“On December 6, 2024, I was made aware that two Anne Arundel County police officers, Corporal K. Schnell and Corporal E. Vasquez, were indicted and issued criminal summonses for Misconduct in Office as the result of an investigation conducted by the Maryland Office of the Attorney General.
The investigation was related to a fatal crash that occurred on December 7, 2023, in Pasadena, Maryland.
I and the Anne Arundel County Police Department’s executive command staff reviewed all of the evidence that was available to us.
At this time, based on our review, we are not aware of any conduct demonstrated by our officers that rises to the level of a violation of criminal law.
We respect the judicial process, however, it is important to remind our community that an indictment is merely an accusation and not a finding of guilt, and our officers are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Any media inquiries will be directed to the Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General.”