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| Baltimore Police Officer Seen on Video Punching Man Is Charged With Assault | Baltimore Police Officer Seen on Video Punching Man Is Charged With Assault |
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| A Baltimore police officer who resigned this week after a video showed him repeatedly punching a man has been charged with assault and misconduct in office, Baltimore City’s state’s attorney announced Tuesday. | A Baltimore police officer who resigned this week after a video showed him repeatedly punching a man has been charged with assault and misconduct in office, Baltimore City’s state’s attorney announced Tuesday. |
| A grand jury indicted the former officer, Arthur Williams, on charges of first-degree felony assault, second-degree misdemeanor assault and misdemeanor misconduct in office, Marilyn Mosby, the state’s attorney, said during a news conference. | A grand jury indicted the former officer, Arthur Williams, on charges of first-degree felony assault, second-degree misdemeanor assault and misdemeanor misconduct in office, Marilyn Mosby, the state’s attorney, said during a news conference. |
| “We considered a great deal of evidence” in addition to the viral video that showed the episode, Ms. Mosby said. She declined to elaborate, calling the case a “pending criminal matter.” | “We considered a great deal of evidence” in addition to the viral video that showed the episode, Ms. Mosby said. She declined to elaborate, calling the case a “pending criminal matter.” |
| Officer Williams could not be reached for comment on Tuesday. | Officer Williams could not be reached for comment on Tuesday. |
| The charges stem from an episode on Saturday afternoon in which Officer Williams and his partner were on duty when they encountered Dashawn McGrier, according to the state attorney’s office. The situation escalated when Mr. McGrier refused to provide identification, the police said. Both Mr. McGrier and Officer Williams are black. | The charges stem from an episode on Saturday afternoon in which Officer Williams and his partner were on duty when they encountered Dashawn McGrier, according to the state attorney’s office. The situation escalated when Mr. McGrier refused to provide identification, the police said. Both Mr. McGrier and Officer Williams are black. |
| In a video of the episode, Officer Williams repeatedly punches Mr. McGrier and knocks him to the ground. | In a video of the episode, Officer Williams repeatedly punches Mr. McGrier and knocks him to the ground. |
| The Baltimore Police Department announced late Sunday that Officer Williams, who had been hired in May 2017, had resigned from his position. | |
| At a news conference on Monday, Gary Tuggle, the Police Department’s interim commissioner, described the video as “extremely disappointing.” | At a news conference on Monday, Gary Tuggle, the Police Department’s interim commissioner, described the video as “extremely disappointing.” |
| A lawyer for Mr. McGrier, Warren A. Brown, said in an interview on Tuesday that he felt the charges brought against Officer Williams were appropriate. | A lawyer for Mr. McGrier, Warren A. Brown, said in an interview on Tuesday that he felt the charges brought against Officer Williams were appropriate. |
| “She should treat him like any other person who is on video pounding away at a defenseless person,” he said of Ms. Mosby. | “She should treat him like any other person who is on video pounding away at a defenseless person,” he said of Ms. Mosby. |