Ivan Bates, the state’s attorney for Baltimore, said Wednesday his office is bringing attempted murder charges against a police officer accused of trying to run over a man in a wild chase that went viral.
The city’s top prosecutor said the officer, Robert Parks, additionally faces assault, reckless driving and misconduct in office charges in last month’s pursuit in which a patrol car sped down alleys, on sidewalks and over grassy patches before crashing.
“This fool done lost his mind, to be honest,” Mr. Bates said about his initial reaction to the video. “Sometimes you see something that’s just so egregious, you cannot understand how an individual would have placed himself in that position.”…