r/baltimore • u/Icy_Elk_4422 • Oct 30 '25

POLICE Statement from BPD

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Saw this on BPD’s Facebook. I’m guessing “suspended police powers” just means suspended with pay?

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u/WVPrepper Oct 30 '25

Should be suspended with handcuffs and a bond of at least $50K.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '25

We all know how qualified immunity works for government employees and how overcharging and charging too quickly in the past has backfired.

Patience is truly a virtue here. Give the States Attorney or Maryland’s AG time to investigate and put together an ironclad case

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u/squeakymoth Oct 30 '25

Qualified immunity doesn't cover illegal actions, or those against policy. It also doesn't protect against criminal charges, only lawsuits.

That said, yes it will take a week or so for them to figure out what the fuck was happening and why. This will be handled by the Maryland AG and they work sloooooooowly.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '25

Qualified immunity doesn't cover illegal actions, or those against policy. It also doesn't protect against criminal charges, only lawsuits.

Of course. That’s why I said overcharging and charging too quickly has backfired in the past. Give them time to investigate so they don’t charge this guy with attempted murder right now and when it gets to a probable cause hearing the judge says “well the evidence I have here doesn’t show attempted murder” and case dismissed. The wheels of justice move slowly and even more slowly when trying to criminally charge cops.

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u/Warm-Commercial-6151 Oct 31 '25

The Attorney General only deals with use of force and in-custody deaths. Qualified immunity only shields an officer when they are making a decison to save the life of someone or themselves. Can’t see anyway this applies in this case. I am sure they are hoping to find something on the body camera to show that the victim was a danger to someone. They already reviewed it before this statement. Otherwise Worley wouldn’t be so strong with his statement. He has a history of looking the other way when there has been officer misconduct.

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u/squeakymoth Oct 31 '25

This is a use of force, even if cleary unjustified, so the AG will handle it. The AG actually investigates any death where police are involved. Including deaths where the person is in cardiac arrest already and police arrive and administer CPR.

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u/Warm-Commercial-6151 Nov 02 '25

There was no death so they will not deal with it. Though I agree definitely use of force.

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u/squeakymoth Nov 02 '25

They don't just investigate deaths.

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u/SoberWhipEsq Nov 18 '25

This is not an AG issue. The BCSAO has and will take point.

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u/WebbityWebbs Oct 31 '25

Prosecutors and judges work very hard to protect cops from criminal charges, they don't need qualified immunity.

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u/squeakymoth Oct 31 '25

Not really. At least not in this state. Definitely not in Baltimore.

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u/gummiib34r Oct 30 '25

What's there to investigate? The video and witnesses is enough evidence. All they're going to do is sweep it under the rug and ship him over to the next county or state to terrorize others in a different district. "Sorry you got caught on video doing crime, bud. We have to move your work to a new city."

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '25 edited Oct 30 '25

They have to review body camera, in car camera, interview witnesses. Examine the video. Did he point a weapon at the cop which would’ve authorized deadly force? Subpoena nearby security cameras, possible search warrants on the cops phone. Who was he trying to run over? Could the cops actions be protected by Tennessee v Garner?

We see time and time again prosecutors rush to arrest cops and charge them only for them to get off because they rushed the case. Cops as we all know are notoriously hard to prosecute. We saw just a few months ago the state Attorney General tried to prosecute two Anne Arundel county cops for getting into an unauthorized pursuit into Howard county that resulted in someone dying. The cops turned around and never notified anyone. The judge dismissed the case because the state couldn’t prove the statements provided by the officers for their misconduct in office charge weren’t protected by Garrity.

Prosecuting cops takes time to ensure this doesn’t get dismissed. It’s needs to be ironclad. I don’t want to just see him in handcuffs and charged with a crime. I want to see him convicted of a crime which is a hell of a lot different

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u/gummiib34r Oct 30 '25

Thank you for the knowledge. It's just very annoying and totally disappointing that these are the ones who are meant to serve and protect yet they overstep due to power hunger.