Baltimore police and prosecutors spoke about a foiled scheme they allege convicted cop killer Brandon Grimes hatched to get out of prison.

Grimes, who is serving a life sentence for the killing of a Baltimore Police detective, was indicted Tuesday in connection with an alleged scheme to get out of prison, according to the City State's Attorney's Office.

WJZ Investigates broke the story last week, detailing Grimes's efforts to use outside help to fake documents and force the state to pay him more than $1 million for a wrongful conviction.

Detective's murder

Grimes was serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for the murder of Baltimore City Detective Troy Chesley.

Chesley was shot while off duty during a robbery in January 2007. He managed to fire at and strike his

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