The list of officers below includes some who were charged last year but not tried or have reached plea deals until this year. Former Baltimore police officer Arthur Williams, 26, was found guilty of second-degree assault in June after body-camera footage that went viral showed him punching a man several times in East Baltimore on a sidewalk in 2018. | VIDEO BELOW: Baltimore pays out $575K in latest GTTF settlement. OSullivan remains suspended from the police force. Rivera-Martinez, 32, was found guilty by a Baltimore City Circuit Court jury for beating then 16-year-old Melvin Townes in the face and head repeatedly with his taser after chasing him on North Gay Street at about 2 a.m. on July 5, 2016. Gaff originally wrote in a police report that the man resisted arrest, although body camera footage captured a different narrative, according to Baltimore Sun reports. After some of the tea hit Gentils car, he pulled a gun out and ordered Miller to get face down on the pavement. He was later dismissed from the department. pic.twitter.com/TB2fEMv9aK. Robert Quick, a Baltimore police lieutenant, was suspended in the middle of an internal investigation in August, according to police. These undated photos provided by the Baltimore Police Department show, from left, Daniel Hersl, Evodio Hendrix, Jemell Rayam, Marcus Taylor, Maurice Ward, Momodu Gando and Wayne Jenkins, the seven police officers who are facing charges of robbery, extortion and overtime fraud, and are accused of stealing money and drugs from victims, some of whom had not committed crimes. Help stop a tyrant officer! Prosecutors obtained text messages that showed conversations between Snell and family members dating back to 2014. The federal system has no parole, but following the sentence reductions both officers could be released to halfway houses soon, their attorneys said. I have . Police Commissioner Michael Harrison released a staffing plan last week that calls for more than doubling the number of internal affairs detectives to help reduce backlogs and respond more swiftly to complaints against officers. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Baltimore's largest police corruption scandal is in the national spotlight with a new HBO drama. The report had a number of recommendations for the BPD, most of them focusing on more oversight and accountability for officers in the department. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF THE OTHER CAR UMAR BURLEY AND BRENT MATTHEWS WERE ARRESTED ACCUSED OF HEROIN POSSESSION AND CONVICTED. The case was brought after the DEA heard Gondo admitting to selling drugs on tape. Evodio Hendrix, who pled guilty to charges, testified that the sergeant had all that stuff in the car in case he ran into a monster, someone with a lot of money and drugs, WBAL-TV reported. Ethan Newberg, right, a 24-year Baltimore Police Department. Long Waits, Short Appointments, Huge Bills. Brown, 43, was charged with driving a Baltimore City vehicle while under the influence of alcohol after a crash in Hartford County in 2018 and with carrying a handgun while under the influence, according to court records. A federal jury on Monday convicted two former members of a defunct Baltimore police gun task force in a corruption trial. A federal jury found former Baltimore Police Detective Robert Hankard guilty of corruption and conspiracy charges Monday, including allegations he conspired with others to plant a BB gun on a man . Murphy was assigned to the Northeastern District and was originally hired by the department in 1996. From the bench, Baltimore Circuit Judge Yolanda Tanner said Williams repeated blows to McGrier were without justification." But he provided little cooperation with an independent investigation commissioned by the city. He testified under oath that he witnessed Yusuf Smith toss a handgun while running from officers on The Alameda in May of 2018. Former Baltimore cop Jemell Rayam was sentenced to 12 years in prison in May for robbing people over the course of a decade as a part of the final sentencing for members of the Gun Trace Task Force. Tears start coming out. That car crashed into a car in which Davis and Cain were riding. The extent of the GTTF's reign of terror on the city of Baltimore became more widely known in 2017, when eight members of the unit were indicted on charges of extortion, robbery, racketeering,. A jury convicted OSullivan, 44, in October after finding he lied in court about a criminal case. Gun Trace Task Force fallout: Carmine Vignola. Baltimore city Police Captain Darryl Murphy was suspended in June, but the department declined to provide additional comments as to why. Baltimores grim realities have been mined by talented writers like D. Watkins, Wes Moore and, most famously, celebrated author and TV producer David Simon, whose books and television series Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood and The Wire deftly illuminated Charm Citys complex web of problems. According to a new University of Illinois at Chicago study of just federal public corruption convictions by judicial district, Baltimore has become the second most corrupt jurisdiction in the