Key takeaways:

Misconduct charges dismissed against officers Eddie Vasquez and Kieran Schnell

Dismissal due to potential use of privileged Garrity statements by Maryland OAG

Officers reinstated; trial never took place

Case was first prosecution by OAG’s Independent Investigations Division

A judge on Tuesday afternoon dismissed misconduct charges against two Anne Arundel County police officers whom the Maryland Attorney General ‘s Office accused of lying about their role in a fatal car crash in December 2023 .

Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Stacy McCormack dismissed the misconduct charges against Eddie Vasquez and Kieran Schnell on Sept. 23 before trial, saying the OAG’s case may have been tainted by privileged information.

“This is a vindication for them,” said def

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