LEONARDTOWN, MD (November 6, 2024) – The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has received three reports of unprovoked assaults in the Lexington Park area that took place on Wednesday, November 6, and resulted in minor injuries, with one victim being transported to a local hospital. The assaults occurred on Great Mills Road near St. Mary’s Square and the South Coral Drive areas.

Deputies are actively canvassing the area and searching for a suspect, described as a black male, wearing a gray sweatshirt or long-sleeved gray shirt, riding a bicycle, and carrying a metal rod or object.

Due to the heavy police presence, please avoid traveling in and around this area.

We are working to obtain surveillance videos from local businesses and will disseminate an image of the suspect as soon as possible.
If you see someone riding a bicycle carrying a pole or long cylindrical object in this area, please call 911 immediately.

The Sheriff’s Office has contacted the St. Mary’s County Public School System, which has activated safety protocols for schools in the area.

Additional information will be provided as soon as it is available.