RadioOnFire.com - Baltimore police Commissioner Kevin Davis is asking for help from anybody with smartphone video to get to the bottom of a police altercation that resulted in a man suffering a broken arm.
Aaron Winston allegedly provoked and interfered with three officers escorting a friend of his early Sunday outside the Mosaic Nightclub in the unit block of Market Place, at Power Plant Live. Officers used physical force to subdue him, and he was arrested and taken on foot to the central district across the street, Davis said, correcting rumors he was taken to Central Booking.
"It became evident that he had an injury that was sustained during the take-down, during the arrest, that required medical attention," Davis said.
In accordance with his department's policy, Davis said Thursday an investigation has been launched into what happened at the nightclub. Police were called there by the club's private security.
"It's clear to all of us that we need to find out what happened," Davis said. "We can all kind of picture in our mind's eye, generally what happened, but we need to know specifically what happened."
Separately, officers will face discipline for not maintaining constant presence during Winston's hospital stay. None have been placed on administrative leave
Winston has since been officially charged with two counts of second-degree assault, resisting arrest and other offenses. Davis said he's spoken to Winston's mother.
Davis said he believes it highly likely someone has video of the altercation. He said police are working with nightclub management to obtain any surveillance video that might help.
"I find it hard to believe of the 2, 300 people in the Mosaic Nightclub, during this interaction, nobody took out one of these," he said, displaying a phone. "I'll be the first to admit I wish all three of those officers had their body cameras on."
City officials are currently hashing out a $10 million deal with Taser International for those body cameras.
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