On July 5, 2026, at approximately 9:22 p.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff's 
Office responded to the Solomons Island Gazebo for a reported fight involving multiple 
individuals. Due to the rescheduled Solomons fireworks display, a large crowd was 
gathered in the area. While deputies were responding, the Calvert County Control Center 
received additional information indicating that an individual armed with a knife had 
stabbed another person.
Because of the fireworks event, the Calvert County Sheriff's Office had a significant law 
enforcement presence in Solomons. Deputies arrived on scene and located the juvenile 
victim, and immediately began providing life-saving medical care. The victim had 
sustained multiple stab wounds and was subsequently flown by Maryland State Police 
Aviation Command to a local trauma center for injuries received.
Through the rapid response and coordinated efforts of deputies on scene, detectives 
quickly identified the suspect. The suspect, later identified as Devin Allen Miles, 23 of 
Lexington Park, was located while attempting to flee the area. Miles was taken into 
custody without incident and transported to the Calvert County Detention Center. Miles 
was charged with Attempted First-Degree Murder, First-Degree Assault, and Second-
Degree Assault.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone who witnessed the incident or has additional 
information is asked to contact Detective W. Freeland of the Calvert County Sheriff's 
Office Criminal Investigations Bureau at Will.Freeland@Calvertcountymd.gov. Tips may 
also be submitted anonymously by emailing CCSOtips@calvertcountymd.gov or through 
the Sheriff’s Office app: https://apps.myocv.com/share/a39520678.