LA PLATA, Md.— Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, May 14, 2026, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Scott Anthony Goldsmith, 55, to 48 years in prison for the Second-Degree Murder of Timothy Louis Portzen and the First-Degree Assault of a second victim.
On March 9, 2026, a Charles County jury found Goldsmith guilty of the aforementioned charges.
On October 3, 2023, officers with Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a Waldorf residence for the report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the surviving victim, who reported that she had been stabbed in the neck and had a visible wound extending from her right shoulder to her back. The victim was flown to a hospital for treatment and, thankfully, survived her injuries…