countrywith a staggering 352 guilty pleas or verdicts over the past decade. U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake handed down the punishment to former Gun Trace Task Force member Daniel Hersl, who had a reputation as a dirty officer stretching back years. Marlon Koushall arrested a fellow police sergeant, Middleton was originally charged with assault, but charges were dropped, Troy Snell, a former police officer in Baltimore and Philadelphia, Baltimore city Police Captain Darryl Murphy, Robert Quick, a Baltimore police lieutenant, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. For good measure, some cops in the unit stole scads of overtime from the city, at times even collecting it while they were on vacation. A 41-year-old Baltimore man believed to be responsible for a 2022 homicide has been arrested, police say. She died eight years after the crash. In an attempt to stop her, Jenkins had his officers write a fake note purportedly from the husband's mistress. At the same time, the cops who are called on to keep order frequently behave like a callous, occupying force, and, all too often, the money corrupts them, too. Former Baltimore officer Jemell Rayam was sentenced to 12 years in prison in May for robbing people over the course of a decade as a part of the final sentencing for members of the Gun Trace Task Force. Jenkins was given a 25-year prison sentence on June 7, 2018, which he is currently in the midst of serving at a federal prison in Kentucky. Baltimore is in need of significant reforms within our criminal justice system and we must collectively strengthen our efforts to regain public trust, Baltimore States Attorney Marilyn Mosby said in a statement after the verdict. They did not worry about being reported for stealing drugs, stacks of cash or expensive watches. One witness said they saw Middleton being punched in the face. 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The indictment was returned on February 23, 2017, and unsealed today following the execution of arrest and search warrants. In a 2016 incident, officers stopped and arrested a couple who had been leaving a Home Depot, even though there was no evidence that the couple committed a crime. The incident was caught on close-circuit television footage after the strip clubs on The Block in the 1400 block of Baltimore St. let out and police were clearing the area. REPORTER: THE WRECK HAPPENED IN APRIL 2010 A CAR CHASED FOR ABOUT 45 SECONDS BY MEMBERS OF THE DISBANDED GUN TRACE TASK FORCE CRASHED INTO THEIR PARENTS CAR. So far City has paid $22 mil in GTTF settlements. Rivera-Martinez was sentenced to six months in prison in August. Baltimore Police. During the January incident, Kevin Miller stepped out to cross the highway where he was nearly hit by Gentils civilian car. Be informed of breaking news as it happens and notified about other don't-miss content with our free news alerts. "This is a relief, yes," Johnson said. Vignola faces sentencing ranging from probation to five years in federal prison and is no longer with the department. Jenkins previously pled guilty to multiple charges. Hendrix admitted stealing money on several occasions, with his fellow officers, during traffic stops and while executing search warrants. "It was a gut punch to the family, and they needed to stand up for their parents. The officers had plead not guilty. A Baltimore police officer caught on tape last year beating a suspect went to prison this year. The report also revealed racial disparities in who was impacted by the corruption and abuse. "We didn't go above and beyond to make sure we were checking, to make sure that those people sworn to serve and protect hadn't turned themselves into the biggest gang in Baltimore," Scott said. Stay up to date on the news from Silicon Valley, and how to take back control of your data and devices. We can do this three times a year.". Be informed of breaking news as it happens and notified about other don't-miss content with our free news alerts. Our story yesterday https://t.co/kaGvIzQ05U @wjz pic.twitter.com/pVFvkOTLtV. Jemell Rayam is serving 12 years and is currently in a secure medical detention facility in Minnesota. REPORTER: THE CITY SAYS ITS NOW PAID OUT MORE THAN $22 MILLION FOR 39 GTTF SETTLEMENTS. Rivera-Martinez, 32, was found guilty by a Baltimore City Circuit Court jury for beating Melvin Townes, then 16, in the face and head repeatedly with his stun gun after chasing him on North Gay Street about 2 a.m. on July 5, 2016. De Sousa was appointed as police commissioner by Ex-Mayor of Baltimore Catherine Pugh in January of 2018. Its Time to Radically Rethink Public Safety. When the Baltimore City Police Department created the GTTF, it was intended to be an elite squad of highly-trained officers tasked with seizing illegal guns. Henrietta Middleton and faces up to 10 years in prison. Summerville said the detectives stole drugs and $2,400 he had stuffed in a sock. When he was indicted, Rivera-Martinez was suspended without pay. The remaining officers involved received sentences ranging from seven years to 12 years. PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Former