Overview
- Officer Lawrence Fasano approached a pink Tesla for an alleged illegal parking violation and attempted to issue a $30 citation during an encounter on Aug. 13 that officials say escalated quickly.
- Prosecutors say body‑worn camera video shows the driver, identified as Tamia Anderson, drive forward and hit the front wheel of Fasano’s patrol bike, then throw a glass bottle from the vehicle.
- Police allege Anderson later put the car in reverse and accelerated toward Fasano a second time, striking his bike and forcing him to abandon it; Fasano was not injured.
- Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates and Police Commissioner Richard Worley announced an indictment on Aug. 27 charging Anderson with first‑ and second‑degree assault, fleeing and eluding, and related traffic offenses, and showed the body‑cam footage at a press conference.
- Anderson was arrested after other officers stopped the Tesla, released on bond, and is scheduled to appear in Baltimore city court next month as the criminal case moves forward.