LEONARDTOWN, MD (June 9, 2025) – While investigating a commercial burglary that occurred early Sunday morning, June 8, 2025, in Lexington Park, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office encountered a separate suspicious vehicle near Old Horse Landing Road and Mount Zion Church Road in Mechanicsville. The car was in the general vicinity of the ongoing investigation.
The driver, later identified as Kazon King Cassion, 25, of no fixed address, refused to stop and led deputies on a pursuit into Charles County. Deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office deployed stop sticks to disable the vehicle’s tires, bringing it to a stop near Maryland Route 488.
Cassion was taken into custody without incident by St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputies.
A check of Maryland databases confirmed the vehicle he was driving had been reported stolen from the Washington, D.C., area. Cassion was charged with 17 offenses, including:
- Unlawful taking of a motor vehicle
- Theft of $1,500 to under $25,000
- Reckless driving
- And related traffic violations
The investigations into this incident and the June 8 burglary remain active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Andrew Burgess at 301-475-4200, ext. 8041, or by email at Andrew.Burgess@stmaryscountymd.gov.
For more details on the burglary incident, see the full News Release at www.FirstSheriff.com.
