Criminal Charges Sought Against Officers In Freddie Gray Death

State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby says six officers in the police-custody death of Freddie Gray have been charged.

Friday, May 1st 2015, 11:18 am

By: News 9


State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby says six officers in the police-custody death of Freddie Gray have been charged.

One officer faces a second-degree murder charge while the other officers face manslaughter or assault charges, among others.

Mosby says the officers failed to get Gray medical help even though he requested it repeatedly after he was arrested April 12. She called his arrest illegal.

At some point while he was in custody, he suffered a mysterious spinal injury and died a week later.

Mosby said the charges do not equate to an "indictment" on the entire Baltimore police force and said the "actions of these officers will not damage" the relationship between police and prosecutors.

The six officers were previously suspended and police gave Mosby their internal report Thursday, but her office conducted its own investigation. The state medical examiner's office said Friday that it had given her office the autopsy report and that it will not release it publicly while the case is under investigation.

Nearly two weeks after Gray's death, the public still doesn't know much more than it did on Day One. The central question - what caused his fatal spinal cord injury while he was in police custody earlier this month - remains a mystery.

"The transparency is just not there," the Rev. Cortly "C.D." Witherspoon said after Police Commissioner Anthony Batts refused to answer any questions Thursday.

Batts said a 10 p.m. curfew for all residents and a state of emergency declared by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan would remain in effect through Sunday. The curfew went into effect for the third night Thursday with no major incidents.

"We have two very large marches that are going to take place on the weekend," Batts told a news conference Thursday evening. "We have a lot more that are popping up by the minute."

Protesters were planning large demonstrations in Baltimore and around the country Friday, which is May Day, a date traditionally used to champion labor issues but which has expanded over the years to include such causes as women's and immigrant rights. This year, many planned to add civil rights and the slogan "black and brown lives matter."

Friday also was the day protesters initially expected police to release information about their investigation. Batts said the report was delivered a day ahead of time to State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, and that from now on, any questions should go to her.

Mosby released no information; instead she issued a statement asking "for the public to remain patient and peaceful and to trust the process of the justice system."

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