St. Mary's County Sheriff's Reports


LEONARDTOWN, Md. (July 26, 2012)—The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office today released the following incident and arrest reports.

VIOLATION OF A PROTECTIVE ORDER, TELEPHONE MISUSE: On June 14, Brian James Douglas, 20 of Mechanicsville, was served with a Protective Order ordering that he not contact or attempt to contact the petitioner of the order. Since June 16, 2012 Douglas has attempted to contact the petitioner numerous times via telephone, text message and through a third party. On June 21, 2012 Douglas was charged with violating the conditions of a Protective Order and telephone misuse.

VIOLATION OF A PROTECTIVE ORDER, SECOND DEGREE ASSAULT: On March 29, Kelly Danielle Fisher, 37 of La Plata, was served with a Protective Order ordering no contact with the victim except under very specific conditions enumerated in the Protective Order. On June 23, Fisher contacted the petitioner outside of the conditions stated in the order and in violation of the order. In addition, Fisher stuck the petitioner/victim in the head with a toy plastic gun. Fisher was arrested and charged with violating the conditions of a Protective Order and second degree assault.

SECOND DEGREE ASSAULT: On June 23, deputies responded to the intersection of Three Notch Road and King James Parkway in Lexington Park for a report of an assault. Investigation revealed Shaniek Angela Stewart, 30 of Chesapeake Beach, was engaged in a verbal dispute with the victim which escalated into a physical assault when Stewart punched the victim in the nose causing bleeding and swelling. Stewart was arrested and charged with second degree assault.

DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY: On June 23, deputies responded to multiple disturbance calls at a residence on Golden Beach Road in Mechanicsville. The initial response investigation revealed Damion Christopher Jones, Jr., 22 of Fort Washington, punched a hole in an inside door of the residence. At that time the home owner did not want to pursue charges. The deputies second response revealed Jones kicked the outside door of the residence causing damage but fled prior to deputies arriving. Jones returned a third time, deputies were called back to the residence and Jones was arrested and charged with two counts of destruction of property.

SECOND DEGREE ASSAULT: On June 24, deputies responded to a residence on Treetop Road in Lexington Park, for a report of a disturbance. Investigation revealed Justin Lee Depriest, 28 of Lexington Park, was engaged in a verbal dispute with the victim which escalated into a physical assault when Depriest slapped the victim in the face and choked the victim. Depriest was arrested and charged with second degree assault.

FIRST DEGREE ASSAULT, SECOND DEGREE ASSAULT, DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY: On June 24, deputies responded to Winding Way in Lexington Park for a report of an assault. Investigation revealed Efrain De Jesus Ayala-Iraheta, 36 of Lexington Park, was engaged in a verbal dispute with the victim which escalated into a physical assault when Ayala-Iraheta retrieved a machete and began swing it at the victim. Ayala-Iraheta struck the victim's vehicle with the machete causing damage to the vehicle. Ayala-Iraheta then grabbed a machete style knife and cut the victim's arm causing a slight laceration. Ayala-Iraheta was arrested and charged with first degree assault, second degree assault and destruction of property.

3RD DEGREE BURGLARY, DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY: On June 24, deputies responded to a residence on Knockeyon Lane in California for a report of a disturbance. The St. Mary's County Emergency Communications Center (ECC) broadcast a lookout for a red Ford F-150 driven by Shamal Ulysses Weems, 36 of California. ECC further broadcast that Weems just drove the truck into the front of the victim's residence and fled the scene. Deputies made contact with the victim who reported Weems broke a window and attempted to enter her residence. When Weems was unsuccessful entering through the window he attempted to enter the residence through the front door. Weens was again unsuccessful. The victim reported Weems then drove his F-15 pickup truck into the front of the residence causing damage to the front paved door step. Deputies found Weems later operating the truck on Three Notch Road in the area of Pegg Road in Lexington Park. Weems was arrested and charged with third degree burglary and destruction of property.

SECOND DEGREE ASSAULT: On June 24, deputies responded to a residence on Hill Top Road in Mechanicsville for a report of an assault. Investigation revealed Scotty NMN Williams, 38 of Mechanicsville, was engaged in a verbal dispute with the victim which escalated into a physical assault when Williams grabbed the victim's arm causing a bruise. Williams was arrested and charged with second degree assault.

SECOND DEGREE ASSAULT: On June 24, deputies responded to a residence on Friendship School Road in Mechanicsville for a report of an assault. Investigation revealed Teresa Anne Smith, 46 of Mechanicsville, was engaged in a verbal dispute with the victim which escalated into a physical assault when Smith slapped the victim in the face. Teresa Smith was arrested and charged with second degree assault.

SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY VIOLATION: On June 22, 012 Donald Taylor III, 31 of Mechanicsville, a Tier III Registered Sex Offender, began corresponding with an adult female on a social networking site using the screen name "Donald Taylor". Taylor III scheduled a meeting with the female and provided his address in Mechanicsville as a meeting place. Taylor, III is currently registered as a homeless person in Calvert County.

Information was obtained by detectives from the St. Mary's County Bureau of Criminal Investigations, Special Victims Unit, Taylor III had been residing at an address in Mechanicsville for the past two weeks, had failed to provide his current address, failed to provide the screen name he was utilizing on a social networking site and failed to provide his current phone number he was utilizing to the Sex Offender Registry as required. On June 26, detectives responded to the address provided and located Taylor III and attempted to place him under arrest. Taylor III became combative and bit the arresting detective on the hand. Following a short struggle, Taylor, III was taken into custody.

Taylor III was subsequently transported to the St. Mary's County Detention Center, charged with 3 counts of Sex Offender Registry Violations, Assault 2nd Degree on Law Enforcement Officer and Resisting Arrest. Taylor III was incarcerated pending an appearance before the District Court Commissioner.

Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presumption_of_innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned.

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