RELEASE: District Attorney’s Office Files Assault, False Report Charges Following Arrest of Philadelphia Police Officer

CONTACT:
Jane Roh, District Attorney’s Office, 215–686–8711, Jane.Roh@phila.gov

PHILADELPHIA (Dec. 11, 2019) — District Attorney Larry Krasner on Wednesday announced charges against Sergeant Jason Reid (DOB: 12/03/77) following a Philadelphia Police Department Internal Affairs investigation and arrest.

Reid is alleged to have assaulted an individual placed under arrest on June 8, 2019, and to have lied about the circumstances of the assault. The Internal Affairs investigation found that Reid’s statements on which charges were filed against the civilian were not accurate.

“It is disheartening any time an officer entrusted with enormous power over the public’s liberty and lives misuses that power. The actions Sergeant Jason Reid is alleged by his colleagues in the Philadelphia Police Department to have taken against an innocent member of our community are exactly the sort of actions that undermine trust in law enforcement and make us all less safe,” District Attorney Krasner said. “I am grateful to the Internal Affairs Unit of the Philadelphia Police Department for honoring their oath by holding one of their own accountable. No one is above the law.”

The District Attorney’s Office has charged Reid with Tampering with Public Records or Information (F3), Unsworn Falsification to Authorities (M2), Simple Assault (M2), False Reports to Law Enforcement Authorities (M2), and Obstructing Administration of Law or Other Government Function (M2).

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The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office is the largest prosecutor’s office in Pennsylvania, and one of the largest in the nation. It serves the more than 1.5 million citizens of the City and County of Philadelphia, employing 600 lawyers, detectives and support staff. The District Attorney’s Office is responsible for prosecution of over 40,000 criminal cases annually.