Annapolis Officer Arrested On Assault Charges Is No Longer Employed By Agency: Police

ANNAPOLIS, MD — The Annapolis Police Department announced Thursday that one of its off-duty officers was arrested after a Saturday assault. The agency said it no longer employs the accused officer, identified as 26-year-old Dwight Forsythe of Odenton.

Authorities said Forsythe was arrested in Anne Arundel County, outside the City of Annapolis. The release listed Forsythe's charges as:

• First-degree assault
• Second-degree assault
• Reckless endangerment

Investigators did not give any more information. They also did not clarify whether Forsythe left the agency willingly or whether he was fired.

This is the second recent personnel incident for the Annapolis Police Department. A detective also resigned after unrelated misconduct charges were dropped, the Capital Gazette reported this week. To learn more about that investigation, read The Capital's full story.

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