ST. MARY’S COUNTY, Md. – The social media creator arrested last Friday in Charles County was arrested today in St. Mary’s County on nearly identical charges.
Joshua Christian-Stanley Jackson, charged with setting fire to a vacant commercial property and making a false 911 call in Charles County, was arrested this afternoon in connection with a new arson case and false 911 call in St. Mary’s County. Jackson was released from Charles County Detention Center on Monday on home detention.
Jackson was taken into custody earlier today without incident and transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center, where he faces charges of second-degree arson, second-degree malicious burning, malicious destruction of property, and making a false 911 call.
Investigators from the Office of the State Fire Marshal determined that Jackson was responsible for setting fire to the exterior of a vacant home located on Maddox Road in Chaptico on February 14, 2025, just before 11:00 p.m. Deputy State Fire Marshals discovered Jackson had been the reporting party for the incident.
In addition to the arson-related charges, investigators determined Jackson made a false 911 call to report a motor vehicle accident on Three Notch Road in Hollywood late last year. This call was determined to be unfounded. Jackson made the false report to position himself to record emergency responders as they attended to the scene. He later monetized the footage by posting it on multiple social media pages.
As part of an ongoing investigation, Deputy State Fire Marshals are reviewing additional fire incidents and several other false 911 calls within Calvert County, and additional charges could follow.