Charging docs detail how a BPD sergeant allegedly threatened, stoked fear in a home worker

Charging docs detail how a BPD sergeant allegedly threatened, stoked fear in a home worker

A Baltimore Police sergeant is being held without bail after allegedly extorting and kidnapping a builder who worked on his home.

FOR A CITY DETECTIVE.

THAT MANIS CHARGED WITH EXTORTION ANDKIDNAPPING OVER SHODDY WORK ATHIS GWYNN OAK HOME.

WMAR 2NEWSDETAILS OF THE ALLEGED CRIMES(HAGER S━UP) 14:15“We havelearned more today about how acity detective allegedlyabused his police powers andkidnapped a ma━all in adispute over a poorl━builtpatio” (TRACK) THE VICTIMBUILT A PATIO BEHIND THISHOUSE ON EMMANUEL COURT INGWYNN OAK, AND AT FIRST, THEOWNER, BALTIMORE POLICESERGEANT JAMES LLOYD, PRAISEDHIS WORK AND PAID HIM SEVENTHOUSAND DOLLARS.

BUT WHENPAVERS CAME LOOSE, LLOYDCONFRONTED THE CONTRACTOR OVERSHODDY WORKMANSHIP ANDDEMANDED HIS MONEY BACK.

AJUDGE DENIED BAIL FOR LLOYDBASED ON THE ALLEGED STEPS HETHEN TOOK TO STRON━ARM APARTIAL REFUND.(SOT━MatthewFraling/Lloyd“We obviously are verydisappointed in the resulttoday.

This was a contractualdispute that involvedabsolutely no criminality onthe part of my client Mr.Lloyd.

We find in interestingthat even the state did notrequest that he be heldwithout bail” (TRACK)ACCORDING TO CHARGINGDOCUMENTS, LLOYD FLASHED HISBADGE WHILE CONFRONTING THEWORKER IN HIS BACKYARD ANDTHEN DEMANDED HE PRODUCE HISDRIVERS LICENSE.

WHEN THELICENSE CAME UP AS SUSPENDED,LLOYD ALLEGEDELY THREATENED TOHAVE THE CONTRACTOR ARRESTEDAND HIS CAR TOWED UNLESS HEGAVE HIM BACK THE MONEY HEPAID FOR THE PATIO.

IN THEMEANTIME, THREE OTHER HOMICIDEDETECTIVES SHOWED UP AT THEHOUSE, ALL CARRYING SIDEARMSAT THEIR WAISTS, AND BEGANTAKING PICTURES OF THEVICTIMSAFETY, THE CONTRACTOR AGREEDTO RETURN HALF OF LLOYDMONEY, AND AS THE SERGEANTDROVE HIM TO THE NAVY FEDERALCREDIT UNION IN GLEN BURNIE TOGET A CASHIERVICTIM SAID HE DIDNTROUBLE, AND HE CLAIMS LLOYDTOLD HIM THE“PROBLEM WOULD BEIF I TAKE YOU IN THE WOOD”.IF HECOUNTS, LLOYD COULD FACE UP TO40 YEARS BEHIND BARS.

(HAGERS━UP) 15:32“The allegedvictim was urged to comeforward and file a policereport after sharing his storywith a friend who also happensto be a police officer from adifferent jurisdiction.Reporting in Baltimore CountJeff Hager, WMAR 2 News”HERE'S A NAME WE KNOW