OAKLAND, Md. — The Garrett
County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Frederick police officer with
second-degree assault.
Frederick police say Officer
Benjamin Whitmore’s police powers were suspended after his arrest on Sunday.
Whitmore was released on bail, but police say he is on administrative leave
pending the outcome of the criminal investigation and an internal investigation
by Frederick police. Police did not give details of either
investigation. Whitmore has been on the force for five years and was assigned to
the patrol division.
