Howard County police officer indicted on assault charge

Howard County police officer indicted on assault charge, suspended with pay…in the middle of the summer..so basically the cop got a paid vacation at the tax payers expense

COLUMBIA, Md. — Lawrence Cameron Cook, a Howard County cop has been indicted on a charge of second-degree assault. Cook, a 7-year veteran with the department, has been suspended with pay.The indictment against Cook was returned Wednesday, according to online court records. The charge stems from a March 18 incident, but McMahon did not provide details. The court records did not list a lawyer for Cook.