Philadelphia Councilman Bobby Henon has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison following his conviction in November 2021 on conspiracy and fraud charges. Hersls attorney, William Purpura, argued that his client was a latecomer to the gun task force, making him less culpable than his colleagues, the station reported. Troy Snell, a former police officer in Baltimore and Philadelphia, was sentenced to nine years in federal prison in April for helping a member of the Gun Trace Task Force sell drugs on the street in Baltimore. Racially disparate impact is present at every stage of BPDs enforcement actions, from the initial decision to stop individuals on Baltimore streets to searches, arrests, and uses of force.. Here are examples of the startling stories of corruption to emerge from the trial: In September 2016, Hersl, Taylor and three other officers allegedly robbed Sergio Summerville, a small-time drug dealer who kept his stash at a storage unit downtown. "He was much more interested in having a movie producer come in and sit with us during the interview. He also stuck a gun in a womans face during a separate break-in in which guns, drugs, cash and jewelry were taken. The aftershocks of the GTTF scandal continue to be felt to this day. Gladstones indictment came amid the continuing investigation into police corruption allegations related to the Gun Trace Task Force scandal, in which eight city officers were convicted of racketeering offenses for robbing people using their badge. This years charges range from drunken driving to an officer being sentenced to five years in prison after nearly running over a man in a crosswalk, then drawing his gun after the man spilled tea on his car. The ringleader, former Sergeant Wayne Jenkins, admitted committing multiple armed robberies and stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in drugs. Evodio Calles Hendrix, 32, of . >> IT MEANS A LOT TO ME AND MY FAMILY. "It was too much," he said. Baltimore Police remain under a consent decree to correct years of civil rights abuses. The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. In his plea, Gondo admitted to acting as a lookout during a home invasion, stealing money during arrests and searches as an officer, arranging the sale of a seized gun and marijuana, and taking thousands of dollars in unearned overtime pay from the city. After some of the tea hit Gentils car, he pulled a gun out and ordered Miller to get face down on the pavement. A total of 305 officers were flagged in Mosbys list that was forwarded to the department this month. But soon he was charged with second-degree assault and misconduct while in office, and the other officer - a partier in the club - had all of her charges dropped by prosecutors. Barry Simms. The items were shown to the jury. Middleton was originally charged with assault, but charges were dropped. In the April 2010 crash, then-members of the GTTF were chasing a car for about 45 seconds. Watch. Baltimore police officials say they are working not only to address problems in the department, but also to become more responsive to members of the public. "We just didn't stop.". The city of 600,000 residents has clocked more than 300 murders in each of the past five years, and the majority of those killings have gone unsolved largely because witnesses are reluctant to step up. Baltimore officials approved a $6 million payout in what is one of the city's largest settlements reached in the Gun Trace Task Force police misconduct case. Gaff ordered a male passenger out of a vehicle in South Baltimore and pushed and hit the man when he failed to show his identification, according to prosecutors. Baltimore Police Detective Carmine Vignola pleaded guilty in September for lying to a federal grand jury, admitting that he helped retrieve a BB gun to plant and cover up for the leader of the corrupt Gun Trace Task Force. - Original Credit: When Dotson asked why he was being arrested, Newberg is heard saying: Just go to jail and take your charge like a man.". [[Crime] Horrific violence': Three fatally shot Tuesday in Baltimore, including well-known community leader]. "It was a gut punch to the family, and they needed to stand up for their parents. Cellphone video outside of the Custom House Avenue strip club around 1:20 a.m. showed an officer pulling Middleton, who was off-duty, to the ground by her shirt collar. The men received $8 million in restitution, and some of the officers involved in the task force have been convicted in federal court on various charges.The family of Davis and Cain filed a lawsuit claiming civil rights violations, and the trial was set for May. Vignola, a 12-year veteran, was the 14th person caught in the massive police sweeping corruption scandal. Taylor is at a federal prison in northeast Arkansas. Jenkins is expected to be released in 2038. These guys had engaged in so much misconduct previously. Family says they've received justice with $6M GTTF settlement, CAN ABILITY. On 1 March, 2017, Sergeant Wayne Jenkins and six of his subordinate officers from the Gun Trace Task Force walked into the Baltimore Police Department's Internal