In one case described at the trial, Jenkins directed his men to break open a safe containing over $200,000 (144,500). File Photo: Police form a line to block North Ave., near the site of recent riots and several blocks away from where Freddie Gray was arrested last month, May 4, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. It also includes officers sentenced to prison and officers who have been suspended without additional information provided by the department. The report also revealed racial disparities in who was impacted by the corruption and abuse. 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 Gun Trace Task Force, and another officer charged with drug trafficking. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Television participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Meanwhile, the disputes that inevitably erupt between dealers, and the desperation of people addicted to drugs, help feed the violence that plagues Baltimores most vulnerable communities. This could happen anywhere from 10 to 20 times a night or, in some cases, 50 times a night. They were supposed to be sentinels guarding this city from people who break the law, Wise told the jury in closing arguments last week, CNN affiliate WBAL-TV reported. NOW IT HAS JUSTICE. Sergeant Wayne. Rivera-Martinez was sentenced to six months in prison in August. They were released in February 2022, serving less than five years behind bars. Rayam admitted that he'd been stealing money long before he joined the Gun Trace Task Force, as early as 2009. 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. The list of officers below includes some who were charged last year but not tried or have reached plea deals until this year. April Is Packed With Prestige Dramas. Amid protests following the killing of Freddie Gray in 2015, one GTTF officer allegedly prevented looting that was happening at a pharmacy. The driver of the second vehicle in the crash was taken to the hospital for minor injuries. Help stop a tyrant officer! Leader Of Corrupt Baltimore PD Task Force Sentenced To 25 Years Behind Bars. Murphy was assigned to the Northeastern District and was originally hired by the department in 1996. 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.. EPIC ID REFUSAL | how cops get off0:00 - Video 1 | I tell a cop "you're dism. You cant rob people just because theyre drug dealers, he said. 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. They initiated reckless and at least once, fatal car chases. The elite Baltimore cops who became criminals. In 2015, Hersl more than doubled his salary in part from fraudulent overtime claims. "We think the settlement is warranted due to the egregious facts in this case," said John Solter, an attorney for the family. During the January incident, Kevin Miller stepped out to cross the highway where he was nearly hit by Gentils civilian car. - 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.". pic.twitter.com/TB2fEMv9aK. After tackling a teenager and beating him with his stun gun in 2016, Carlos Rivera-Martinez was convicted of second-degree assault and misconduct in office in May. Once Gondo was arrested and authorities began investigating the entire unit, the GTTFs scale of corruption became apparent. REPORTER: SOME OF THE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE TASK FORCE WERE CONVICTED IN FEDERAL COURT ON VARIOUS CHARGES. 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. The victim, Dashawn McGrier, suffered a broken jaw, broken ribs and other ailments while spending three days in a hospital. He testified under oath that he witnessed Yusuf Smith toss a handgun while running from officers on the Alameda in May 2018. A total of 305 officers were flagged in Mosbys list that was forwarded to the department this month. It also includes officers sentenced to prison and officers who have been suspended without additional information provided by the department. Both got 18-year sentences. "He was much more interested in having a movie producer come in and sit with us during the interview. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. 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. She sentenced him to 9-months in jail after finding Williams guilty of second-degree assault and official misconduct. Retired Baltimore Police Sgt. Court records, sentencing memorandums and Baltimore Sun archives show that at least 20 Baltimore police officers including some who are no longer with the department were either charged, sentenced, or suspended during 2019. A Baltimore police officer caught on tape last year beating a suspect went to prison this year. Former Baltimore Police detectives Daniel Hersl, left, and Marcus Taylor. Cocaine, an expensive watch and designer clothes were also taken from the home. 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. Amazingly, many of the units misdeeds took place even as federal investigators were scrutinizing the police department for civil rights violations after the disturbances that followed the 2015 death of Freddie Gray in police custody. Please enter valid email address to continue. The Baltimore Sun reports 47-year-old Umar Burley on Monday had his record cleared of charges prosecutors say were falsified by members of the corrupt Gun Trace Task Force. Long Waits, Short Appointments, Huge Bills. The public relations damage crested in October, when Baltimore States Attorney Marilyn Mosby said she had a list of hundreds of officers with alleged credibility issues. "It was a gut punch to the family, and they needed to stand up for their parents. I have . Their crimes, which went on for about a decade before officers in the unit were arrested in 2017, seemed straight out of the movies. 