Overview
- Baltimore Police identified the officer as Robert Parks, a five-year veteran whose police powers are suspended while he remains on paid administrative leave.
- The viral video shows a patrol car veering off-road in Park Heights, nearly hitting a man before crashing into a fence, with internal affairs reviewing body-camera footage.
- State’s Attorney Ivan Bates opened an investigation through the Public Trust and Police Integrity Unit and will not call Parks as a witness in active cases during the probe.
- U.S. District Judge James Bredar, who oversees the consent decree, said he was very troubled by the footage, as Commissioner Richard Worley called it egregious after verifying it was not fabricated.
- Public defenders, after initially criticizing officials for withholding the name, pressed for transparency and broader disclosure of officer records; court dockets list Parks on multiple active prosecutions.