Maryland AG release bodycam of an in custody death of Kelvin Lashawn Baker

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Hagerstown, MD - New bodycam footage has been released by the Maryland Attorney General's Office that shows the final moments of Kelvin Lashawn Baker's life before he died in police custody.

The 46-year-old was placed in handcuffs and into the back of a police vehicle in Washington County as officers planned to executive a search warrant at his Hagerstown home.

According to investigators, at approximately 10:15 p.m. on Oct. 26, 2024, members of the Hagerstown Police Department executed a search warrant at a home in the 100 block of East Washington Street, where they found Baker outside with another woman.

While in the backseat of the police vehicle, he began vomiting, according to officials, had difficulty breathing, and became unresponsive, they said. Baker was rushed to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

In the video released on Thursday, March 6, officers can be seen conversing briefly with Baker before handcuffing him and placing him in the vehicle.

Over the course of 45 minutes, something happened and Baker can be heard struggling to breathe and making bizarre noises while officers attempted to stir him.

He was then placed on a stretcher by paramedics after his handcuffs were removed. It remains unclear what caused the medical emergency.

The fatal incident remains under investigation.