BREAKING : BALTIMORE COP ‘NOT GUILTY’ IN DEATH OF FREDDIE GRAY

Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby charged six police officers with murder and manslaughter in the death of serial criminal Freddie Gray on May 1, 2015.

Freddie Gray’s autopsy revealed that man’s death was an accident, not murder. See report here.

Today Baltimore police officer Edward Nero was found ‘not guilty’ for his role in the death of Freddie Gray.

From the Huffington Post:

Baltimore Police Officer Edward Nero was found not guilty on Monday for his alleged role in the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray a year ago.

Nero, 30, was facing misdemeanor charges of second-degree assault and two counts of misconduct in office for his part in Gray’s arrest. He was also charged with reckless endangerment for shackling Gray and placing him in a police van without buckling his seatbelt. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Nero is the second of six officers to stand trial in connection to the death of Gray, a black man who sustained a fatal spinal cord injury in police custody on April 12, 2015. Gray died from his injuries a week later, on April 19, sparking citywide protests against police brutality. After his funeral on April 27, the unrest intensified — residents looted stores and set fires, and protesters threw rocks and other items at police lines.

Baltimore Police Officer William Porter was the first to stand trial, in December, but the jury could not reach a verdict. Unlike Porter, Nero opted for a bench trial.

Some residents, according to a local Fox affiliate, wondered if the reaction to Nero’s verdict would be as intense as that to Gray’s funeral.

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