LEONARDTOWN, MD (April 15, 2024) – On Sunday, April 14, 2024, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a disturbance at Paradise Bar and Lounge located at 21367 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, MD, where they found an individual suffering from multiple stab wounds.

A preliminary investigation revealed an argument between the victim and the suspect escalated into a physical altercation and resulted in the victim, a 64-year-old male, receiving multiple stab wounds. The victim was flown by Trooper 7 of the Maryland State Police Aviation Command to an area hospital for medical treatment, where he is currently listed in stable condition.

The suspect, identified by witnesses as being involved in the stabbing, fled the scene but was later apprehended during a traffic stop on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. Winston Warren Smith, 38, of Lexington Park, was arrested and charged with Attempted First- and Second-Degree Murder and First- and Second-Degree Assault and transported to the Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown, MD.