Former Baltimore Cop: If O’Malley Comes Here, There Will Be More Riots

‘I would encourage him not to come back to Baltimore’

MITCHELL: "Let me ask you about Martin O'Malley. He was in the streets last night --"

FRANKLIN: "Oh, my God. Why did you have to say that name? I understand that he's coming to Baltimore. Listen to what I have to say here. In 2005, I left Baltimore city as a head of training in 2004. By then we had started this zero tolerance, these programs in the Baltimore city under the leadership of mayor, then Mayor Martin O'Malley. In 2005, 108,000 people arrested here in Baltimore city. In one year. 620,000 people live in this city. Now, we are talking about the multiple arrest. That's why the city got sued because over 20 percent of those people who were arrested were released with no charges preferred because there was no probable cause for the arrest. Does that sound familiar? Freddie Gray, no probable cause for the arrest. I don't want to say this. Well, I’m going to say it anyway. If he's coming back to town, you may see a riot."

MITCHELL: "Well, we don't want stir anything up here either."

FRANKLIN: "We don't. We don't. But I'd encourage him not to come back to Baltimore."

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