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. >> EVERY TIME SPEAK ABOUT IT, YOU GET CHOKED UP, AND TEARS START COMING OUT. Two former Baltimore police officers found guilty in corruption trial Feb. 13, 2018 01:20. . city agreed to a consent decree on sweeping police reforms. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Taylor was not involved in that incident, according to the criminal complaint. >> WE THINK THE SETTLEMENT IS WARRANTED. According to trial testimony, after robbing a high-level drug dealer, Jenkins listened to the man's phone calls to his wife from jail, telling her to hire a lawyer. The remaining officers involved received sentences ranging from seven years to 12 years. His release date is in 2025. It's just awful. CNNs Lauren del Valle and Darran Simon contributed to this report. Retired Baltimore Police Sgt. 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. Detective Kevin Brown, currently suspended, was charged with driving under the influence in August. Keith Gladstone pleaded guilty in May from a 2014 case where a toy gun was planted on a man to justify him being chased by police and later run down by an officers vehicle. The miniseries, co-created by The Wires David Simon and George Pelecanos, follows a special unit, known as the Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF), which was assembled in 2007 to remove guns and violent criminals from the streets of Baltimore. Snell, 34, worked in the Baltimore police department from 2005 to 2008 and was working as an officer in Philadelphia at the time he was arrested. MAYOR BRANDON SCOTT SAYS THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHY POLICE REFORM, TRAINING AND OVERSIGHT ARE NECESSARY. Baltimore city Police Captain Darryl Murphy was suspended in June, but the department declined to provide additional comments as to why. Gun Trace Task Force fallout: Carmine Vignola. Richard Gonzales. Police said protesters threw rocks and water bottles at police. Magazines, David Simon and George Pelecanos on How America Changed Between The Wire and Their New Police Show We Own This City, Or create a free account to access more articles. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF THE OTHER CAR UMAR BURLEY AND BRENT MATTHEWS WERE ARRESTED ACCUSED OF HEROIN POSSESSION AND CONVICTED. Middleton was originally charged with assault, but charges were dropped. In a one-on-one interview this week, the commissioner told WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren he is committed to reform. He also stuck a gun in a womans face during a separate break-in incident in which guns, drugs, cash and jewelry were taken. They needed to make sure the city was held accountable," said Judson Lipowitz, an attorney for the family.In the April 2010 crash, then-members of the GTTF were chasing a car for about 45 seconds. These are really simply robberies by people wearing police uniforms.. Some was known by the police department and the department was incapable of taking care of its own business, said Michael Bromwich, who led the independent investigation. As history has shown, the proposal did not get very far. plea agreement for misconduct in office and drunk-driving 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. A jury also found Taylor guilty for his role in several robberies involving other members of the squad, including an incident where the officers stole over $100,000 from a high-level drug trafficker's safe. Sgt. Both were later exonerated once it was revealed GTTF members planted the drugs and falsified reports. For all their misdeeds, members of the task force delivered when it came to gun and drug seizures, and they arrested some serious criminals. On December 4, 2016, Jacome directed and participated in taking a 14 year-old boy from Langley Park to a wooded area outside Germantown, Maryland, and murdering him by repeated blows with a machete because Jacome suspected that the victim had provided information to the police about the gang. Did you encounter any technical issues? He told the jury that on one occasion, he and Officer Taylor pulled rubbish from a house they needed a search warrant for and recovered evidence of marijuana. The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. A corrupt Baltimore City cop who was described as Baltimore Police's "golden boy" and widely viewed within the police department as "untouchable" is actually going to jail. appreciated. Quick has worked with the department since 1995. The conviction of King and Murray resulted from the Baltimore-based Stop Snitchin' campaign in which the two officers were identified on videotape for being involved in drug dealing. Neither sentence is unreasonable given the offense conduct in this case, Assistant U.S. Attorney Sandra Wilkinson wrote. A violent 2019 in the city was also a busy year for prosecutors, internal affairs detectives and others charged with policing Baltimores police. He was investigated for an $11,000 theft that year. Federal prosecutors said they used their authority to rob suspects of drugs and money. Rivera-Martinez was sentenced to six months in prison in August. But most of the cops on the task force turned out to be every bit as gangster as the drug dealers and other criminals they were pursuing. Summerville said the detectives stole drugs and $2,400 he had stuffed in a sock. Baltimore police officials say they are working to address not only problems in the department, but also to become more responsive to members of the public. 