![]() ![]() In Justin Fenton's book We Own This City, on which the HBO series is based, the Baltimore Sun journalist explained that Jenkins would often be "caught in a lie" while giving evidence to a jury, but no complaints were put on his record.įor example, in January 2006, Jenkins and Sergeant Michael Fries had an altercation with brothers Charles and Robert Lee after they continued to drink beer on the front step of their grandmother's home when the policemen had told them to stop.ĭuring the altercation, a passerby named George Sneed was assaulted by officer Robert Cirello who broke his jaw, leading Sneed to sue.Īt the trial four years later, Jenkins and his fellow officers claimed that the witness had been throwing bottles at them, but security camera footage shown at the trial proved what Jenkins claimed was not true. Jenkins joined Baltimore's police department in 2003, first becoming a beat cop and patrolling the streets of Baltimore.ĭuring his time on the streets of Baltimore Jenkins was involved in several arrests that resulted in the injuries of the people he took into custody. ![]() L-R: Former Baltimore police Sergeant Wayne Jenkins, and Jon Bernthal as Jenkins in HBO true-crime drama "We Own This City." Paul Schiraldi/Baltimore Police Department/HBO ![]()
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