PG Cop Caught On Video Climbing Into Patrol Car Backseat With Woman

UPPER MARLBORO, MD — A Prince George's County police officer was suspended Tuesday after a TikTok video viewed more than 2.4 million times appeared to show him climb into the backseat of a patrol car with a woman.

The video, posted by TikTok user trapploss_, showed the officer hugging and appearing to kiss the woman before the pair got into the backseat of a Prince George's County Police Department cruiser.

In a statement posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, agency officials said early Tuesday that they were aware of the video and had launched an investigation to "determine the circumstances."

Hours later, the department confirmed the officer had been identified and suspended.

According to reports from the Washington Post and WTOP citing police, the officer was identified as Cpl. Francesco Marlett.

In 2015, Marlett was suspended without pay after he was accused of spanking his girlfriend's 3-year-old son until he was unconscious. He was later indicted by a grand jury on child abuse charges.

Marlett was watching the child while the boy's mother made dinner, and the child soiled the bed. This reportedly angered Marlett, who spanked the boy and caused the child to hit his head against the wall, which knocked the toddler out, according to reports.

In a statement provided to Fox 5 DC, Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy said she was aware of the video and that it is under investigation by police.

"We don't know what circumstances were. We don't know if there was a violation of departmental policy or the law, you know? That occurred. But that's why the internal affairs is looking into it, and they'll make a decision," Braveboy told the news station.