Baltimore spending board to consider $645,000 in new Gun Trace Task Force settlements; total payouts would top $16M if approved

Baltimore’s spending board is poised to approve $645,000 to settle two more legal disputes related to the city police department’s disgraced Gun Trace Task Force involving plaintiffs who spent time in prison before their charges were vacated. Next week the Board of Estimates will consider two settlements, one for $330,000 with Jamar Bowles and another for $315,000 with Alex Holden, both of which have been recommended for approval by the city’s settlement review committee.