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Misconduct in Office

Annapolis, MD

News

Officers Accused Of Misconduct Following Deadly Police Pursuit In Anne Arundel County: AG

Officers Accused Of Misconduct Following Deadly Police Pursuit In Anne Arundel County: AG

Officers Accused Of Misconduct Following Deadly Police Pursuit In Anne Arundel County: AG Two Anne Arundel County police officers have been indicted for allegedly concealing their involvement in a high-speed pursuit that ended in a fatal crash last year, Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced Monday. Officer Eddie Vasquez, 29, and Cpl. Kieran Schnell, 27, face charges of misconduct in office in connection with the Dec. 7, 2023, incident, according to a press release issued on Dec. 9 announcing that Vasquez has been charged with one count of misconduct, while Schnell faces two counts. The pursuit occurred around midnight on Fort Smallwood Road near Curtis Bay, where…

12/09/2024

Aberdeen, MD

Police & Fire

Aberdeen Police Officer Charged With Rape After Investigation By Cecil County Sheriff

Aberdeen Police Officer Charged With Rape After Investigation By Cecil County Sheriff

Aberdeen Police Officer Charged With Rape After Investigation By Cecil County Sheriff A veteran police officer in Maryland has been suspended after being charged with rape, authorities announced. Radovan Jovic, 33, a member of the Aberdeen Police Department is facing a host of charges following an investigation by the Cecil County Sheriff's Office into allegations of a sexual assault. According to police, in January, the department was made aware of the assault claim involving a member of the agency, later confirming the officer implicated, prompting the investigation. In February, investigators were provided with the information that led Jovic's suspension, and it is alleg…

10/08/2024

Prince Frederick, MD

Police & Fire

Officer Convicted Of Misconduct For On-Duty Sexual Relationship With Teens: MD State Prosecutor

Officer Convicted Of Misconduct For On-Duty Sexual Relationship With Teens: MD State Prosecutor

Officer Convicted Of Misconduct For On-Duty Sexual Relationship With Teens: MD State Prosecutor A police officer in Maryland has been convicted of misconduct in office after using a departmental cellphone to target at least two teens and high school students on social media while flaunting his powerful position, prosecutors say. Veteran Easton Police Sgt. Jason Dyott was found guilty of two counts of misconduct in office in the Circuit Court for Talbot County, authorities announced. He reportedly "communicated in a sexual manner with several teenagers and students at local high schools in Talbot County." His conviction was made public on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Acc…

09/11/2024

Glen Burnie, MD

News

Woman Admits To Inappropriate Relationship With Incarcerated Inmate At Maryland Facility: AG

Woman Admits To Inappropriate Relationship With Incarcerated Inmate At Maryland Facility: AG

Woman Admits To Inappropriate Relationship With Incarcerated Inmate At Maryland Facility: AG An officer working at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women in Anne Arundel County admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with an incarcerated person, the Attorney General's Office announced. Ajee Xavier Myers, who has served as a Correctional Dietary Officer for three years, pleaded guilty to misconduct in office following an investigation into her conduct earlier this month. The investigation was launched in September last year, when the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services was tipped off about a possibly inappropriate relationship between Myers and on…

07/23/2024

Towson, MD

News

Scheming State Employee Accused Of Forging Checks; Making Bogus Insurance Claim: Maryland AG

Scheming State Employee Accused Of Forging Checks; Making Bogus Insurance Claim: Maryland AG

Scheming State Employee Accused Of Forging Checks; Making Bogus Insurance Claim: Maryland AG A woman who abused her position with the Maryland Department of Labor has been charged in a pair of cases involving theft and insurance fraud, the Attorney General's Office announced on Wednesday. Shanell Angelia West, 45, of Essex, has been indicted after allegedly abusing her power while working as a clerk for the department, authorities announced. According to the indictment, West was allegedly involved in a theft scheme, where she stole from state licensees. It is alleged that West would keep or make copies of checks payable to the state, altered them, then deposited them into her own …

06/26/2024

Towson, MD

News

Police Officer Convicted By Judge For Stealing From Business In Baltimore: State's Attorney

Police Officer Convicted By Judge For Stealing From Business In Baltimore: State's Attorney

Police Officer Convicted By Judge For Stealing From Business In Baltimore: State's Attorney The sticky-fingered Baltimore Police officer who was caught stealing from a business while on the job has been convicted of abusing his powers, authorities announced. Officer Eric Payton was convicted this week in a bench trial for misconduct in office and theft of between $100 and $1,500, after stealing from a business while on the job. According to Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates, in September last year, an officer from the department responded to the 4800 block of Belair Road to conduct a check on a local business, where he found the front door ajar, prompting a call for backu…

01/11/2024

Elkton, MD

News

Former Sheriff's Deputy Accused Of Misconduct In Office, Revenge Porn: Maryland Prosecutor

Former Sheriff's Deputy Accused Of Misconduct In Office, Revenge Porn: Maryland Prosecutor

