Three Protesters Sue BGE Over 2023 Arrests, Alleging Company Instigated Wrongful Detention

Overview

• The suit, announced Monday, June 29, 2026, was filed by three women who say BGE gave false information to Baltimore police that led to their restraint, arrest and nearly 20-hour detention on June 22, 2023.
• Plaintiffs allege BGE told officers it had provided required 14-day notice, held the needed permit, and could terminate service for residents who declined external pressure regulators while the plaintiffs say those claims were false.
• Charges against the women were dropped without a hearing days after the arrests and a judge ordered BGE to restore service that the company had cut, facts the plaintiffs cite in the new lawsuit.
• The complaint invokes a 1995 Maryland Supreme Court principle that a private party can be liable if it instigates a wrongful arrest and it asks a court to hold the utility responsible for false imprisonment.
• The case highlights tensions over BGE’s program to install external gas regulators on historic Federal Hill homes and could affect how utilities coordinate with police and follow state service rules going forward.