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A Baltimore police officer has been suspended without pay after being charged by the State’s Attorney’s office with first-degree assault and misconduct in office, according to police spokesman T.J. Smith.
Officer Carlos Rivera-Martinez was charged Wednesday for an alleged 2016 incident, according to online records.
“He is being moved to a suspended-without-pay status per the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights,” police spokesman T.J. Smith said.
In a statement, Melba Saunders, spokeswoman for the State’s Attorney, said the office is eager to restore the public’s faith in the criminal justice system. “Today’s indictment is indicative of that fact and a strong reminder that we will pursue justice fairly and equally no matter an individual’s race, gender, creed, or occupation,” she said.
Rivera-Martinez was also named as the officer involved in an unrelated shooting Jan. 22.
More details were not immediately available. No lawyer was listed for Rivera-Martinez.
