Charles County Residence Used for Target Practice; Five-Car Crack-Up in Pisgah


DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY: On Jan. 22 at 12:15 p.m., Charles County Sheriff’s officers responded to a residence in the 10600 block of Gertrudes Place in Nanjemoy for the destruction of property report. Investigation revealed a 56-year-old woman was inside her residence sometime between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. when she heard a gunshot. About noon, the woman observed a bullet hole inside the residence and notified the Sheriff’s Office. Officers responded and found the residence had been shot twice. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Charles County Sheriff’s Office at 301-743-2222. Cpl. W. Wathen is investigating.

MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH: On Jan. 20 at 5:21 p.m., a Chevrolet 1500 pick up truck was traveling eastbound on Bicknell Road near Mason Springs Road in Pisgah when it failed to yield the right of way to a Dodge 1500 van traveling southbound on Mason Springs Road. The Chevrolet van stuck the Dodge van and the Dodge van then struck two unoccupied cars parked in a parking lot in the 7000 block of Poor House Road. The driver of the Chevrolet, Charles Fred Herbert, 68, of Welcome, sustained incapacitating injures and was transported by ambulance to Civista Medical Center. The driver of the Dodge, Michael Edward Zagrodnichek, 23, of Nanjemoy, and a passenger in the Chevrolet, McCrae Riggs, 58, of Welcome, were not injured. Herbert was issued a citation for Failure to Yield Right of Way. Cpl. R. J. Cadrette investigated.

Charles County Crime Solvers offers rewards of up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest or indictment. Anyone who has information regarding a crime in Charles County may contact Crime Solvers at 301-932-6909 or 1-800-673-2777.

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