Baltimore Prosecutors are dropping charges against the three remaining officers facing trial in connection with Freddie Gray’s death. Six officers were charged in connection with the April 2015 death of Gray, a 25-year-old who died after sustaining a neck injury while in police custody. A pretrial hearing for Officer Garrett Miller had been set for…
Caesar Goodson, the driver of the van in which Baltimore man Freddie Gray sustained a fatal spinal injury, was acquitted of second-degree murder on Thursday. Goodson, 46, faced charges surrounding the death of Gray, who died in police custody last year — a week after he was in the van. Two other officers have been…
Baltimore police officer Edward Nero has been acquitted of assault, reckless endangerment, and misconduct surrounding the death of Freddie Gray. Gray, a black man, suffered severe injuries while in police custody in April 2015, and died a week later. His death sparked a series of protests in Baltimore and nationwide. The case of the first…
Judge Barry G. Williams declared a mistrial after three days of deadlocked jury deliberations in the case of Officer William G. Porter who faced manslaughter charges for the April death of Freddie Gray. The jurors could not reach a unanimous agreement on any of the four charges Porter faced: involuntary manslaughter, assault, misconduct in office,…
Lawyers for six Baltimore police officers charged in Freddie Gray’s death are in court for a pretrial hearing Wednesday as the city braces for what could happen afterward. The hearing comes almost five months after Gray suffered a fatal spinal injury in custody while being transported in a police van. “Mr. Gray suffered a severe…
A grand jury has brought charges against six Baltimore police officers in the death of a black man who suffered fatal neck injuries while in police custody, a case that touched off angry protests and a day of looting and arson in the Maryland city. The charges, including a count of second-degree murder against one…
The U.S. Justice Department is set to launch a federal investigation into whether the Baltimore Police Department has engaged in a “pattern or practice” of excessive force.
The Artist Formerly and Presently Named Prince to Play ‘Rally 4 Peace’ Concert in Baltimore on Mother’s Day. The Tribute concert takes place less than three miles from where Freddie Gray was arrested by police. He will play a concert in on Sunday, at the Royal Farms Arena to promote peace following violent protests over…
One of the Baltimore police officers who arrested Freddie Gray wants the prosecutor in the case to produce the knife Gray allegedly had on him at the time of the arrest. Officer Edward Nero, who filed a motion Monday via his lawyers, is claiming that the knife was illegal in Baltimore. Nero has been charged…
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced on Twitter that the 10 p.m. curfew in place since violent protests rocked the city last Monday has been lifted effective immediately. Shortly after the news, a spokesperson for Gov. Larry Hogan said the National Guard presence in the city would be gradually scaled back. Rawlings-Blake had been under pressure…
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby announced that she found probable cause for charges against the police officers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray. “I assured his family that no one is above the law and that i would pursue justice on their behalf,” Mosby said, before saying that police did not establish…
Geraldo Rivera was confronted by a Baltimore resident frustrated by the network’s history of biased and incendiary coverage of racial issues. Rivera responded by retreating before going live on-air where he described the young black man as a “vandal,” yelling at him, “you’re making a fool of yourself!” In this amazing video, watch a Baltimore…
According to the Washington Post, who received a ‘leak’ on the Investigation into the Death of Freddie Gray: The prisoner sharing a police transport van the day Freddie Gray was arrested is said to have told investigators that he could hear Gray “banging against the walls” of the vehicle and believed that he “was intentionally…
The Nightly Show’s Larry Wilmore coverage of the Baltimore riots describe as a brother appears to vanish during CNN’s live coverage 10 minutes after the 10pm curfew. Did you see that that? the brother just disappear, you saw there was a brother walking there, ok lets watch it one more time…. He’s Gone! The brother’s…
Police arrested 63 protesters in New York City on Wednesday during a march calling for justice for Freddie Gray, the Baltimore man who died of spinal injuries he sustained while in police custody. About 1,000 people descended on Union Sqaure for a rally before continuing to move through Manhattan, blocking traffic and shutting down streets.…
Baltimore Riots Looting Tears Gas Clash Protesters Freddy Gray Protest Erupts In Chaos. THIS IS A LIVE BREAKING EVENT. WATCH THE LIVE NEWS STREAM HERE.
Protestors chanted “no justice, no peace” Tuesday night as they demanded answers for why Freddie Gray, 25-year-old, died Sunday apparently of injuries he suffered while in police custody. They promise to return Wednesday, and to take their grievances to City Hall on Thursday. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Justice will open an inquiry into Gray’s…
