BALTIMORE — A Baltimore Police officer faces charges after getting into a car crash while on the clock.
According to court charging documents officer Unique Sheppard, 23, was already relegated to desk duty after her police powers were suspended.
Why Sheppard was suspended remains unclear.
On March 20, while working and without a supervisor's permission, Sheppard drove her personal vehicle and crashed at the intersection of S. Mount and W. Pratt Street.
Responding officers noticed Sheppard had a bag with edible cannabis candies and two weed grinders sitting on the front passenger seat.
Sheppard's girlfriend, Breshawn Webb, soon arrived at the crash scene. That's when police say Sheppard called for Webb to take the bag, which she did and fled.
A supervisor found Sheppard carrying a loaded 9mm Glock handgun, despite her departmental firearm having been seized at the time of suspension.
When asked, Sheppard admitted to not having a personal carry permit. Meanwhile, Webb returned to the scene with the bag she'd taken from the car. Only the grinders were still inside, but not the edibles.
Webb was initially detained and released without charges. However on April 19, a grand jury indicted her for tampering with evidence.
Sheppard on the other hand was ordered to submit to a urinalysis since the crash technically happened while on-duty. Results of the test were not revealed.
Afterwards, Sheppard was booked for illegally carrying and transporting a firearm and evidence tampering. She has not been charged with any drug related crime at this time.
