State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Cherron Montril Waul, 46, of Great Mills, Maryland, was convicted of first-degree murder for the brutal slaying of a 33-year-old St. Mary’s County man that occurred on February 3, 2022.

Following a three-day jury trial, Waul was convicted by a St. Mary’s County jury of first-degree murder.

“This horrific attack was pre-meditated and calculated,” said Sterling. “The Defendant lured the victim from his home to a secluded area near Great Mills High School, where he unsparingly stabbed the victim nineteen times and ultimately killed him.”

The Defendant will be held without bond pending a sentencing hearing in June and faces a maximum penalty of life without the possibility of parole.

Senior Assistant State’s Attorneys Jeffrey R. Maylor and Donna C. Pettersen prosecuted the case on behalf of the citizens of St. Mary’s County.

Detective Warren Forinash of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office was the lead investigator.

The Honorable Joseph M. Stanalonis presided over the case.