Body Camera Video Leads To Indictment Against City Officer

A routine review of Baltimore Police body-worn camera video led to an indictment of an officer for second-degree assault and misconduct in office.

A grand jury on Wednesday indicted Donald B. Gaff, a 3 1/2 year veteran assigned to the Southern District, in the incident that took place on East Patapsco Avenue on Sept. 11. The video has been turned over to prosecutors, police say.

The video allegedly shows Gaff using unjustified force in arresting a man.

Gaff, a 32-year-old man living in the 200 block of West 29th Street, has been served a criminal summons, and his police powers have been suspended.

“This incident again demonstrates our capacity and willingness to hold police officers engaged in misconduct accountable,” Commissioner Kevin Davis said in a statement. “His actions do not represent the professionalism exhibited by the men and women of the Baltimore Police Department on a daily basis.”

Gaff does not have an attorney listed in online court records.

Earlier this week, police released the first body-worn camera video of a police-involved shooting.