A Baltimore City police officer has been charged in connection with a fight he got into with a man who had been taken into custody.Prosecutors said Officer Terrell Carter was charged with second-degree assault and misconduct in office. Police said in January, he assaulted a victim who was in a Southwestern District holding cell.The Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office said Carter and the victim got into some kind of verbal altercation. Officials said the officer was then accused of going into the cell with a key and punching the victim.City police and the State's Attorney's Office investigated the incident.The victim's name hasn't been released, nor have any other details about the case or the charges.

A Baltimore City police officer has been charged in connection with a fight he got into with a man who had been taken into custody.

Prosecutors said Officer Terrell Carter was charged with second-degree assault and misconduct in office. Police said in January, he assaulted a victim who was in a Southwestern District holding cell.


The Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office said Carter and the victim got into some kind of verbal altercation. Officials said the officer was then accused of going into the cell with a key and punching the victim.

City police and the State's Attorney's Office investigated the incident.

The victim's name hasn't been released, nor have any other details about the case or the charges.