Three weeks after Baltimore’s top prosecutor announced initial
charges against the six police officers involved in the
controversial arrest of Freddie Gray, a grand jury has now
indicted all six officers.
“As our investigation has continued, additional information has
been discovered, and as is often the case during an ongoing
investigation, charges can and should be revised based upon the
evidence,” state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby, the chief prosecutor
for Baltimore, announced this afternoon.
The grand jury returned the indictments earlier in the day after
hearing evidence from prosecutors for two weeks, Mosby said.
The charges outlined in the indictment are nearly identical to
charges announced earlier this month -- though the grand jury
added "reckless endangerment" charges and dropped false
imprisonment charges against some of the officers.
Gray, 25, died last month after suffering a spinal injury during
an arrest and subsequent van transport, during which he was
handcuffed but unsecured. The incident sparked violent protests
and a federal civil rights probe into the entire Baltimore
Police Department over whether officers engage in a “pattern or
practice” of discriminatory policing.
According to Mosby, the specific charges in the indictments are:
Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. (van driver)
Second-degree depraved heart murder; involuntary manslaughter;
second-degree negligent assault; manslaughter by vehicle and
gross negligence; manslaughter by vehicle, criminal negligence;
misconduct in office for failure to perform a duty regarding
safety of a prisoner; reckless endangerment.
Officer William Porter
Involuntary manslaughter; second-degree negligent assault;
misconduct in office for failure to perform a duty regarding
safety of a prisoner; reckless endangerment.
Lt. Brian Rice
Involuntary manslaughter; second-degree negligent assault;
misconduct in office for failure to perform a duty regarding
safety of a prisoner and an illegal arrest; reckless
endangerment.
Officer Edward Nero
Second-degree intentional assault; misconduct in office for an
illegal arrest; misconduct in office for failure to perform a
duty regarding safety of a prisoner; reckless endangerment.
Officer Garrett Miller
Second-degree intentional assault; misconduct in office for an
illegal arrest; misconduct in office for failure to perform a
duty regarding safety of a prisoner; reckless endangerment.
Sgt. Alicia White
Involuntary manslaughter; second-degree negligent assault;
misconduct in office for failure to perform a duty regarding
safety of a prisoner; reckless endangerment.
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