no-bond
status.
Original
Release: On June 14, 2021, at approximately 7:07 p.m. deputies from the St.
Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21900 block of Chancellors Run
Road in Great Mills, for the reported shooting. Deputies located a male victim,
age 19 of California, suffering from a gunshot wound to the head on the
basketball court. The victim was transported by helicopter to an area trauma
center for treatment where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Shortly
after, at approximately 7:16 p.m. deputies responded to the 20800 block of
Daisy Lane in Lexington Park, for the reported shooting. Deputies located a
male victim, age 21 of Lexington Park, suffering from a gunshot wound to the
chest. The victim was transported by helicopter to an area trauma center for
treatment and remains hospitalized.
Members of the Youth Gun Violence Task Force and detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division along with crime lab personnel responded to both locations and continued the investigations.
At this time, it is unknown if the shootings are related. Anyone with information regarding the shootings, or anyone who was at Chancellors Run Regional Park who witnessed the incident, and has not provided a statement is asked to contact the Criminal Investigations Division at (301) 475-4200 extension 71950 or the Youth Gun Task Force at (301) 475-4200 extension 78087 or by email at stopgunviolence@stmarysmd.com
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Youth Gun Violence Task Force is a collaborative effort with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Maryland State Police (MSP) and the State’s Attorney’s Office for St. Mary’s County to ensure the safety and security of all residents, through the arrest and prosecution of those seeking to do harm unto others through gun violence.
#StopGunViolence
Citizens may remain anonymous and contact Crime Solvers at (301) 475-3333, or text a tip to “TIP239” plus their message to “CRIMES” (274637). Through the Crime Solvers Program tipsters are eligible for an award of up to $1,000 for information about a crime in St. Mary’s County that leads to an arrest or indictment.
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