Baltimore – Documents the department provided on Tuesday indicate that the Baltimore County Police investigation into wide receiver Zay Flowers of the Baltimore Ravens has been “suspended” without the filing of any criminal charges. According to a note dated Friday, the inquiry, which is essentially closed, might be reopened if any new material becomes available. The report contains redacted identifying information, but it does show that Flowers refused to be interrogated by police after being advised to do so by counsel.
The records support prior Baltimore Sun reporting regarding the claimed victim’s Acton, Massachusetts, police complaint. She reported to the authorities that on January 16, there was a “violent domestic incident” in Owings Mills, during which the “suspect’s brother also drew a firearm.” She said that the suspect is a “NFL player” and that they were “all over social media” when they were a couple, but she would not reveal the suspect’s identity.
In Massachusetts, she reported to police that she had been “physically assaulted” and had “multiple bruises,” the Baltimore County report states. The purported victim claimed in that interview that he had “trashed all her stuff and her belongings” and that “she was living with her boyfriend in a townhouse outside Baltimore, Maryland, when the incident became physical and violent.” She also inquired about whether criminal charges would “automatically” be brought and about the repercussions of making a police report on multiple occasions.
According to the article, the purported victim said, “It was a really bad 10 minutes, but [she] hasn’t been scared since.” It further stated that her father was “afraid of the s-storm that is going to follow” and accompanied the purported victim to speak with police. Acton Police offered her a protective order, but she declined.
The name of the individual Acton Police thought to be the suspect was included in their report; however, Baltimore County police removed the name from their records. The alleged victim was contacted by phone by Baltimore County police on January 30 regarding her Massachusetts allegation, according to the case report. “No further issues” were mentioned, according to reports, and she did not “disclose any further details relating to the original report.”
The report also verifies the investigation’s relation to a 911 call on Jan. 16.
The Sun had previously examined an audio recording of that day’s Baltimore County police dispatch, on which a 911 dispatcher was heard informing officers of the 12-second call and noting that the caller appeared to be “in distress.” She “was crying” when she hung up, according to notes in the 911 county system that were cited in the police report. In the audio reviewed by The Sun, the female caller is asked if she has an emergency and responds, “No, that’s OK. Thank you.”