Affairs building, believing. The charges rocked BPD and the city of Baltimore. A Breathalyzer measured Heilmans blood alcohol level at 0.22, about three times the legal limit. A third officer came over and intervened. Gladstone faces up to 10 years in federal prison. Some GTTF officers admitted in court that they would drive fast toward groups of people in the street and slam on the breaks. All charges against Dotson were dropped, while Newberg is out on bond pending trial on the old and new charges. He claims that because the amount was so large he was scared he would be caught, and dumped the money into a field behind his house. Former Baltimore Police detectives Daniel Hersl, left, and Marcus Taylor. Stolen drugs were regularly delivered to Stepps home, he said, where they were stashed before being resold on the street. The list of officers includes some who were charged last year but not tried or have reached plea deals until this year. Local newsletters: Local headlines (8 a.m.) | Afternoon Buzz (4 p.m.), Like PostLocal on Facebook | Follow @postlocal on Twitter | Latest local news. Officer Donald Gaff pleaded not guilty in September to second-degree assault and misconduct in office after being accused of hitting a man in the face during a 2016 traffic stop. the epic corruption and fraud that included using his badge to send innocent people to jail. Two former Baltimore police officers found guilty in corruption trial Feb. 13, 2018 01:20. . Where are the disgraced Gun Trace Task Force officers now? For all their misdeeds, members of the task force delivered when it came to gun and drug seizures, and they arrested some serious criminals. 'Despicable acts' at rogue US police unit, Human error to blame for train crash - Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Kevin Davis took over a Baltimore Police Department in crisis shortly after the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray in police custody in 2015 [Al Jazeera] Since he took over the BPD in 2015, Kevin . CORRUPT JUDGE sentenced TO ARREST for FILMING A COP! Amid soaring crime and distrust in law enforcement, the unit played both cops and robbers, said lead federal prosecutor Leo Wise. The corruption has cost Baltimore taxpayers more than $13 million in settlements with victims and hundreds of cases the corrupt officers worked on had to be thrown out. The note was left in the wife's door. Stepp testified that the sergeant told him he simply waited and ripped off looters leaving shuttered pharmacies with stolen drugs. He testified under oath that he witnessed Yusuf Smith toss a handgun while running from officers on the Alameda in May 2018. Rayam admitted that he'd been stealing money long before he joined the Gun Trace Task Force, as early as 2009. A jury has found two former Baltimore police detectives guilty for their role in a sprawling police corruption scandal, bringing the total number of convicted officers to eight. 2023 Cable News Network. Former Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa arrives at the Edward A. Garmatz federal courthouse. >> EVERY TIME SPEAK ABOUT IT, YOU GET CHOKED UP, AND TEARS START COMING OUT. He is expected to be released in May 2027. "It could have been any of us. In March 2017, eight members of the Gun Trace Task Force ("GTTF"), a unit within the Baltimore City Police Department ("BPD"), were indicted and arrested on federal charges of robbery, extortion, overtime fraud, and selling drugs seized during police operations. Prosecutors said Gentil failed to yield to Miller walking across the street. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. In a one-on-one interview this week, the commissioner told WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren he is committed to reform. She died eight years after the crash.Now, with the settlement, family members told 11 News they've received justice. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Written by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton, the book tells the incredible tale of the corrupt Gun Trace Task Force, an elite plainclothes unit of the Baltimore Police Department tasked with getting guns and drugs off the streets. The incident was caught on closed-circuit television footage after the strip clubs on The Block in the 1400 block of Baltimore Street let out and police were clearing the area. Cocaine, an expensive watch and designer clothes were also taken from the home. Jenkins admitted to stealing cash from people he stopped or arrested during his work as a police officer. The employee said that, when he demanded a search warrant, one officer told him he looked like somebody that needed to be robbed.. and Rayam all agreed to cooperate with the (DOJ) and testified against Hersl and Taylor. One of them shot a video showing the officers pretending to open the safe for the first time after they had already pocketed half the money, they testified, according to the newspaper. Sgt. Under the cover of their badges, the officers sold seized guns and drugs on the streets, ripped off narcotics dealers and locked up innocent people. