BALTIMORE (AP) — It was supposed to be an open-and-shut case: The 25-year-old black man was healthy before his arrest and arrived at the nearby station dying from a broken neck. But a judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors failed to prove any crime was committed by Officer Caesar Goodson, who drove the van where Freddie […]
Officer Caesar Goodson, the Baltimore Police officer and van driver accused of giving a “rough ride” that killed Freddie Gray, was found not guilty by Judge Barry Williams on Thursday. Goodson faced the most serious charges of the six Baltimore officers charged in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray. He was found not guilty […]
Two officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray are suing Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby for defamation and invasion of privacy, reports the Baltimore Sun. Sgt. Alicia White and Officer William Porter, both charged with involuntary manslaughter in the 25-year-old’s death last April, filed the lawsuit against Mosby, Baltimore Sheriff’s Office Maj. Sam Cogen, […]
BALTIMORE (AP) – A judge’s intense line of questioning Thursday appeared to expose weaknesses in the state’s case against an officer on trial for assault in the arrest of Freddie Gray, but legal experts cautioned against drawing any conclusions. Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry Williams was bullish in interrogating prosecutors during closing arguments in the bench […]
Judge Barry Williams granted a request from Officer Edward Nero's lawyers to waive his right to a jury in a pre-trial hearing.
Police spokesman T.J. Smith said the department found that criminal charges against the teenager "were not appropriate in this situation." The incident is under investigation by the department.
BALTIMORE (AP) — A year after the death of Freddie Gray, a small part of his legacy can be seen at a southwest Baltimore recreation center, where the pounding of basketballs and squeak of sneakers echo off the walls as young black men in shorts and sweats face off. Ken Hurst, a white policeman, watches […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — The second trial for a police officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray is set for next month — a year after the black man’s neck was broken in a police van — and one of the officer’s colleagues will be forced to testify. The latest reshuffling of trial dates happened […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — The latest in the case of a Baltimore police officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray (all times local): 9:39 a.m. A Maryland appeals court has delayed the trial of the police van driver charged in the death of Freddie Gray. Jury selection had been set to start Monday in Baltimore […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — A jury will be seated Wednesday for the trial of Officer William Porter (pictured) the first of six Baltimore police officers to stand trial in the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died of a spinal injury he suffered in custody. The panel will be chosen from some of the […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — Now confirmed as the permanent police commissioner for Baltimore, Kevin Davis is tasked with ushering a city still reeling from protests, rioting and a record-breaking spike in violence through one of the most high-profile criminal cases in the city’s history. Six months since Freddie Gray’s death, the City Council on Monday confirmed […]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A former Baltimore police officer said Wednesday that he plans to perform an Al Jolson routine in blackface to raise money for the six Baltimore officers who have been indicted in the death of Freddie Gray. Bobby Berger, whose performances as Jolson created tension with the department in the 1980s, said […]
