LA PLATA, Md. (March 4, 2016)—The Charles County Sheriff's Office today released the following incident and arrest reports.
CCSO DETECTIVES IDENTIFY AND ARREST SUSPECT IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE: Charles County Sheriff's detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division arrested Terrell Carroll, 16, of Nanjemoy, in connection with a home invasion and sexual assault that occurred on December 29. In the case, Carroll broke into a house on Port Tobacco Road in Nanjemoy at about 8 p.m. He confronted the homeowner, who was alone at the time, and demanded money. The victim complied, and then Carroll threatened he had a gun and sexually assaulted her. Carroll fled after the assault and the victim called police. Forensic investigators obtained DNA evidence from the scene and submitted it for analysis. On March 3, investigators learned of a positive DNA hit linking Carroll to the assault. Detectives located Carroll at his house and arrested him without incident. He was charged as an adult with attempt rape, first-degree sexual offense, second-degree sexual offense, home invasion and burglary. Det. G. Higgs investigated.
CCSO DETECTIVES IDENTIFY AND ARREST TWO SUSPECTS IN CARJACKING: Charles County Sheriff's detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division arrested Tony Raheem Caesar, 18, and Marcell Corday Ennis, 17, both of Waldorf, in connection with a carjacking that occurred on February 25. In the case, four suspects were trying to steal a car in the 2200 block of Sandalwood Drive when the car owner approached. The owner was assaulted and the suspects fled in the victim's car. The victim notified police who canvassed the area and found the car nearby. Forensic investigators recovered evidence inside the vehicle which led to the identity of two suspects. On March 3, detectives served a search warrant at an address in Waldorf where they located the suspects. Caesar and Ennis (charged as an adult) were arrested and charged with carjacking and assault. Detectives are working to establish the identities of the other suspects. Anyone with information is asked to call Det. J. Feldman at (301) 609-6474. Tipsters wishing to remain anonymous may contact Charles County Crime Solvers by calling 1-866-411-TIPS, texting CHARLES + the tip to CRIMES (274637) or submitting tips online at tipsubmit.com.
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://so.md/presumed-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. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at http://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at http://so.md/expungeme.