A slew of Maryland delegates are calling for the release of the 911 call made during an alleged domestic assault involving Ravens' rookie wide receiver Zay Flowers.
According to multiple reports, the incident occurred in late January, before the AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs, in Owings Mills.
Flowers has not been charged with a crime.
In a letter to Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski, delegates are saying 'withholding the recording the recordings perpetuates a narrative that some individuals are exempt from scrutiny due to their affluence and social status.'
In response to the letter, Olszewski states that consistent with departmental policy, the county will not release recordings or information that could impede in ongoing investigations.
“The County Executive and the Baltimore County Police Department condemn all acts of domestic violence and take any potential incident seriously. Consistent with departmental policy, Baltimore County does not release recordings or other information which could jeopardize or impede ongoing investigations.”
"We wrote the letter to condemn domestic violence and certainly hope that is not what happened here," said Delegate Kathy Szeliga. "But if it did, regardless of your status within the community, everybody has to be held to the same account. We want the public to know that there isn't a two-tier justice system and that the same rules apply to famous people as to average citizens.
Of course, any investigation is important, but there are laws in place and precedents for this. Attorneys have weighed in and said you can't stonewall and say an investigation is ongoing. There are timelines and there are legalities for releasing information to the media."
