Greenbelt, Maryland – Former Charles County Judge Robert C. Nalley, of La Plata, Maryland, pleaded guilty Monday, Feb. 1 to deprivation of rights under color of law for ordering a deputy sheriff to activate a stun-cuff worn by a pro se criminal defendant during a pre-trial court proceeding.
The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Vanita Gupta; and Special Agent in Charge Kevin Perkins of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Baltimore Field Office.
More details on the case to follow.