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Ratchet Funeral Director Learns His Fate after Fatal Gunshot at Burial Service
A Maryland funeral director was found guilty of murdering someone at a funeral.
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Baltimore Police Department Brings Internal Charges Against 5 Officers in Freddie Gray Case
The Freddie Gray case lives on with the Baltimore Police Department’s decision to bring internal charges against five of the six officers involved in the case, with at least three of them also facing termination. According to the Baltimore Sun, Officer Caesar Goodson Jr., who was driving the police van in which Gray sustained fatal…
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How Did They Walk Free? A Closer Look at the Prosecution’s Case in the Death of Freddie Gray
On Monday, Police Lt. Brian Rice became the third officer acquitted in the death of Freddie Gray. Rice, 42, was the highest-ranking officer of six officers charged in Gray’s death. He was charged with involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office, and of those charges, he was acquitted on all of them. Citizens and…
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Testimony: Freddie Gray’s Neck Felt ‘Crumbly, Like a Box of Rocks,’ After Van Ride
“What the f—k did you guys do?” That’s what paramedic Angelique Herbert yelled at Officers William Porter, Caesar Goodson Jr. and Zach Novak when she saw what condition Freddie Gray was in after he rode in their police van over a year ago. Herbert was among 21 witnesses who testified in the trial of Goodson…
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Baltimore Officer Testifies That Freddie Gray Asked for Help During Fatal Van Ride
One of the Baltimore police officers facing charges in the death of Freddie Gray testified Monday that Gray had asked for help while being transported in a police van where he suffered a fatal neck injury, Reuters reports. Police Officer William Porter spoke at the trial of Police Officer Caesar Goodson Jr., who, as the van’s…
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On Freddie Gray, And The Rapidly Decreasing Value Of Hope In The Criminal Justice System
Earlier this afternoon, news broke that a mistrial was declared in the trial of William Porter, one of the Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray. For those wishing to see any of the officers charged with Gray’s death behind bars, this is particularly bad news. Because this could very easily set a precedent…