INDIAN HEAD, Md. — A 23-year-old Waldorf woman is facing charges after authorities say she ignored instructions from her electronic monitor just hours after being released on home detention and traveled to multiple locations across Charles County overnight.
Zakirya Imarie Minor, 23, of Waldorf, is charged with second-degree escape in connection with the April 22 incident, according to court records.
Charging documents state Minor had just been released from the Charles County Detention Center and arrived at a residence around 4:14 p.m. that day under a pre-trial release requiring electronic monitoring.
Court records show the home detention was granted following an ongoing case involving prior probation violations.
Investigators say Minor later left the residence, told a family member she would not return by her 9 p.m. curfew, and did not return until about 4:42 a.m. the following morning.
During that time, authorities say she made multiple unauthorized stops at businesses and locations along the Indian Head and Crain Highway corridor, as well as a park-and-ride lot and wooded areas.
After being alerted, monitoring officials sent an audio message through her ankle monitor instructing her to return home immediately, but authorities say she did not comply.
Additional court records show this was not the first time Minor had been placed on home detention. In a separate case, she was previously ordered to home detention and later accused of violating those conditions, with multiple failure-to-appear warrants issued over time.
An arrest warrant was issued April 27, 2026, by Judge Joseph Cunningham and was served the following day.
Minor was ordered held without bond following a bail review hearing on April 29, 2026, before Judge Andrea R. S. Watkins in Charles County District Court.
A hearing is set for June 12, 2026, in Charles County District Court.
Under Maryland law, second-degree escape is a misdemeanor punishable by up to three years in jail and a $5,000 fine if convicted.
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Why is she on home detention if she already violated that system in the past? Guess she needs real jail time to learn the lesson about following the law. The soft approach to crime in Southern Md needs to stop. Do a crime, do the time.
Slow learner. Extended time incarcerated might give her time to catch up.
It’s the democratic judges.