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Charles Co. man charged in domestic homicide case

Authorities in Charles County, Maryland, arrested a man Friday in connection to his wife’s death.

In a statement, officers said 33-year-old Travis Edward Paschal Wood of Waldorf, Maryland, walked into the Charles County Sheriff’s Office District III Station shortly after 1 p.m. and requested officers visit his home in the 2300 block of Tawny Drive.



After arriving, officers said they found Wood’s wife, 32-year-old Shawnda Wood, shot dead inside the home.

Detectives arrested Wood and charged him with first degree murder, second degree murder, first degree assault, second degree assault, and a firearms charge. He is currently being held without bond at the Charles County Detention Center.

Officers ask that anyone with more information to contact Detective Weaver at 301-609-6571. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous can contact Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS.

Charles Co. patrol officers recover 3 stolen cars from group of juveniles, adults

Patrol officers with the Charles County Sheriff's Office recovered three stolen cars on Tuesday during a series of events involving a woman who arrived in a stolen car to pick up four juveniles who had been arrested in connection to the theft of two other cars. Just after 1 p.m. Tuesday, Charles County officers came across two Hyundais that had been reported stolen, parked in a business parking lot, according to a press release. When officers attempted a traffic stop, both drivers sped off. Officers simultaneously received notice of a group of suspects who had stolen from a business at St. Charles Towne Center in Waldorf, and matched the description of those suspects’ vehicles with the two stolen cars that had fled.
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