| Maryland State Police Investigation |
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On April 19, 2010 the University of Maryland Department of Public Safety requested the assistance of the Maryland State Police in conducting an internal review to ascertain why 90 minutes of videotape was not initially copied and provided to a defense attorney under a court ordered subpoena. This request was made for video involving the post game disturbance following the home Duke basketball game on March 3, 2010. The review has been completed and reviewed by Interim Chief Mark W. Sparks who concurs with the findings. The following is taken from the conclusion portion of the Maryland State Police investigation:
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“There is no evidence of collusion, or intentional mishandling of evidence. Every effort was made to comply with the subpoena and preserve the evidence; the failure to capture the images by EMPLOYEE (name withheld) was an oversight. The SOC (Security Operations Center) supervisors handled the evidence as they were directed to. The ‘oversight’ on the EMPLOYEE’S part would have been identified had the index been reviewed by a supervisor upon the completion of the burning of the DVD’s.”
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| The Department of Public Safety is reviewing procedures related to the copying of DVD’s to ensure compliance in the future. The Department of Public Safety would like to thank Colonel Terrence Sheridan and the Maryland State Police for their thorough and prompt investigation into this matter. |
| Mr. Paul Dillon |
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