Caesar Goodson is now free to return to the city’s police force. Apolice trial board unanimously cleared Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson Tuesday of 21 administrative charges in the 2015 death of Freddie Gray that spurred riots and Black Lives Matter protests in the city, The Baltimore Sun reported. Goodson, 48, who drove the police van in which Gray, 25, sustained […]
The DOJ was working to determine whether Gray’s civil rights were violated during his arrest. According to The Baltimore Sun, the Department of Justice will not bring forth charges against the officers involved in the Freddie Gray case. In April 2015, Gray suffered a broken neck after he was arrested, handcuffed and placed into a police wagon, […]
Rachel Nash, who is white, created the bank card art as a means of expressing her disgust with the death of Freddie Gray and her endearment for BLM. A Baltimore city school teacher wanted to design a Wells Fargo bank card that expressed her love for the “Black Lives Matter” movement, but was rejected […]
The announcement came on the day that was supposed to mark the beginning of Officer Garrett Miller’s trial. The trial against the officers accused in the death of Freddie Gray has come to an end much to the disappointment of the community after state prosecutors dropped all charges against the remaining three Baltimore police officers […]
Lt. Brian Rice was acquitted of the following charges: involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office. Judge Barry Williams ruled during a bench trial on Monday morning that Lt. Brian Rice was not guilty of all charges against him, according to The Baltimore Sun. Rice is the highest ranking officer involved in the case. Rice, […]
Based on Judge Williams' ruling, prosecutors failed to prove that Rice acted negligently and knew of the risks associated with not securing Gray's seatbelt during his arrest on April 12, 2015.
The Baltimore Police Union is calling on state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby to throw out all charges against the officers involved in the Freddie Gray case. This comes after one of the six officers, Caesar Goodson Jr., was acquitted of all charges placed against him on Thursday. This is the second time that Mosby’s team has failed […]
Judge Barry Williams declared Officer Caesar Goodson not guilty of second-degree depraved murder — the most serious of charges — Thursday morning. Judge Barry Williams handed down a not guilty verdict in the bench trial for Officer Caesar Goodson, the third officer charged in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, according to theBaltimore Sun. Thursday’s decision […]
Officer Goodson -- who faces second-degree depraved heart murder as well as manslaughter, assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment charges -- was responsible for getting him to a hospital, Porter said.
Judge Barry G. Williams said Monday that there were “no credible facts” in the charges against Officer Edward Nero. In his decision to acquit Baltimore Officer Edward Nero in the arrest and subsequent death of Freddie Gray, Judge Barry G. Williams said Monday that there were “no credible facts” to prove that he was […]
Four of the officers accused have yet to have a trial, while the van driver involved has one set up in June. Baltimore, Maryland (CNN) [Breaking news update at 11:04 a.m. ET] Baltimore police Officer Edward Nero has been found not guilty of all charges for his part in the events leading to the […]
The trials of six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray are set to resume in May, nearly a year after the 25-year-old died from injuries sustained while in police custody.