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| A Maryland Episcopal bishop has been charged with manslaughter, driving under the influence, and texting while driving in connection with a Dec. 27 crash that killed a cyclist. | A Maryland Episcopal bishop has been charged with manslaughter, driving under the influence, and texting while driving in connection with a Dec. 27 crash that killed a cyclist. |
| Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby Friday announced the charges against Heather Elizabeth Cook, the No. 2 and first female bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland. | |
| Cook initially left the scene of the 2:30 pm accident, despite having a heavily damaged windshield, but returned later. The victim, Thomas Palermo, was a Johns Hopkins Hospital software engineer, with a wife and two small children. | Cook initially left the scene of the 2:30 pm accident, despite having a heavily damaged windshield, but returned later. The victim, Thomas Palermo, was a Johns Hopkins Hospital software engineer, with a wife and two small children. |
| The Right Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland in a statement thanked the Baltimore Police Department and the State’s Attorney’s office for the “thoroughness and care” with which they have handled the case. | The Right Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland in a statement thanked the Baltimore Police Department and the State’s Attorney’s office for the “thoroughness and care” with which they have handled the case. |
| “On behalf of everyone in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, please know that we are deeply heartbroken over this, and we cry for the Palermo family, our sister Heather and all in the community who are hurting,” Sutton said. | “On behalf of everyone in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, please know that we are deeply heartbroken over this, and we cry for the Palermo family, our sister Heather and all in the community who are hurting,” Sutton said. |
| He also said the diocese was cooperating with the Episcopal Church’s internal investigation of Cook’s conduct and disciplinary proceedings began just after the New Year. | He also said the diocese was cooperating with the Episcopal Church’s internal investigation of Cook’s conduct and disciplinary proceedings began just after the New Year. |
| The case has caused an uproar within the diocese, which serves approximately 21,500 households in west, central and parts of Southern Maryland, over its leaders’ decision in May to promote Cook despite being aware of a past DUI and reckless driving incident. | The case has caused an uproar within the diocese, which serves approximately 21,500 households in west, central and parts of Southern Maryland, over its leaders’ decision in May to promote Cook despite being aware of a past DUI and reckless driving incident. |
| Records released a few days after the crash show that in September 2010, Cook, then a priest on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, was pulled over by officers from the Caroline County sheriff’s office, and was too intoxicated to complete sobriety tests. | Records released a few days after the crash show that in September 2010, Cook, then a priest on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, was pulled over by officers from the Caroline County sheriff’s office, and was too intoxicated to complete sobriety tests. |
| Cook was charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving, and possession of marijuana, among other charges, but was granted “probation before judgment” which she completed. | Cook was charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving, and possession of marijuana, among other charges, but was granted “probation before judgment” which she completed. |
| Cook’s attorney David Irwin did not immediately return calls for comment. | Cook’s attorney David Irwin did not immediately return calls for comment. |