Date of Offense
Offense(s)
Official Statement
Terminated: No
Demoted: No
Suspended: No
Other Sanction:
Resigned, retired, transferred, or separated while case was pending: Yes
# of Days Suspended:
Sustained Charge: Attorney General Guidelines Core Principle 2 ‐ Force as a Last Resort and Duty to De‐Escalate, 2.3 Force as a last resort, 2.5 De‐escalation, 2.6 Warning and opportunity to comply, Core Principal 3 – Duty to Use Only Objectively Reasonable, Necessary and Proportional Force, 3.2 Considerations when using force, 3.3 Level of resistance
Description: In August of 2022 Officer Baskinger, while assigned to the Patrol Division violated several useof‐force core principles in the attempt to arrest a suspect wanted in a stolen motor vehicle investigation. in the course of attempting to gain control of the subject Officer Baskinger struck the subject in the head several times with a closed fist. Officer Baskinger resigned from the Department effective August 2023.
