GREAT MILLS, Md. – On Thursday, May 8, 2025, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office along with emergency medical services personnel responded to the 22000 block of Castle Pollard Way in Great Mills for the report of an 11-year-old male juvenile not breathing. Life-saving efforts were attempted, and the juvenile was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
The juvenile was released to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore, who later ruled the death a homicide.
Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division assumed the investigation. Through investigative efforts, detectives obtained and executed multiple search warrants, resulting in the recovery of evidence, and on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, Tyrone Edward Proctor, 40, of Great Mills, was served with a Grand Jury Indictment warrant for the following charges:
• Child abuse first-degree: contributing to the death of a child under 13 years
• Child abuse first-degree: course of conduct
• Child abuse first-degree: severe physical injury
• Child abuse second-degree
• Reckless endangerment
Proctor is being held in the Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown, where he has been incarcerated since July 19, 2025, on unrelated charges.
The investigation remains open and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Allison Mattera at 301-475-4200, ext. 8124, or by email at Allison.Mattera@stmaryscountymd.gov.
Of all the tattoos on him, God’s Gift he definitely isn’t! I do hope he has a tattoo of that poor child’s name somewhere on him. For this he can serve his time under the jail.
I think i meet the young boy in his mom i brought them food at jerry the young boy explained his mon was sick in father refusing to feed them him in his mom i believe she was being abused to she had numerous arm broken sprains the boy say i only met them at jerry subs