July 27, 2021
UPDATE – St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Press Release: On July 25, 2021, at approximately 4:39 a.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 28200 block of Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville, for a hold-up alarm activation.
Deputies arrived on scene and located the employee/victim outside and heavy smoke inside the business. The victim advised a male suspect entered the business and demanded money. The victim cooperated and provided the suspect with an undisclosed amount of money. As the suspect was fleeing the business, an incendiary device was thrown inside the business.
Detectives and Crime Lab personnel from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division as well as members from the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office responded to the scene and continued the investigation.
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December 31, 2020
John Sherman Greenwell Jr., 41, of Lexington Park
UPDATE at 12/31/2020/@ 12:20 p.m. – St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Press Release: On December 30, 2020, John Sherman Greenwell, age 41 of Lexington Park, was discharged from the hospital into the custody of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office.
Greenwell was arrested and charged with the following:
Attempted First Degree Murder (two counts)
Attempted Second Degree Murder (two counts)
Assault First Degree (two counts)
Assault Second Degree (two counts)
Dangerous Weapon Intent to Injure (two counts)
Dangerous Weapon Conceal
Resist/Interfere with Arrest
Greenwell remains incarcerated at the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center on a no-bond status.
December 21, 2020
Joseph Marvin Swann, 39, of Waldorf
UPDATE 12/21/2020: Joseph Marvin Swann, 39, of Waldorf, appeared in court for a bond hearing on Monday, December 21, 2020 at 1:00 p.m., and remains in jail on a no bond status. Swann has a court date scheduled for March 5, 2021, at 3:30 p.m.
UPDATE 12/21/2020: Joseph Marvin Swann, 39, of Waldorf, was charged with 4 counts of second degree assault, Swann is currently being held at the St. Mary’s County Adult Detention and Rehabilitation Center on a no bond status. Swann will appear in court for a bond hearing on Monday, December 21, 2020 at 1:00 p.m.
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