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Judge in Freddie Gray-Officer Trial Grills Prosecutors [View all]
Source: Associated Press
Judge in Freddie Gray-Officer Trial Grills Prosecutors
By JULIET LINDERMAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
BALTIMORE — May 19, 2016, 12:16 PM ET
A judge aggressively questioned prosecutors Thursday about why they charged an officer with assault in the arrest of Freddie Gray, and asked whether every officer who makes an arrest without probable cause should be charged with a crime.
Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry Williams grilled prosecutors during their closing arguments in the bench trial of Officer Edward Nero, who was one of three officers who chased Gray when he ran after making eye contact with an officer. Once Gray was in custody, officers found a knife on him, but the judge previously ruled that the knife's legality wouldn't be part of the trial.
Nero faces assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment charges. The assault charge carries a maximum penalty of ten years in prison, while the other charges have five-year maximums.
Gray died last year, a week after his neck was broken in a police van. He was handcuffed and shackled in the van, but unrestrained by a seat belt. The department's policy calls for detainees to be belted in.
Prosecutors say Nero unlawfully arrested Gray, and was negligent when he failed to buckle the man in.
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By JULIET LINDERMAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
BALTIMORE — May 19, 2016, 12:16 PM ET
A judge aggressively questioned prosecutors Thursday about why they charged an officer with assault in the arrest of Freddie Gray, and asked whether every officer who makes an arrest without probable cause should be charged with a crime.
Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry Williams grilled prosecutors during their closing arguments in the bench trial of Officer Edward Nero, who was one of three officers who chased Gray when he ran after making eye contact with an officer. Once Gray was in custody, officers found a knife on him, but the judge previously ruled that the knife's legality wouldn't be part of the trial.
Nero faces assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment charges. The assault charge carries a maximum penalty of ten years in prison, while the other charges have five-year maximums.
Gray died last year, a week after his neck was broken in a police van. He was handcuffed and shackled in the van, but unrestrained by a seat belt. The department's policy calls for detainees to be belted in.
Prosecutors say Nero unlawfully arrested Gray, and was negligent when he failed to buckle the man in.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/closing-arguments-set-freddie-gray-officer-trial-39226090
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