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our, Digital They would see who ran out of the group, chase them, and detain them. He also admitted planting 28g of heroin on a man who was then sent to prison. Mr. The suspects, sometimes as many as 50 per night, were robbed of drugs and money. Officer Michael OSullivan was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Dec. 4 for perjury and misconduct in office. The city is accepting responsibility and is being held accountable after the Board of Estimates approved the settlement at its meeting Wednesday morning. From the bench, Baltimore Circuit Judge Yolanda Tanner said Williams repeated blows to McGrier were without justification. She sentenced him to 9 months in jail after finding Williams guilty of second-degree assault and official misconduct. A Warner Bros. A veteran police sergeant filmed allegedly arresting, threatening and harassing innocent men faces a slew of charges. He is scheduled to be sentenced in December. This included giving advice to a drug dealer after he discovered a police GPS tracker attached to his car. Rayam at one point gave guns and police uniforms to friends and had them break into a home where Rayam was aware of $20,000 being inside. The scope of the crimes and allegations are broad and follow a particularly notorious 2018, which included federal arrests and trials of officers of the GTTF, and another officer charged with drug trafficking. Moore, a 14-year veteran with the department, was placed on unpaid suspension before his guilty plea and is no longer with the department. A 2016 Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the BPD found that significant levels of abuse and corruption within the department had gone on for years. All Rights Reserved. Eight members of the nine-person squad ended up going to federal prison after being convicted on corruption charges. A federal jury on Monday convicted two former members of a defunct Baltimore police gun task force in a corruption trial. Former police commissioner Darryl De Sousa was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison in New Jersey after pleading guilty in April to failing to file federal tax returns. Moore, a 14-year veteran with the department was placed on unpaid suspension before his guilty plea and is no longer with the department. Officials later reported that no one had been injured and the gun, carried by a man seen on a security camera, had discharged accidentally. They stole 800g of heroin, jewellery, watches and a gun. Baltimore police officers accused of rampant crime and corruption Feb. 9, 2018 04:35. He told the jury that Jenkins instructed them to carry BB-guns in their police cars "in case you need to get yourself out of a situation" like shooting an unarmed suspect. It's just awful. When he was arrested, federal agents found unregistered assault rifles, cocaine residue, and razors in his home. The victim, Dashawn McGrier, suffered a broken jaw, broken ribs and other ailments while spending three days in a hospital. Baltimore City officials agreed to pay $6 million to the family of Elbert Davis Sr. who was killed in 2010 during a high-speed car chase that involved the Gun Trace Task Force, a notorious unit of the Baltimore City Police Department, that lied to officials and robbed citizens. In one case described at the trial, Jenkins directed his men to break open a safe containing over $200,000 (144,500). At the time, the officers maintained that their activities were all in furtherance of legitimate police activity in an effort to develop sources to lead to arrests of drug distributors, said prosecutors, adding the officers claimed they used their ill-gotten money to pay informants who could help them catch those higher up in the drug gangs. 7 Baltimore officers accused of abusing power, robbing citizens. Baltimore residents tell federal judge they're all for police reform. He told the jury that after one particularly large score, Jenkins told them, "Don't be greedy. You have reached your limit of free articles. When they found out that the couple had $40,000 in a house outside the city, they went to the house and took $20,000. 2023 BBC. Baltimore Killer Busted After Months-Long Investigation: Police. Maurice Ward and Evodio Hendrix both got seven-year prison sentences. Instead, they became hunters.. Neither sentence is unreasonable given the offense conduct in this case, Assistant U.S. Attorney Sandra Wilkinson wrote. At least 20 Baltimore police officers arrested, sentenced or suspended during departments ugly 2019, Bradley Beal hits season high as Wizards fight to the finish in Atlanta, For Ovechkin in winter, a deadline sell-off makes sense this spring, Commanders cut Carson Wentz and Bobby McCain, clearing cap space, was charged with assault, false imprisonment and misconduct, racketeering and conspiracy to distribute heroin, was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison, Local newsletters: Local headlines (8 a.m.) |. All but two remain in federal prison. Federal prosecutors said they used their authority to rob suspects of drugs and money. At the location, police found the victim inside a vehicle . 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