Thread by @bmorecourtwatch

It's that time of the month!

DATA TIME!

We will be looking back on May 2022 to see what prosecutors and judges did in Baltimore City Circuit Court.

As, as promised, we have some info about some of the cops tied to the cases we observed.

Get those red flags ready!

PROSECUTORS: Let's begin with the prosecutors - those employed by the Baltimore City State's Attorney.

The State asked for someone to be held without bond in over 80% of the bail hearings, which tracks with every other month in 2022.

How "progressive."

JUDGES: In over 60% (or 3 out of every 5) of the hearings, they ordered a *legally innocent* person to stay in jail until trial.

Even more, when looking at the individual judges, you can see how judicial discretion creates fluid boundaries around pre-trial outcomes.

COPS: Get your red flags ready!!!

We looked at all of the different police officers tied to the cases we observed in May 2022. To be considered a cop tied to the case, the name of the officer must be listed in Case Search or mentioned in the hearing itself.

We took those names and then compared them to the Chasing Justice report from @ACLU_MD

AND to "The List" list that was finally released by the State's Attorney's Office last week.

You remember The List, right?

It's this one:

https://twitter.com/bmorecourtwatch/status/1529828588261888001?s=20&t=tzeaMWFTAVckCySTvGsDtQ

Here is what we found:

Meet Officer Anthony Maggio. He is attached to 2 cases we observed in May 2022.

Maggio is ON the SAO List.

RED FLAG

bpdwatch.com/officer/1647

Next, get to know Officer Jeffrey A. Converse.

He is also attached to 2 cases we observed in May 2022 and is also on the SAO List.

RED FLAG

bpdwatch.com/officer/511

Next, we have Mark Veney. If you know anything about the case of #KeithDavisJr, you will know of Veney.

He is attached to 1 case we observed in May and is also on the SAO List.

THE GIANTEST REDDEST FLAG THAT EVER GIANT RED FLAGGED

bpdwatch.com/officer/2754

Others attached to 1 case & also on the SAO List:

Antonio Saunders - Seq # H892
Brian Salmon - J072
Valentine Nagovich - H392
Keith McGee - G786
Joshua Jordan - J396
Jonathan Jones - G637
Alexandros Haziminas - J603
Scott Harker - I449
Deanna Effland - F515
Ezekiel Abdi - I233

Next, Officer Jorge Bernardez Ruiz is attached to 1 of the cases we observed in May AND is on the SAO List AND has a history of violence - he was one of the initial officers who brutalized Abdul Salaam and #TyroneWest, who died as a result of the assault.

bpdwatch.com/officer/210

Now, let's see who is in the ACLU report and attached to cases we observed in May 2022, shall we?

First, we have Officer Thomas Kirby.

He is attached to one case we observed,

AND is on the SAO List,

AND is in the ACLU report for being in the 90th percentile for both complaints and Use of Force Incidents.

WAVE THAT RED FLAG!

bpdwatch.com/officer/1461

Next is Officer Eric Dodson.

He is attached to one case we observed in May 2022 and is in the ACLU report for being among the officers with the highest number of complaints of violence during the time period.

bpdwatch.com/officer/690

And finally, it's Officer James Craig! Like Thomas Kirby, Craig is attached to 1 case we observed,

AND is on the SAO List,

AND is in the ACLU report for being in the 90th percentile for both complaints and Use of Force incidents.

RED FLAG

bpdwatch.com/officer/546

One name who does not appear to be linked in Case Search to last month's cases but whose name was explicitly mentioned in a hearing is a name frequently heard everywhere & is in the ACLU three places - OFFICER LUKE SHELLEY.

*waves red flag ferociously*

bpdwatch.com/officer/2452

Thank you for making it through this thread! This analysis will only get stronger as the months go on and as we develop more streamlined processes.

So, stay tuned!

This work would not be possible without our volunteers, @BALTLegal , and @OpenJusticeBalt.

MANY thanks to all y'all!!!!