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Baltimore police just fired a six-year veteran officer after he was convicted of assault and misconduct — a shocking case that erupted from video footage showing him speeding toward and hitting a man in his patrol car. The conviction, handed down Thursday, followed his suspension since October, when he chased down a citizen who refused to comply with an arrest warrant. Despite not facing the most severe charges, this marks one of the department’s most serious officer prosecutions in years. A judge called his actions retaliatory and excessive, noting the victim was clearly terrified. Police leadership says the firing sends a clear message: accountability is non-negotiable. Parks remains free on home detention, awaiting sentencing in January, while his defense argued he was simply trying to make an arrest — but the court saw it differently.

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