Criminal charges were dismissed against two Anne Arundel County police officers who were accused of misconduct during a deadly 2023 pursuit in Pasadena, according to our media partner The Baltimore Banner .

The Banner reports that the judge's decision centers on statements that the judge determined the officers, Kieran Schnell and Eddie Vazquez, were forced to give to internal affairs investigators with the Anne Arundel County Police Department.

Those comments, known in the law as compelled statements or testimony, are off-limits for prosecutors in criminal cases because they violate the accused's Fifth Amendment rights to remain silent and protect against self-incrimination," according to the Banner.

The judge said she had no choice but to dismiss the charges, the Banner reports. The

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