All 6 officers involved with the arrest of Freddie Gray will be charged with several counts including second-degree depraved-heart murder, which the driver of the van to get the most charges.
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The Baltimore Medical Examiner(ME) determined Freddie’s died from “severe and critical neck injury”.
Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby says there are other counts like manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault. All six officers involved with this arrest will faces these charges later today in court. The arrest of Gray was determined to be a false arrest since the knife he was carrying was legal.
The Driver, Officer Caesar Goodson Jr., 45, will be charged with the most as Freddie’s death was determined by the ME to have happened when he hit his head on a bolt in the van. Procedure was not followed, Freddie was not strapped in and allowed to bump all through the back of the van.
Baltimore Sun also reports;
Officer William Porter, 25, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault and misconduct in office.
Lt. Brian Rice, 41, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault and misconduct in office.
Sgt. Alicia White, 30, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault and misconduct in office.
Officer Edward Nero, 29, was charged with second-degree assault and misconduct in office.
Officer Garrett Miller, 26, was charged with second-degree assault, misconduct in office and false imprisonment.
The prosecutor says the investigation started on April 13th, before the riots, but was “comprehensive, thorough and independent”.
The FOP(Fraternal Order Of Police) in Baltimore feel like Mosby should get an independent prosecutor citing a couple instances of why she may not be right for this case;
“While I have the utmost respect for you and your office, I have very deep concerns about the many conflicts of interest presented by your office conducting an investigation in this case,”
“Most importantly, it is clear that your husband’s political future will be directly impacted, for better or worse, by the outcome of your investigation,” the letter states. “In order to avoid any appearance of impropriety or a violation of the Professional Rules of Professional Responsibilty, I ask that you appoint a Special Prosecutor to determine whether or not any charges should be filed.”
