PAR: Body cam shows Baltimore county police arresting citizen watchdog at gunpoint

Published: Dec. 9, 2022, 3:10 p.m.

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An unnamed motorist was stopped by Baltimore County police, held at gunpoint, and manhandled by multiple officers before being arrested. Body cam footage reveals the motorist, who has requested anonymity, requesting multiple times to speak with a supervisor and know the crime he was being arrested for to no avail. Police claim the 60-year-old motorist was doing donuts in his car in a local parking lot. TRNN reporter Stephen Janis was unable to find any sign of skid marks at the scene, and further deduced that the area was likely too narrow for such activity. The police statement further reveals that the motorist was known to local police as a citizen watchdog, raising the question of whether this arrest was a form of political retaliation.\\xa0Police Accountability Report\\xa0reviews the available footage and the details of the case, as well as what this man\\u2019s ordeal can tell us about the police war against our civil rights.

Studio: Stephen Janis
Post-Production: Stephen Janis, Adam Coley

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