Child Abuse Charges Filed Against Prince George's Police Officer

Bowie MD

06 December, 2021

11:44 AM

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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — A Prince George's County police officer has been suspended without pay after he was arrested in Anne Arundel County. Corporal Benjamin Lazic has been charged with two counts of second-degree child abuse and one count of second-degree assault. The corporal was off-duty at the time of his arrest. The Prince George's County Police Department's Internal Affairs Division has launched an investigation after learning of the arrest. The officer has been with the Prince George's County Police Department since 2013 and is assigned to the Bureau of Patrol. "The charges against Corporal Lazic are troubling. If any officer breaks the law, on or off duty, that officer should be held accountable. We are fully cooperating with the Anne Arundel County Police Department as it investigates," Chief Malik Aziz said in a statement.