Lawsuit filed by Baltimore rapper accuses jailed former BPD detective of false arrest, planting evidence

Lawsuit filed by Baltimore rapper accuses jailed former BPD detective of false arrest, planting evidence

BALTIMORE POLICE OFFICERS.SOME WERE MEMBERS OF THECITY'S INFAMOUS GUN TRACE TASKFORCE.

THE LAWSUIT FROM KEVRONEVANS... KNOWN BY HIS RAP NAMEYOUNG MOOSE, IS SUING FORFALSE IMPRISONMENT.

HE ACCUSESJAILED DETECTIVE DANIEL HERSLOF BOTH FALSE IMPRISONMENT ANDPLANTING EVIDENCE.

EVANSCLAIMS IN 20-12 HE AND AFRIEND WERE LEAVING A BAR...WHEN POLICE DETAINED HIM... HESAYS WITHOUT CAUSE.

THEY SAYAT A SECOND LOCATION... HERSLPUT CRACK INSIDE EVANSPOCKET... THEN ARRESTED HIM ONSEVERAL DRUG FELONIES.

HISLAWYER SAYS, FOR WHATEVERREASON, HERSL CONTINUED TOHARRASS EVANS... AND ABUSE HISPOLICE POWERS.

The onlyexplanation I can give for whyMr. Evans was targeted is thesame reason why anybody elsewas targeted.

And that iswhenever Mr. Evans would askwhy are you doing this to me,Officer Hersl would point tohis badge and say 'because Ican.'

HERSL IS IN THE MIDST OFAN 18- YEAR PRISON SENTENFOR HIS ROLE IN SEVERAL CRIMESHE TOOK PART IN AS A MEMBER OFTHE TASK FORCE... INCLUDINGCOUNTS OF ROBBERY ANDRACKETEERING.

HERSL'S ATTORNEYRESPONDED TO THE LAWSUIT...QUESTIONING ITS TIMING.

HESAYS QUOTE "REGARDING THEYOUNG MOOSE CASE, THERE HASBEEN NEWS ARTICLES ABOUT ITFOR YEARS AND NOW THEY DECIDETO FILE SUIT, I DON'T QUITEUNDERSTAND THAT." "DETECTIVEHERSL STILL MAINTAINS HE'SINNOCENT OF ALL CHARGES ANDNEVER PLANTED EVIDENCE ORVIOLATED ANY CONSTITUTIONALRIGHTS." AS FOR B-P-D... THEYSAY THEY DO NOT COMMENTPENDING LITIGAT