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Prince George’s County police officer has been suspended while internal affairs
investigators probe his relationship with a woman arrested on drug possession
charges in D.C. Friday night, authorities said.
The
officer has not been charged with any crimes, but Prince George’s internal
affairs investigators are probing whether he had any involvement in the drug
case, said Sgt. Sonya Rorls, a Prince George’s County police spokesman. She
said the man was in a vehicle with a woman that D.C. police pulled over about 8
p.m. Friday in the 5300 block of Fitch Street SE.
Rorls identified the officer as Stephen Kingman. He is
assigned to District 1 and is still on probationary status, Rorls said. He
recently joined the department
Rorls
said D.C. police contacted the officer’s supervisor after they made the arrest,
as is the protocol in cases involving police officers from other agencies. She
said she could not provide more details about the drug case because it was
being handled by D.C. police.
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D.C. police spokesman could not immediately be reached for comment Saturday
night.