Baltimore prosecutors add nine officers to credibility do-not-call list

Baltimore prosecutors added nine more current and former Baltimore police officers to the city’s credibility “Do Not Call” list, a move that can shape which witnesses appear in court and how defense lawyers challenge active cases.

The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office said the names were added after an 18-month review of Baltimore Police records by its Public Trust & Police Integrity Unit. Prosecutors said the unit dug through the department’s IAPro internal affairs database to find sustained findings, including false statements, and to identify criminal charges from other jurisdictions that had not been previously flagged.

Assistant state’s attorneys will not call any officer on the list to testify, making the roster a direct factor in charging decisions, plea negotiations and trial strategy across Baltimore City courts. The office said its current standards for inclusion cover sustained internal-affairs findings involving truthfulness, pending criminal charges, criminal convictions and other conduct that calls an officer’s honesty into question. Prosecutors also said an officer can be removed if the office later determines the person is sufficiently reliable again.

The latest update lands amid a dispute with the Baltimore City Public Defender’s Office over how quickly credibility problems are disclosed to defense lawyers. In March 2026, the clash centered on whether prosecutors were being transparent enough. Bates’ office said it had sent email notices of list changes, including examples on Feb. 19 and March 4 when officers were added.

The city’s Do Not Call system has evolved from an internal tool into a public accountability measure. Maryland’s Public Information Act was amended in 2021 to allow public release of the information, and Anton’s Law took effect Oct. 1, 2021. State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates has described the list as part of a transparency and accountability push, aimed at letting prosecutors evaluate whether testimony can be trusted before a jury hears it.

The current update also sits inside a longer history of pressure on Baltimore policing and courtroom credibility. In May 2022, Marilyn Mosby released 307 names of Baltimore Police officers on what became widely known as the Do Not Call list. A later version posted by Bates on Sept. 18, 2023 included officers still employed by law enforcement, former officers who had left within five years, and officers tied to Gun Trace Task Force misconduct. Court fights over access to the list, including arguments that it was protected as attorney work product, helped force the issue into public view.

For defendants, the newest additions could mean fresh impeachment material and renewed scrutiny of officers who are already part of active prosecutions. For prosecutors, the nine-name expansion signals that the credibility review is still widening, and that the question in Baltimore courtrooms is not just who was added, but how many more names remain to be tested.