Baltimore Police officer convicted of assaulting a teenager
Dundore slammed the teen face down on the concrete, wrapped his arm around his neck and told him, "I swear to God, I'll choke you out if you don't stop."
Baltimore SAO discusses crime plan amid uptick in violence among young people
Neighborhood residents who attended the meeting pressed Ivan Bates for answers and questioned him about his crime plan.
Ivan Bates in Annapolis to push gun bill
Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates appeared before a senate committee on March 21st pushing his bill to raise the maximum penalty for illegal gun possession from 3 years to 5 years for those 21 and older. With just 3 weeks left in the legislative session, the fate of the bill still remains unclear.
State's Attorney Ivan Bates on youth violence in Baltimore, Maryland gun laws, police 'do not call' list
"I don't like to call it tough on crime, I like to call it smart on crime. The tool I've been given as the state's attorney, as prosecutors, when folks do very bad actions in our community is jail," the state's attorney said. "But we also recognize not everybody needs to go to jail. Dealing with low-level offenses, we're not trying to incarcerate our way with them but hold people accountable. We're looking at citations. We're looking at how do we get those wrap-around services for individuals."
Two Baltimore Police officers indicted in separate assault, sexual harassment cases
Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates called a news conference Thursday afternoon to announce the indictments of Sgt. Larry Worsley and officer Walter A. Wilson, both of whom have been with the city police department for about two decades.
Ivan Bates, Balt.City State's Atty, on his criminal justice priorities
He has been a vocal advocate for a bill under consideration in the General Assembly that would lengthen sentences for those over the age of 21 who are convicted of carrying a gun without a permit. That position has put him at odds with guns rights advocates on the right, and criminal justice reform advocates on the left.
Movie Review: I Got a Monster
One thing Bates makes clear is how difficult it is to go up against a cop in court. The entire system is built to believe cops and distrust the people they’ve arrested. Jenkins’ gig was particularly insidious. He stole from people—some criminals, many not—planted drugs and money on them, and then arrested them. Once they were in the system, he and his merry band of badged marauders had the upper hand. Indeed, at one point, Bates has body cam footage of Jenkins breaking into a victim’s home and it’s not enough to sway a judge.
Ivan Bates defends op-ed, says academia needs to listen to residents on crime
Bates is behind bills in Annapolis that would increase the maximum sentence for those 21 and older for wearing, carrying or transporting a handgun without a permit in Maryland from three years in prison to five years.
I Got a Monster Review
Based on the nonfiction book, I Got a Monster: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Corrupt Police Squad by Baynard Woods and co-author Brandon Soderberg, this documentary goes deep into the story of the GTTF through the eyes of a dedicated defense attorney, Ivan Bates. Bates represented victims of Sgt. Wayne Jenkins’ uncontrollable, questionable tactics that resulted in mental terror and imprisonment of Baltimore citizens who were literally just minding their business. “No one’s helping. No one’s there. No one’s listening. How could the system fail this badly for this long? The signs were there, we just didn’t pay attention,” Bates states during his opening court statement.