All charges were dropped from the 3 remaining officers of the 6 accused in the death of Freddie Gray. Circuit Judge Barry G. Williams presided over all cases for the officers.
In a hearing on Wednesday that was meant to start the trial of Officer Garrett Miller, Chief Deputy State’s Attorney Michael Schatzow told Williams that the state was dropping all charges against Officers Garrett Miller, William Porter and Sgt. Alicia White, says reports.
Judge Williams acquitted Officer Edward Nero, Officer Caesar Goodson, and Lt. Brian Rice at bench trials in May, June, and July, respectively, according to The Baltimore Sun.
On April 12, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland, 25 year old Freddie Gray was arrested for possession of an illegal switchblade. After being handcuffed and placed in the back of the police van, he allegedly suffered spinal injuries from excessive force used during the arrest and from not being buckled into a seat in the back of the van.
Gray asked for medical assistance three times from the officers, but they failed to give him any assistance. On April 19, Freddie succumbed to his injuries while in police custody.
Riots erupted in the city of Baltimore in the days after due to police attacking citizens during peaceful protests. The city’s government then enforced a curfew in the urban areas of Baltimore and arrested African American citizens standing outside during that time. Non-African Americans posted pictures of themselves outside after curfew to show police were only arresting African American citizens.
