Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that no charges will be filed against Gaithersburg police officers involved in the December 24, 2024, in-custody death of Marvin Salamanca Garcia after an investigation concluded the officers did not commit a crime under state law.
Per the news release distributed on Friday, August 22: “Today, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced his decision not to seek charges in the Tuesday, December 24, 2024, officer-involved in-custody death that occurred in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland.
On Tuesday, December 24, 2024, at approximately 10:28 p.m., Gaithersburg Police Department (GPD) officers responded to a 911 call reporting that a man was causing a disturbance in the 300 block of Summit Avenue in Gaithersburg. Upon arrival, officers encountered a man, later identified as Marvin Salamanca Garcia, in the entryway of an apartment building…