It was declared a mistrial today because of a hung jury.
Miriam
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Vol. 79/No. 46 December 21, 2015
Baltimore: First cop on trial in killing of Freddie Gray
AP Photo/Alex Brandon
The trial of Baltimore cop William Porter, the first of six cops charged in
the death of Freddie Gray, opened Dec. 2. Gray, a 25-year-old
African-American, was arrested April 12 and taken away in a police van.
While in custody he suffered a massive spinal cord injury and died a week
later. His death sparked a mini-rebellion that won the indictment of the six
cops involved. Above, protesters block streets in downtown Baltimore April
25.
Porter - who was allegedly present at five of six stops the van made while
Gray was being transported - is charged with manslaughter, second-degree
assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment.
Prosecutors say Porter, in violation of protocol, did not call a medic when
Gray requested one, nor did he secure Gray, who was handcuffed and shackled,
with a seatbelt in the back of the van.
Porter's lawyers argue that the Baltimore Police Department is dysfunctional
and does not provide proper training. Defense attorney Gary Proctor ended
his opening argument by mocking a slogan popularized during protests
following Gray's death, saying, "Let's show Baltimore the whole damn system
is not guilty as hell."
After the hearing, protesters gathered outside a local police station
chanting, "The whole damn system is guilty as hell."
- NAOMI CRAINE
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