Overview
- The Baltimore Police Department confirmed that Deputy Commissioner Brian Nadeau has been placed on administrative suspension and his police powers suspended pending an internal investigation.
- Officials have not disclosed the specific accusations or who made them, and Commissioner Richard Worley said the allegations do not involve his own work but declined to provide further detail.
- A federal lawsuit filed in August by former detective David Johnson accuses Nadeau of directing investigations and forcing preordained discipline outcomes, but those claims remain unproven and the department has not said whether the suit is connected to the current probe.
- The suspension prompted the rare cancellation of the department’s weekly Comstat commanders meeting, signaling short-term disruption to oversight and operational routines.
- Nadeau joined BPD in 2019 after a long FBI career and oversees Internal Affairs and the Public Integrity Bureau, so the suspension raises questions about leadership continuity, department discipline processes, and public trust while the investigation continues.