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 extent of the GTTFs 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, and overtime fraud. 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. In February, former Baltimore police detective Momodu Gondo was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for racketeering and conspiracy to distribute heroin, winning a reduced sentence after cooperating with the federal government. As brazen as the crimes by task force members were, they went undetected, or at least under-investigated, for years, largely because their beleaguered bosses were mostly concerned with getting violent crime under control. A jury convicted OSullivan, 44, in October after finding he lied in court about a criminal case. 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. Family says they've received justice with $6M GTTF settlement, CAN ABILITY. The huge amount of money washing around in the trade is a corrupting force that attracts a seemingly inexhaustible stream of players, no matter how many people police lock up. He resigned four months later amid the tax charges. As depicted in the series, six of eight GTTF membersThomas Allers, Wayne Jenkins, Momodu Gondo, Evodio Hendrix, Jemell Rayam, and Maurice Wardpleaded guilty to a number of charges and were convicted. BBC News, Baltimore. Part of the reason is that they are scared of retribution, but many citizens also do not trust the police. After some of the tea hit Gentils car, he pulled a gun out and ordered Miller to get face down on the pavement. 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. Hersl, Taylor and the other officers carried out brazen crimes at a time of strained community relations, following the April 2015 death of Freddie Gray while in police custody. 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. The unit had the most urgent crime-fighting mission in a city where many neighborhoods are inundated with drug dealing and terrorized by persistent gun violence. Read about our approach to external linking. Middletons charges were dropped eight months after the 2018 incident. Baltimore police officer Julie Pitocchelli, who was a member with the department since 1994, Baltimore Police Detective Carmine Vignola, Sgt. They said they entered Stevensons Baltimore home without a warrant and broke open a safe. Gondo admitted that he provided information and protection to a heroin operation, which included a childhood friend. Rivera-Martinez continuously hit the teenager with his stun gun despite Townes stopping, turning around, kneeling and putting his hands in the air. 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. >> IT WAS IS THE HIGHEST MAGNITUDE OF ABUSE OF POWER. Stepp testified that Hersl shared in the proceeds from the drug sales, WBAL-TV reported, and alleged that Taylor participated in the theft of 30 pounds of marijuana. "This is a relief, yes," Johnson said. All Rights Reserved. When he was indicted, Rivera-Martinez was suspended without pay. Pitocchelli made more than former Mayor Catherine Pugh, who was the citys 55th highest-paid worker. Longtime Democratic operative Patrick Doherty was sentenced Wednesday to more than five years in federal prison for a wide range of corruption schemes stemming from a sprawling federal bribery . BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - 35-year-old Marvin Edmonds II was arrested yesterday and charged with the shooting of a 39-year-old man in Eastern Baltimore on February 19th. GTTF members were tasked with finding and removing guns from the streets of Baltimore. FOX45. This article was published more than1 year ago. Their business model eventually didnt work. 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. A third officer came over and intervened. Burley's vehicle struck another, killing 86-year-old Elbert Davis in 2010. King is grateful to the Court for recognizing that a reduction of his earlier sentence of 315 years was warranted, said attorney Steve Levin, who filed for the reduction along with Murrays attorney Andrew C. White. 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. 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 Killer Busted After Months-Long Investigation: Police. Six pleaded guilty, including Sergeant Wayne Jenkins, the unit's leader since June 2016. You have reached your limit of free articles. The sentencing judge, J. Frederick Motz, lamented at the time that the sentences were absolutely disproportionate to the crimes that were committed but said he had no discretion to depart from the mandatory sentencing laws. Baltimore Police. Its unclear why they were granted early release. Gaff was found guilty of misconduct while in office but found not guilty for second-degree assault. 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. He is serving the harshest sentence: 25 years in a Kentucky prison. He was later dismissed from the department. Mr. He resigned four months later amid the tax charges. The wide array of crimes the GTTFs officers engaged in is staggering. Baltimore, Md.--9/23/19-- BCPD Det. In 2015, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) started investigating the unit. Elbert Davis killed, Phosa Cain injured in crash involving GTTF. All Rights Reserved. All of the officers were convicted of overtime fraud - filing paperwork to claim work they never showed up to do. 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. Wayne Jenkins, who pleaded guilty to years of robberies and drug dealing, received 25 years in prison in 2018. 