The video reportedly shows what happened during what might otherwise have been a typical drug bust on January 24, 2017. Released by the Office of the Public Defender, the video purports to show a Baltimore police officer planting evidence at the scene of a drug arrest.
The Baltimore Police Department has now launched an investigation and held a news conference releasing several other videos while offering a basic timeline of events.
Gene Ryan, president of the Fraternal Order of Police, Baltimore's main police union, urged patience. "I'd love for everyone not to jump to conclusions" he said, "and wait for the outcome of the investigation. It will all come out."
