LA PLATA, Md.— Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Friday, September 26, 2025, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Makeba Gibbs sentenced Nijale Zaki Mikal-Brown, 22, of Waldorf, to 4 years in prison for the Gross Negligent Manslaughter of Ja’Juan Malik Cobb. Upon release, Mikal-Brown will be on supervised probation for a period of five years. If he violates the terms of his probation, he faces 6 additional years in prison.
Mikal-Brown pleaded guilty to the charge on May 12, 2025.
On March 27, 2024, officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of St. Charles Parkway and Duncannon Road in Waldorf for the report of a motor vehicle collision involving a vehicle on fire. Upon arrival, officers observed a 2023 silver Toyota Camry stopped in the southbound lanes, heavily burned with extensive damage to the front and driver’s side. A victim, later identified as Ja’Juan Malik Cobb, was located in the back of the vehicle deceased and lying on his side…