Baltimore Police have released body worn camera footage of a May 29 incident that first began circulating on social media.
OFFICER PUNCHED A FEMALEDRIVER.
BUT THE OFFICER WILLNOT FACE CHARGES AFTERPROSECUTORS VIEWED BOD━ WORNCAMERA FOOTAGE.
WMAR 2 NEWSJEFF HAGER GIVES US A LOOK ATTHAT SAME VIDEO IN THISREPORT.(HAGER S━UP) :39“The StateAttorneythe video and has determinedthat the officerstriking the woman with aclosed fist dropping her tothe ground, did not rise tothe level of criminalconduct” (TRACK)pconduct” (TRACK)pdconduct” (TRACK)pd viconduct” (TRACK)pd vid:conduct” (TRACK)pd vid:56TTHETHE VTHE VIDTHE VIDEOTHE VIDEO STHE VIDEO SHOTHE VIDEO SHOWSTHE VIDEO SHOWS ATHE VIDEO SHOWS ANTHE VIDEO SHOWS AN OFTHE VIDEO SHOWS AN OFFITHE VIDEO SHOWS AN OFFICETHE VIDEO SHOWS AN OFFICERSOUOUTOUTSTOUTSTREOUTSTRETCOUTSTRETCHEOUTSTRETCHEDOUTSTRETCHED HAOUTSTRETCHED HANDOUTSTRETCHED HANDSOUTSTRETCHED HANDS ASOUTSTRETCHED HANDS AS TOUTSTRETCHED HANDS AS THEAPPROACHING CAR ENTERS THEBLOCKED OFF INTERSECTION OFBALTIMORE AND GAY STREETS ANDTHEN PROCEEDS TO SWING AROUND,MAKING A ━TURN BEFORE THEOFFICER DRAWS HIS WEAPON ANDORDERS THE WOMAN TO GET OUT.WITHIN A MATTER OF SECONDSTHINGS WOULD ESCALATE.
2:25“Donme!
I feel threatened!
I feelattacked!
I feel attacked!
Ifeel attacked” said thewoman.“M” the officertried to interject.“Dontouch me” she responded,raising her arms near theofficer.“Hit me then” hecountered,“Yourecorded”“If you donviolate my rights then I wviolate your” she said.“You tried to hit me with yourcar” the officer explained.“Because you were in the way”she shot back.“I”he answered.“Yo”she added,“Donme”THE OFFICER GRABBED HER BY THEARM, THE WOMAN RESPONDED BYSTRIKING THE OFFICER TWICE INTHE FACE.
THE BAC━UP OFFICERREACTS WITH A CLOSED FIST,STRIKING THE WOMAN IN THE FACEAND SENDING HER TO THE GROUND.WHILE OTHER PEOPLE GATHERED ATTHE SCENE, SHOOTING CELL PHONEVIDEO AND MAKING STATEMENTSALLEGING POLICE MISCONDUCT.(NAT SOT━cell phone video1:52“She was walking up”said one onlooker.“Youalready know what happened inMinneapolis” added another.(TRACK) THE POLIC━WORN, BODYCAMERA, COUPLED WITH OTHEREVIDENCE OBTAINED FROM AWITNESSLITTLE DOUBT ABOUT WHATACTUALLY OCCURRED.
(HAGERS━UP) 3:53“While, in effect,clearing the officer of anycriminal wrongdoing, theStatesay that it does not condonehis action, and itdepartment to look at what hedid in relation to its policyand training guidelines.
JeffHager.
WMAR 2 News”THE MAN WANTED FOR SHOOT
Baltimore Police have released body-worn camera footage of the now-viral video of an officer striking a woman after she struck..