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.The settlement goes to the family of a retired construction worker who was killed in a crash involving former Baltimore police officers who were part of the disbanded task force.Shirley Johnson and her brothers and sisters relied on patience as they sought an apology and accountability almost 13 years after a crash killed their father, Elbert Davis Sr., and seriously injured their mother, Phosa Cain. All charges against Dotson were dropped, while Newbergs is out on bond pending trial on the old and new charges. 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. Fenton touches on the larger issues raised by the shocking activities of the Gun Trace Task Force members, but he doesnt linger there. 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. This article was published more than3 years ago. Gladstone faces up to 10 years in federal prison. Baltimore police officers accused of rampant crime and corruption Feb. 9, 2018 04:35. REPORTER: THEIR MOTHER DIED 8 YEARS AFTER THE CRASH NOW THEY BELIEVE THE CITY OF BALTIMORE IS ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY. King later said the tactics were imported by the departments New York police leadership, and blamed immense pressure to reduce crime as the reason he and some colleagues went bad. 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 would see who ran out of the group, chase them, and detain them. Baltimore City police told 11 News its officers started pursuing a car around 5 p.m . 7 Baltimore officers accused of abusing power, robbing citizens. 599. In February 2022, Hendrix and Ward were released from federal prison after being sentenced to seven years. Marlon Koushall arrested fellow officer Sgt. 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. The settlement goes to . The aftershocks of the GTTF scandal continue to be felt to this day. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, a member of the Board of Estimates, said this case exemplifies the need for police reform, training and oversight. Ethan Newberg, right, a 24-year Baltimore Police Department. "Baltimore has been through a lot. Its an old story line that somehow never gets old: the travails of gritty Baltimore, a city with more than its share of poverty, drug addiction and violent crime. While committing a different masked home invasion with Officer Momodu Gondo, Rayam was surprised by a woman in the home and held her at gunpoint with his police-issued firearm. Rayam had admitted to crimes dating back to 2009. Stepp testified that the sergeant told him he simply waited and ripped off looters leaving shuttered pharmacies with stolen drugs. We Own This City, an HBO Max miniseries out April 25, about a Baltimore Police Department (BPD) task force unit that went rogue, highlights some of the biggest concerns with modern policing in America. 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 . Bail bondsman Donald Stepp testified that Jenkins delivered to his Baltimore County home two trash bags full of pharmaceutical drugs stolen from looters during the April 2015 riots that followed the death of Freddie Gray, according to WBAL-TV. Snell, 34, worked in the Baltimore Police Department from 2005 to 2008 and was an officer in Philadelphia at the time he was arrested. During their testimony, officers also admitted to putting illegal tracking devices on the cars of suspected drug dealers so they could rob their homes and sell any guns or drugs they found. The GTTF Scandal. The U.S. Attorneys Office agreed that the sentences should be reduced, but to 30 years for Murray, and 65 years for King. When he was indicted, Rivera-Martinez was suspended without pay. Shirley Johnson and her brothers and sisters relied on patience as they sought an apology and accountability almost 13 years after a crash killed their father, Elbert Davis Sr., and seriously injured their mother, Phosa Cain. Jenkins pleaded guilty to regularly stealing drugs from the people he stopped or arrested. Baltimore, Md.--9/23/19-- BCPD Det. De Sousa was appointed as police commissioner by Ex-Mayor of Baltimore Catherine Pugh in January of 2018. Washington (AFP) - A police officer described as perhaps the most corrupt in the history of the Baltimore police department was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday. Former Detectives Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor were the only two not to accept a plea deal and go to a jury. A third officer came over and intervened. Prior to the Gun Trace Task Force case, the case of King and Murray was one of the highest-profile Baltimore police corruption cases. Carmine Vignola, left, shown walking with his lawyer Gary Proctor, pled guilty for making false statements to a grand jury relating to the GTTF investigation. Charges again officer involved in strip club brawl filed, dropped. Vignola was not a member of the task force but was accused by prosecutors of planting the gun to justify a wrongful arrest by the squads leader. 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. The former leader of the Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task Force who admitted to taking part in a number of crimes has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison. Barry Simms. The officers, who were assigned to the BPDs public housing drug unit, were called out in the Stop Snitching underground video, with a man on the tape saying the officers looked out for certain drug dealers. Evodio Calles Hendrix, 32, of . Retired Baltimore Police Sgt. Baltimore leaders agreed Wednesday, March 1, 2023 to a $6 million settlement agreement in the case of a driver who was killed during a 2010 police chase involving Gun Trace Task Force officers . 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