Daniel Oxendine remains jailed as investigators examine whether other incidents may be connected to the suspended Baltimore officer.
BEL AIR, MD — A judge denied bond Friday for suspended Baltimore Police Officer Daniel Oxendine, who is accused of raping a woman while he was on duty after receiving permission to drive her home following an unrelated domestic incident.
Oxendine, 32, faces six criminal counts: two counts of first-degree rape, two counts of second-degree rape and two counts alleging a law enforcement officer engaged in a sexual act with a victim or witness of an investigation. The Harford County Sheriff’s Office arrested him Aug. 27 after a nearly three-month investigation. Baltimore Police said Oxendine is suspended without pay while the criminal investigation continues.
The investigation began June 3, when Harford County detectives responded to a hospital after an adult woman reported that she had been sexually assaulted. Authorities said Oxendine had encountered the woman while responding to an unrelated call for service in Baltimore. The woman told investigators she needed transportation to her home in Edgewood, and Oxendine’s supervisor authorized him to drive her there.
According to charging documents described in court and local news reports, the woman said Oxendine drove her and her son to the Edgewood residence. She told investigators that after dropping them off, Oxendine returned to the apartment and said he needed to enter to make sure the residence was safe. Investigators allege that he sexually assaulted the woman inside while he remained on duty and in uniform.
Investigators used surveillance footage and forensic evidence as they worked to identify the officer, according to authorities. Charging documents say cameras showed the patrol vehicle assigned to Oxendine outside the residence for about 40 minutes. The woman underwent a sexual assault forensic examination, and evidence collected during the investigation was submitted for DNA testing.
Oxendine denied the rape allegation when questioned by investigators, according to charging documents. He told detectives that he had no sexual or other physical contact with the woman at her home. Authorities said DNA testing later matched evidence collected in the case to Oxendine. The sheriff’s office said detectives obtained an arrest warrant after receiving the test results and took him into custody without incident with assistance from Baltimore Police.
Oxendine appeared by video Friday for a bond hearing in Harford County District Court. Harford County State’s Attorney Alison Healey told reporters that she intends to personally prosecute the case. An attorney representing Oxendine for the bond proceeding asked that he be released to home detention, citing his lack of a criminal record and family ties. The judge denied the request, finding that the allegations and arguments presented at the hearing supported keeping him in custody because of concerns about danger to the community.
Healey stressed after the hearing that Oxendine is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. She also said that, if the allegations are established in court, such conduct by a law enforcement officer would be especially serious because of the authority and public trust that come with the job. Oxendine’s family members who attended the hearing and the attorney who represented him for the bond proceeding declined to comment to reporters.
Baltimore Police said Oxendine’s police powers had already been suspended before his arrest and that he was suspended without pay after the criminal charges were filed. The department said it is cooperating with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. Records cited by The Baltimore Banner show Oxendine has worked for the Baltimore Police Department since 2017 and was assigned to the Northeastern District at the time of the alleged assault.
The sheriff’s office said investigators are also examining whether Oxendine could be connected to other incidents. Detectives are reviewing evidence, prior reports and information from partner agencies as part of that inquiry. Authorities have not announced any additional charges or identified other alleged victims. The inquiry into possible additional offenses remains ongoing.
Oxendine remains in custody without bond. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 25, 2026. The charges are allegations, and prosecutors would be required to prove them in court.
Author note: Last updated August 31, 2026.