Overview
- A Baltimore grand jury charged Officer Robert A. Parks with attempted second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault, reckless driving, and misconduct in office, carrying a potential maximum sentence of 65 years if convicted.
- Parks turned himself in after the indictment and is suspended without pay while internal and criminal reviews continue, with no trial date set.
- The State’s Attorney’s Office says Steven Trostle’s Public Trust and Police Integrity Unit will prosecute following a joint investigation with Baltimore Police internal affairs.
- Bystander video from Oct. 28 in Park Heights shows a marked cruiser driving toward a man during a chase that ended in a fence crash, and prosecutors allege the vehicle struck him.
- City leaders and the federal judge overseeing the department’s consent decree called the footage deeply troubling, and the man reported minor injuries and ongoing physical therapy.