Overview
- The officer was named as Robert A. Parks, a five-year veteran, and placed on paid administrative leave with his police powers suspended.
- Baltimore Police Internal Affairs and the State’s Attorney’s Public Trust and Police Integrity Unit opened investigations and are reviewing body-worn camera video.
- U.S. District Judge James Bredar called the footage “very, very troubling” during a consent-decree hearing focused in part on the department’s response.
- State’s Attorney Ivan Bates said his office will not call Parks as a witness in any active prosecutions until the investigations conclude.
- Public defenders criticized the initial refusal to release the officer’s identity and urged broader transparency on police misconduct and credibility records.