Judge asserts that text messages written by Cpl. Darryl Wormuth revealed racial bias. A judge found him guilty of second-degree assault and misconduct in office,
to 45 days in jail for the assault of Kayvon Hines three years ago when the officer struck the handcuffed 17-year-old in the throat and yanked him downward. She asserted that the White officer’s motives were revealed by racially charged private text messages that the judge said showed a bias against young Black men like Hines.
“In light of the verdict that she rendered and her reasons for rending it,” Bonsib said, “we thought the sentence she imposed was very fair and moderate.”had chosen to be tried before Weatherspoon instead of a jury. The officer’s nearly one month in jail since his conviction counts as part of his sentence. Combining that with good-time credits he has received behind bars means that Wormuth probably will be released in the next few days, according to Bonsib.
The incident unfolded on the evening of Oct. 20, 2020, when Wormuth pulled up in his police cruiser outside an apartment building in the Suitland area and began watching three young men on a porch. One of them, Hines, matched the general description of a lookout that police put out over the radio that day for a possible armed person who fled an arrest, according to Bonsib.
At that point, Hines tossed his cellphone and got down on his back with his arms out. One of the officers soon had him in handcuffs and was walking him toward police cars, guiding Hines by his elbow while other officers walked behind them. At trial, Bonsib argued the incident didn’t constitute criminal assault because Wormuth grabbed the teen by his shoulder and the scruff of his hoodie, using enough “reasonable force” to prevent him from running from him again.Prosecutors relied on the helicopter video and testimony from other officers. Weatherspoon concluded that Wormuth was frustrated the teen had fled. “He was upset and determined to make him pay the smart-mouth run tax,” Weatherspoon said.
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