A Democratic state senator accused of crashing into a parked car with his SUV and abandoning it on a sidewalk lied about who was driving it, video appears to show.
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C Anthony Muse, 68, of Maryland, initially told police that his driver was behind the wheel when it was left illegally parked up against a tree on August 6.
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'My driver actually parked here,' Muse told an officer, before informing him he is a senator in the area in Annapolis for a legislative meeting.
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'I’m actually down here for the special session.
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My driver parked the vehicle and left to go home,' he added.
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However, new surveillance footage obtained by ABC appears to show Muse parking the Land Rover and walking out alone.
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Police were initially called out following a report from another motorist who said her wing mirror had been struck by an SUV which initially failed to pull over.
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'He didn't stop,' the motorist told a 911 dispatcher.
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Somebody saw him do it and went and found him and said "did you know you hit that car?" and then he came back and gave me his information.'
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Muse told Fox45 the collision occurred as he moved over to let a truck pass and that his erratic parking was due to pulling over quickly to race back and apologize.
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He has not been charged with any wrongdoing.
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State senator C Anthony Muse was accused of hitting a stationary car with his SUV and abandoning it on a sidewalk.
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He disputes elements of the narrative
Muse told Annapolis police that his driver was the one to park the car on a sidewalk against a tree
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I moved over to give an oncoming truck more room to pass,' Muse said.
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'My mirror inadvertently hit the mirror of a parked vehicle.
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There was no place to park on Severn Avenue, so I turned the corner, hurriedly parked on the curb, rushed back to the parked vehicle, apologized to the owner, and gave my insurance info.
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However, his statement appears to contradict the initial account he gave to the responding officer.
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Bodycam footage shows police discussing how they don't think Muse is 'going to be able to drive' before approaching his parked vehicle.
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Prior to that, a parking attendant had called into the police to report that the senator had entered his vehicle and did not look like he should be driving.
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'I was able to get the keys from him.
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I’m just keeping him talking,' the parking officer said.
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An Annapolis police officer then joins him at the scene and tells Muse he will need to either get his driver to pick up the SUV, have it towed or run through field sobriety tests if he wants to drive it himself.
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Muse states he needs to get to the Westin hotel and that he plans to drive there despite being informed his car is being towed.
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Muse admitted he hit a parked car in Eastport and said he pulled over quickly to rush back and apologize resulting in the poor parking
Bodycam footage showed him initially telling police officers that his driver had parked the car
Muse was not hit with any charges over the incident and was offered a ride by the responding officer
'Why would they tow it?' Muse asks.
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'Because it's on the sidewalk,' the officer responds.
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'I was going to say I don't know if you need me to give you a ride there [to the Westin], I can give you a ride there?'
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Muse then states that would be 'fine,' before adding that the 'governor/government' will 'take care of it.'
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The exact wording is difficult to hear on the audio.
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Muse is a Democrat from Prince Georges' County District 26 and was in Annapolis when the Maryland General Assembly met for a special legislative session.
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Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson told Fox Baltimore: 'My responsibility as Senate President is to uphold the integrity of the Senate and ensure that standards are enforced fairly and without bias.'
The Daily Mail has contacted Anthony Muse for further comment, we have not received a response.
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