Charges Dropped For Woman With Missing Bethesda Man's Credit Card

BETHESDA, MD — Montgomery County prosecutors dropped all charges against a Prince George's County woman caught on camera using a missing Bethesda man's credit card. Prosecutors said there was a lack of evidence in the case.

John Patrick Donohoe, 36, of Auburn Avenue, disappeared from a family member's house the morning of Dec. 13, police said. Authorities say Donohoe's black, 2011 Chevrolet Equinox was missing from the relative's house.

Meanwhile, Chernor Sherriff, 25, of Upper Marlboro, was caught on camera allegedly racking up $700 in charges on Donohoe's credit card at a beauty supply store in Hyattsville about three weeks after Donohoe was announced missing on Dec. 22, police said.

As of Wednesday, prosecutors dropped all charges against Sherriff due to a lack of evidence.

"After initial investigation, we have determined that we need to investigate this matter further," a spokesperson for the State Attorney's Office told Patch. "At this time, we at the State's Attorney's Office have decided not to go forward with this particular set of charges."

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Sherriff turned herself into Montgomery County Police on Dec. 29 after a relative recognized her in a surveillance video detectives released, police said. Sherriff told police her boyfriend, Victor Sesay, 37, of Upper Marlboro, gave her the credit card to use and that she doesn't know Donohoe, police said. She was cited with four counts of fraudulently using a credit card, according to Maryland online court records.

Sherriff and Sesay were questioned and "both vow they had nothing to do with (Donohoe's) disappearance," ABC 7 reports.

Court documents say that Donohoe was released from Suburban Hospital Dec. 12 and that his family was “concerned about his mental wellness and were not able to make any contact with him after he left,” reports Bethesda Magazine.

Donohoe's father is D.C. area developer Bob Donohoe, who has pleaded with the public for help finding his son.

"The credit card has been used, and John's not here. We don't know what the link is. We need to find John. We have to find out what's going on," Bob Donohoe told NBC Washington in early January.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Donohoe is asked to call police at 240-773-5070.

»Photo of John Donohoe of Bethesda, courtesy of Montgomery County Police Department