The task force was created to get illegal guns off the streets, but instead members robbed drug dealers, planted narcotics and firearms on innocent people, and assaulted random civilians. More than a dozen officers have been convicted in the scandal since 2017. Hundreds of cases that hinged on their testimony were later dropped.
The Mayor of Baltimore said “This is what happened when we didn’t have the oversight, when we didn’t have the training, when we didn’t go above and beyond to make sure … those people that were sworn to protect and serve hadn’t turned themselves into the biggest gang in Baltimore,”
The officers initially claimed they witnessed a suspected drug transaction. Officers found no narcotics in a search of their vehicle, so an officer planted heroin inside the car and both men were arrested, according to court records.
The men that crashed into Davis spent years in prison, but their convictions were vacated in 2017 after officers cooperating with federal investigators admitted that the drugs were planted.
“They were feeding us this lie for over seven years. That’s how long it took before we found out what really happened to our parents,” Davis' daughter told The Associated Press. “It’s crazy to think that Baltimore City police officers, who are supposed to protect and serve, were out there committing all kinds of crimes … and they covered it up for so long.”
Wayne Jenkins, who led the Gun Trace Task Force, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges including racketeering, robbery and falsifying records. He admitted to knowing about the planted drugs.
The men that crashed into Davis spent years in prison, but their convictions were vacated in 2017 after officers cooperating with federal investigators admitted that the drugs were planted.
“They were feeding us this lie for over seven years. That’s how long it took before we found out what really happened to our parents,” Davis' daughter told The Associated Press. “It’s crazy to think that Baltimore City police officers, who are supposed to protect and serve, were out there committing all kinds of crimes … and they covered it up for so long.”
Wayne Jenkins, who led the Gun Trace Task Force, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges including racketeering, robbery and falsifying records. He admitted to knowing about the planted drugs.
these Baltimore police assholes learned about Rampart in police academy, took that as a fucking dare, looked at each other and said "hold my beer, and watch this" then proceeded to disgrace their parents, their grandparents, their city, and their neighbors.
Baltimore paid Freddie Gray's family $5.9 million
Minneapolis awarded $27 million to the family of George Floyd
Louisville leaders agreed to pay Breonna Taylor's family $12 million
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