Baltimore, MD – Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that no charges will be filed in the fatal police in-custody incident that occurred on January 10 in Baltimore County.
On January 9, shortly before 11:00 PM, five Baltimore County Police Department officers responded to a call about a “suspicious person” in the 10200 block of Reisterstown Road in Owings Mills, Maryland
. The 911 caller reported that the person, later identified as Craig Cousin, appeared impaired and was acting aggressively. Officers found Mr. Cousin near a shattered drive-thru window of a restaurant, partially clothed, bleeding, and erratic.
With the assistance of Mr. Cousin’s family members, officers restrained him and called for EMS, providing medical aid until they arrived. Mr. Cousin was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
One officer was also taken to a hospital for evaluation.
The Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division (IID) began investigating the incident on January 10 and completed its investigation on July 31. After reviewing all available evidence, the Office of the Attorney General determined that none of the officers involved committed a crime under Maryland law, and no charges will be filed.
Attorney General Brown’s decision concludes the investigation into this incident.
