Former Sgt. Michael Wood spent a decade with the Baltimore Police Department. Before that, Wood was a US Marine. Last week he took to Twitter to blow the whistle on police brutality and misconduct within the Baltimore Police Department. Below are a sample of his tweets.
Punting a handcuffed, face down, suspect in the face, after a foot chase. My handcuffs, not my boot or suspect
— Michael A. Wood Jr. (@MichaelAWoodJr) June 24, 2015
A detective slapping a completely innocent female in the face for bumping into him, coming out of a corner chicken store.
— Michael A. Wood Jr. (@MichaelAWoodJr) June 24, 2015
Pissing and shitting inside suspects homes during raids, on their beds and clothes.
— Michael A. Wood Jr. (@MichaelAWoodJr) June 24, 2015
Wood has also talked to the Derek Hunter Show on WBAL 1090 AM. Here is a clip of Michael Wood Jr. talking about his tweets:
And the entire interview:
The Baltimore City Police have issued the following statement:
The recent allegations made by Mr. Michael Wood are serious and very troubling. The Police Commissioner has made clear that the Baltimore Police Department will never tolerate malicious conduct.
We hope that during his time as both a sworn member and as a sergeant with supervisory obligations, that Mr. Wood reported these disturbing allegations at the time of their occurrence. If he did not, we strongly encourage him to do so now, so that our Internal Affairs Division can begin an immediate investigation.
In a recently published letter to the Baltimore Sun, the Police Commissioner made clear that his reform efforts remain focused on rooting out the type of conduct that is alleged. We implore Mr. Wood or anyone else with knowledge of such acts to contact our Internal Affairs Division at 410-396-2300.
What's really hard to convey is that some things are so common place, they didn't register until I was on the other side.
— Michael A. Wood Jr. (@MichaelAWoodJr) June 24, 2015
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