Richmond Police revise details on time, location of incident in which detectives indicted
10/22/2020, 6 p.m.
The Richmond Police Department has revised its official statement about the time and location of the incident that led to the indictment of two detectives after the Richmond Free Press raised questions about the initial statement.
In response, the department issued the following statement to the Free Press on Oct. 16:
“After further review, we discovered the incident involving both detectives occurred at approximately 3:45 a.m. on May 31 in the 200 block of North Belvidere Street. We apologize for any confusion.”
The original statement from the department stated the incident occurred at 5:24 a.m. May 31 in the 200 block of West Broad Street
So far, neither the department nor the commonwealth’s attorney’s office has released any further details on the events that led to the indictment of Detectives Christopher Brown and Mark Jankowski on misdemeanor charges of assault and battery.
Neither of the men has made any public statements.
The detectives are to appear in court in early November to set a trial date and to determine if they will be tried by a judge or jury. Few details are expected to emerge until the trial.
