LA PLATA, Md.—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Monise A. Stephenson, following an eight-day jury trial, declared a mistrial in the case against Anthony Dangelo Wilkins regarding the charges of Second-Degree Murder in the death of Miaquita Gray and the Attempted Second-Degree Murder of another victim after the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on those charges and several related offenses.
However, the jury did convict Wilkins of 3 counts of Reckless Endangerment, as well as the Wear, Carry, and Transport of a Handgun Upon Their Person and Possession of a Firearm with a Prior Felony Conviction. Based on these convictions, Wilkins faces up to thirty-three years in prison.
Wilkins was previously convicted of the Second-Degree Murder and Attempted Second-Degree Murder charges, as well as the three counts of Reckless Endangerment and the Firearm charges by a separate Charles County jury on July 27, 2021. That conviction was later overturned on appeal after an appellate court determined that too much information relating to the defendant’s possession of the murder weapon eight days later during his arrest in Emporia, Virginia was admitted as evidence during the trial.
Evidence presented during both trials revealed that officers responded to the Beer 4 U Bar located in the 2100 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers discovered several victims suffering from various injuries, including Victim 1, who sustained head injuries from an earlier assault, and Miaquita Gray, who suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body. Gray was later pronounced deceased as a result of her injuries.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a few moments prior to the shooting, Victim 1 was physically assaulted and robbed by three male suspects in the bathroom of Beer 4 U. After the assault, Victim 1 and his girlfriend, Gray, exited the bar and stood in the parking lot of the establishment. The suspects exited the establishment prior to Gray and Victim 1 leaving the bar. Victim 1 recognized the three male suspects and pointed them out. One of the suspects, alleged to be Wilkins, brandished a gun and began firing at Victim 1 and Gray, fatally striking Gray. Two other victims were struck but did not sustain life-threatening injuries.
A further investigation revealed Wilkins as the shooter and identified co-defendant Charles Leon Thompson, Jr. as an accomplice to the shooting and the armed robbery in the bathroom.
On December 4, 2017, Thompson pleaded guilty to his role in the incident and was later sentenced to 40 years in prison.
Based on the mistrial, the State will be proceeding on the remaining charges. A new trial date for Wilkins has been scheduled for December 14, 2026, to address these charges. A sentencing date for the convicted offenses has not yet been set.
