A Baltimore police officer has been indicted on multiple charges — including attempted second-degree murder and assault — after a viral video appeared to show him chasing a man with his patrol vehicle while on duty last month.
Officer Robert Parks faces charges of attempted second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault, reckless driving and misconduct in office, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates announced this week. Bates said the maximum possible penalty if convicted on all counts is 65 years in prison.
“These charges reflect the seriousness of what we all saw in that video — a police vehicle driving directly at a civilian,” Bates said, noting that anyone operating a vehicle in such a manner, officer or not, would face similar consequences…