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Panel grants motion to dismiss complaint against Deputy Jacob Rourke
Summary
A hearing panel in Dorchester County on Feb. 17, 2026, granted a motion to dismiss a Police Accountability Act complaint against Deputy First Class Jacob Rourke for lack of evidence; the complaining witness, Eugene Williams, did not appear though a subpoena had been issued.
A Dorchester County hearing panel granted a motion to dismiss a Maryland Police Accountability Act complaint against Deputy First Class Jacob Rourke on Feb. 17, 2026, after the panel concluded the department did not present sufficient evidence to prove a policy violation.
Lorraine Frazier, the hearing chair, opened the proceeding at the Dorchester County office building in Cambridge and identified the case as MPAADORC012536750 involving Deputy Rourke. Major John Stitchberry and Captain Priscilla Rogers…
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