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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Ends Barricade Situation Peacefully After Nearly 3 Hours of Negotiation

UPDATE 8/19/2022: Police were able to peacefully place the adult female into custody. Emergency medical personnel standing by were placed in service at 6:00 p.m. Deputies transported the female to an area hospital for a mental evaluation. No injuries were reported. 8/19/2022: On Friday, August 19, 2022, at approximately 3:00 p.m., police responded to the 22000 block of Gunston Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported domestic verbal disturbance involving a woman armed with a knife. Police arrived on the scene and made contact with the suspect who had barricaded herself within the residence and was reported armed with a large bladed weapon. After nearly 3 hours of negotiations, the suspect was taken into custody at approximately 5:50 p.m. EMS were placed in service at 6:00 p.m., with deputies transported the suspect to an area hospital for a court ordered mental evaluation. 8/19/2022 @ 3:28 p.m.: Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office with the assistance from the Maryland State Police, are currently operating on the scene of a domestic situation which has turned into a barricade situation in the 22000 block of Gunston Drive in Lexington Park. Officers are utilizing the Cornerstone Presbyterian Church on Gunston Drive as […]

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