Mechanicsville, MD – On Wednesday, May 24, 2023, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested two suspects in connection with a homicide that took place earlier that morning. At 5:28 AM, deputies responded to an apartment in the 29000 block of Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville, where they found 54-year-old Raymond Franklin Woods Jr. deceased from a gunshot wound to the head. He was discovered lying on a couch.
The investigation, led by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, revealed that the gunshot wound was a homicide. The Crime Lab Unit and a forensic investigator from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner assisted in the case.
As a result of their investigation, 38-year-old Marvin Orlando Johnson of Mechanicsville was charged with First-Degree Murder, Second-Degree Murder, Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence, First-Degree Assault, and Second-Degree Assault.
Marlee Lynn Stokes, 37, of Charlotte Hall, was also arrested and charged as an Accessory After the Fact to First-Degree Murder and Second-Degree Murder.
Both suspects are currently being held at the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown with no bond.
Authorities are urging anyone with additional information to contact Detective Andrew Burgess at 301-475-4200, ext. 8041. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers at 301-475-3333 or by texting “TIP239” plus the message to “CRIMES” (274637). Tips leading to an arrest or indictment could earn up to a $1,000 reward.
