At about 3:20 a.m. on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 46000 block of Wineberry Lane in Lexington Park for a reported assault.
The victim told deputies a verbal argument escalated into a physical assault and that the suspect left the residence on foot. Deputies canvassed the area and located a subject matching the description provided.
When contacted by deputies, the individual gave a false name. He was later identified by his Maryland driver’s license as Tyree Dirreck Shields, 33, of Lexington Park. During the arrest, deputies located a loaded handgun in the pocket of his jacket.
Shields was transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown and charged with 11 counts, including:
- Two counts of first-degree assault
- Second-degree assault
- Providing false identity
- Knowingly carrying a loaded handgun on person
- Wearing, carrying and transporting a handgun on person
- Possession of a regulated firearm after being convicted of a violation of criminal law
- Possession of a regulated firearm after being convicted of a disqualifying crime
- Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony/crime of violence
- Possession, ownership, carrying, or transporting of a firearm after being convicted of a felony
- Possession of ammunition
Shields is being held at the Detention and Rehabilitation Center on a no-bond status.
