Interim Chief Hector Velez suspended an officer following the officer’s off-duty arrest. Maryland State Police arrested Corporal Brian Newcomer late Sunday night and charged him with six charges to include attempted second degree rape. Newcomer is suspended from the PGPD without pay.
Corporal Newcomer is accused of attempting to sexually assault a woman who he knows.
“The allegations against this officer are deeply disturbing. When we were made aware of the arrest, the corporal’s police powers were immediately suspended. Our Internal Affairs Division has also launched an investigation into the officer’s actions and we are fully cooperating with Maryland State Police,” said Interim Chief Hector Velez.
Newcomer has been with the PGPD since 2013 and is currently assigned to the Bureau of Investigation.
Any inquiries regarding the charges against Newcomer should be directed to Maryland State Police.
Corporal Newcomer is accused of attempting to sexually assault a woman who he knows.
“The allegations against this officer are deeply disturbing. When we were made aware of the arrest, the corporal’s police powers were immediately suspended. Our Internal Affairs Division has also launched an investigation into the officer’s actions and we are fully cooperating with Maryland State Police,” said Interim Chief Hector Velez.
Newcomer has been with the PGPD since 2013 and is currently assigned to the Bureau of Investigation.
Any inquiries regarding the charges against Newcomer should be directed to Maryland State Police.
Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: https://so.md/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at https://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at https://so.md/expungeme.