Viral Video Sparks Suspension As PG County Officer Seen Entering Patrol Vehicle With Woman

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ATikTok video went viral recently, resulting in the suspension of a Prince George’s County police officer. The officer was caught on camera entering the backseat of a police cruiser with an unidentified Black woman.

This TikTok was all over social media screens on Monday, gathering over a jaw-dropping 2.3 million views within a mere day.

In the clip, officer Francesco Marlett, as identified by the department, stands outside a marked police vehicle with a woman. What happens next has left viewers confused and angered as they both step into the back of the cruiser, and the door firmly closes behind them.

In addition to thousands of social media comments on the video, a lot of them are demanding that the officer be fired.

PGPD made a public statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, “PGPD Executive Command is aware of a video circulating on social media with one of our officers,” the police department posted on social media Tuesday morning. “As soon as we became aware earlier today, we opened an investigation to determine the circumstances. Additional information will be released once investigated and confirmed.”

Officer Marlett’s past includes brushes with disciplinary action. In a troubling incident from 2016, he faced suspension without pay amid allegations of assaulting his girlfriend’s 3-year-old child, an ordeal that left the child unconscious, according to FOX 5 News.

“I think it’s just terrible. You are a police officer,” he said. “You’re a trusted individual, trusted to ensure the safety of departments. Should something happen, you have to respond at a moment’s notice. If you can’t do either of those, and you’re doing something you shouldn’t be doing, especially when there are children around. If you’re off duty, that’s one thing. When you are on duty in full uniform, and you’re in a police cruiser…there’s just no excuse.”

The video was later shared on X and is sitting with close to 24.7 million views, generating a lot of conversation. Many local residents weren’t surprised and claimed that such actions by police officers are not uncommon.

Viral Video Sparks Suspension As PG County Officer Seen Entering Patrol Vehicle With Woman  was originally published on newsone.com