Man Injured In Struggle With Baltimore Police Acquitted On All Charges

BALTIMORE (WJZ)—A man seriously injured during an encounter with Baltimore City Police inside Power Plant Live is now acquitted on all charges against him.

On February 21,2016 inside Power Plant Live, 24-year old Aaron Winston was at a birthday party when a friend got arrested inside.

Police say Winston intervened during the incident.

An officer claims "he spun around quickly and pushed me back".

That's when Winston says the officer threw him to the ground, pulled his shoulder out of its socket and broke his arm in two places.

"It stopped me from work. I couldn't work. It was a real tough moment in my life," said Aaron Winston.

Winston was charged with assault and resisting arrest, but this week a jury acquitted him of all charges.

"It was unlawful. I didn't do anything wrong," he said during a news conference on Wednesday.

With $90,000 in medical expenses, he and his family plan to sue city police.

"We do plan on pressing charges against the officer who did this to my son," said Aaron's father, Edward Winston.

Baltimore Police are currently under fire as the Department of Justice report reveals officers regularly use unreasonable force.

Police officials say the Special Investigation Response Team was brought in to look into the arrest.

"It's clear to all of us that we need to find out what happened," said Commissioner Kevin Davis.

But, six months later, police tell WJZ that investigation is still ongoing.

Winston's lawyer says there must be repercussions.

"The officers are still on the force. They're still patrolling every day and they're still placing our citizens at risk. There needs to be some public accountability," said J. Wyndal Gordon, Winston's attorney.

And they want answers from police officials.

The family's attorney says they plan to file a civil lawsuit within the next 30 days.

The city has paid out millions of dollars to settle police brutality lawsuits.