baltimore police
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The 7 Most Outrageous and Racist Acts Found in DOJ’s Report on Baltimore Police Department
The Department of Justice’s scathing report on the Baltimore Police Department spelled out in exacting detail how the BPD violated the constitutional rights of black residents through a series of brutal and abusive tactics that basically had a community under siege. Perusing the pages of the report is like reading some bizarro crime novel, where…
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Baltimore Police Lt. Brian Rice Found Not Guilty of All Charges in Death of Freddie Gray
Baltimore Police Lt. Brian Rice has been acquitted of all charges relating to the in-custody death of Freddie Gray in April 2015, WBAL-TV reports. Rice, the highest-ranking Baltimore police officer to face charges in the case, and the fourth of six officers involved to go to trial, was facing charges of manslaughter, reckless endangerment and…
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Freddie Gray Case: Closing Arguments Complete, Verdict Expected Thursday in Caesar Goodson Jr. Trial
Closing arguments were made Monday in the trial of Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson Jr., the driver of the van that carried Freddie Gray in April 2015. Goodson faces the most serious charges out of the six officers connected to Gray’s death. Goodson’s charges include second-degree depraved-heart murder (a murder committed with indifference to human…
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Prosecutor: Freddie Gray Was Victim of ‘Rough Ride’
During opening statements Thursday in the trial of Baltimore Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. over the April 2015 death of Freddie Gray while in police custody, Chief Deputy State’s Attorney Michael Shatzow alleged that Gray was the victim of a “rough ride.” It was the first time that the practice of a rough ride has been…
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Baltimore Cop Caesar Goodson Jr., Driver of Van in Which Freddie Gray Was Fatally Injured, Chooses Bench Trial
The Baltimore police officer facing the most serious charges in the Freddie Gray case has elected to have a bench trial, opting to place his fate in the hands of a judge, the Baltimore Sun reports. The trial of Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Thursday. The 46-year-old is the only…