Former Sheriff's Deputy Accused Of Misconduct In Office, Revenge Porn: Maryland Prosecutor A Cecil County Sheriff's deputy has found himself on the wrong side of the law after a pair of inappropriate relationships, Maryland State Prosecutor Charlton Howard III announced on Wednesday. Deputy Kyle Thomas, who worked in Cecil County from February 2021 through July 2023, is facing damning charges after terrorizing at least two women in separate cases. According to court documents, while on duty in June 2021, Thomas took a sexually explicit video of himself and sent it to a woman, who alerted his bosses, prompting the deputy to retaliate. It is alleged that Thomas then contacted the …

08/23/2023

Bowie, MD

Police & Fire

Teen Speaks Out After Cop Sentenced For Choking, Striking Him In MD

Teen Speaks Out After Cop Sentenced For Choking, Striking Him In MD

Teen Speaks Out After Cop Sentenced For Choking, Striking Him In MD A former top cop in Prince George’s County will spend time behind bars with some of the men he helped put away for assaulting a teen while he was handcuffs, State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced this week. Former Prince George’s County Police Cpl. Darryl Wormuth, 45, was sentenced by a judge to five years with all but 45 days suspended after he was convicted in early May of second-degree assault and misconduct in office for an incident nearly three years ago. On Oct. 20, 2020, Wormuth grabbed then 17-year-old Kayvon Hines around his neck and struck him while he was in handcuffs, though…

05/31/2023

Glen Burnie, MD

News

Former Maryland State Delegate Richard Impallaria Admits To Misusing State Funds

Former Maryland State Delegate Richard Impallaria Admits To Misusing State Funds

Former Maryland State Delegate Richard Impallaria Admits To Misusing State Funds Former Delegate Richard Impallaria has pleaded guilty to misconduct in office for misusing state funds, announced the Maryland State Prosecutor's Office. Impallaria reportedly used state funds to pay his personal landlord for an office that was next to his personal cottage outside of his district. Prosecutors alleged that the building was not used for legislative business and that Impallaria used the space for personal storage. The General Assembly reportedly paid twice as much for Impallaria's office than any other tenant. Over the course of nearly ten years, the state paid nearly $100,00…

01/13/2023

Lusby, MD

Police & Fire

Sheriff's Corporal Facing Misconduct Allegations For Incident With Woman in Calvert County

Sheriff's Corporal Facing Misconduct Allegations For Incident With Woman in Calvert County

Sheriff's Corporal Facing Misconduct Allegations For Incident With Woman in Calvert County The Maryland State Prosecutor announced that a Calvert County Sheriff's Deputy has been charged with misconduct for allegedly having sex with a woman who called for police assistance. Calvert County Sheriff Cpl. James Wahlgren, 53, of Port Republic has been charged by criminal information with both misconduct in office and engaging in sexual intercourse with a person requesting police assistance, State Prosecutor Charlton Howard III announced this week. According to the charging document, in March 2022, Wahlgren responded to the home of a woman who requested police assistance. He then trans…

01/10/2023

Waldorf, MD

Police & Fire

Suspended Sheriff's Officer In Maryland Indicted For Rape, Solicitation Claims, Officials Say

Suspended Sheriff's Officer In Maryland Indicted For Rape, Solicitation Claims, Officials Say

Suspended Sheriff's Officer In Maryland Indicted For Rape, Solicitation Claims, Officials Say A Charles County Sheriff's officer who has been suspended since January in connection to a rape and solicitation investigation has been indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges. Bryan Antwain Keys, Jr., 36, was arrested on a criminal warrant over the weekend in connection to second-degree rape, solicitation of prostitution, and misconduct in office claims. A seven-year veteran of the sheriff’s office, Keys was relieved of his duties in January after his agency was made aware of the allegations, prompting an extensive administrative investigation by the department’s Office of Professiona…

11/07/2022

Towson, MD

Police & Fire

Former Sheriff's Deputy In Maryland Accused Of Rape, Abusing Person In Custody: Officials

Former Sheriff's Deputy In Maryland Accused Of Rape, Abusing Person In Custody: Officials

Former Sheriff's Deputy In Maryland Accused Of Rape, Abusing Person In Custody: Officials A sheriff’s deputy in Maryland has been charged with raping a person in custody last week in Wicomico County, his employer announced on Monday, Oct. 31. Wicomico County Sheriff’s Deputy Steven Abreu, 30, was arrested over the weekend following a complaint and investigation involving a person who had been taken into custody, officials said. According to the sheriff's office, the complaint was received by the agency on Sunday, Oct. 30 and the matter was then "immediately assigned" to the sheriff’s office's Criminal Investigation Division, which announced his arrest on Monday. The alleged i…

10/31/2022

Waldorf, MD

Police & Fire

Suspended Maryland Correctional Officer Admits To Violating Privacy Of Arestee's Phone: Sheriff

Suspended Maryland Correctional Officer Admits To Violating Privacy Of Arestee's Phone: Sheriff

Suspended Maryland Correctional Officer Admits To Violating Privacy Of Arestee's Phone: Sheriff A suspended correctional officer in Maryland has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of misconduct in office after allegedly violating the rights of an arrested party, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced. NiJee Pierre McWillis, a Charles County correctional officer who was suspended in March pending his trial for the alleged misconduct, was indicted earlier this year on charges for misconduct in office and unauthorized access to computers and related material. He had also been charged with copy/possession of a database, though that will be dismissed by the Charles County Stat…

09/01/2022