Bowie Police Officer Charged with Attempted Murder – NBC4 Washington

A grand jury has indicted a Bowie, Maryland, police officer on attempted murder charges for firing his gun at a man on a busy road last month.

Around 8 a.m., Sept. 12, Sgt. Robert Warrington stopped on Collington Road near Route 50 to check on a white SUV parked on the side of the road.

A man who wished to remain anonymous told News4 he tried to retrieve his hat that had flown away while his girlfriend and children remained in the SUV.

As the man walked past Warrington on the way back to the SUV, he appeared to have one hand on his stomach and the other hand holding a white towel or T-shirt that appeared to have blood on it.

“Are you here to help her?” Warrington asked.

“No, she’s taking me to the hospital,” the man replied.

Moments later, Warrington fired a shot.

“He had a gun. He had a gun,” he said.

“I don’t have a gun,” the man said.

A woman screamed, “What have you done? What did you do? What did you do? Why did you do that? Why did you do that?”

“I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry,” Warrington said.

The shot hit a passing minivan. Luckily no one was injured.

“As soon as my ears stopped ringing, I turned around and asked the officer why he shot me,” he said.

He said he instinctively pulled out his phone to capture the shocking encounter.

“The video provided by the Bowie City Police Department speaks for itself,” said Prince George's County Prosecutor Aisha Braveboy. “The actions were not in accordance with the training or instructions of the Bowie City Police Department.”

Bowie Police Chief Dwayne Preston issued a statement saying, in part, “I support the independent, objective grand jury process.” Sgt. Warrington is suspended without pay.”

Warrington is a 12-year veteran of the Bowie Police Department. He is charged with attempted second-degree murder and reckless endangerment, among other things.

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