University of Maryland beating trial: Prosecutor says officers abused power

Source: washingtonexami Posted By: Len W...4450 days ago

Did two Prince George's County police officers break the law when they struck a University of Maryland student following a basketball victory in 2010? Or were the officers doing their jobs during a riot?

During opening statements of the officers' trial Monday in Upper Marlboro, a prosecutor said that Officers Reginald Baker and James Harrison engaged in unlawful behavior, but the officers' lawyers said their clients' actions were justified.

Baker and Harrison are each charged with first-degree....

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