Man slain in St. Mary's County

A Southern Maryland woman shot and killed a 55-year-old man and stayed at the scene until authorities arrived, St. Mary's County officials said Monday.

Joanna Joyce Findlay, 40, of Hollywood, was charged Sunday with second-degree murder in the death of Gary Alan Trogdon, according to the county's Bureau of Criminal Investigations. She was being held Monday in the St. Mary's County jail.

Findlay/courtesy of St. Mary's County sheriff

On Saturday, county deputies responded to a home on Little Cliffs Road, in Hollywood, after a report of a domestic assault underway, with shots fired during the dispute. They found Trogdon dead inside the home. Findlay was also there, and was detained, authorities said.

-- Dan Morse