Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jayshawn Maurice Bartlett, 21, of Lexington Park, on Friday, August 1, 2025, on a District Court arrest warrant charging him with 25 counts related to a May shooting in Great Mills.
In the early morning hours of May 3, 2025, patrol deputies conducting proactive patrols around Chancellors Run Road and Pegg Road heard gunfire and immediately responded. At the scene, they located a vehicle with four male occupants. Three of the individuals had sustained gunshot wounds. The fourth occupant was unharmed.
Through investigative efforts, detectives determined the shooting stemmed from an altercation that had occurred the previous evening. On May 6, two suspects, Cameron David Louis Curtis, 22, of Valley Lee, and Peyton James Robert Curtis, 20, of Callaway, were arrested in connection with the incident. Both suspects remain incarcerated at the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center, awaiting trial.
As the investigation continued, detectives identified a third suspect, Jayshawn Maurice Bartlett, 21, of Lexington Park, as also being involved in the shooting. A warrant was issued for his arrest, and he was taken into custody without incident.
Bartlett was transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center and charged with the following:
- Four counts of attempted first-degree murder
- Four counts of attempted second-degree murder
- Four counts of assault first-degree
- Four counts of assault second-degree
- Firearm use in the commission of a violent crime
- Handgun on person
- Loaded handgun on person
- Handgun in vehicle
- Loaded handgun in vehicle
- Four counts of recklessly discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle
The investigation remains open, and anyone with additional information is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Keith Moritz at 301-475-4200, ext. 8093, or by email at Keith.Moritz@stmaryscountymd.gov.
