BALTIMORE, July 27 (UPI) — Prosecutors in Baltimore on Wednesday dropped all charges related to the arrest and death of Freddie Gray for three police officers.
The move by Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby will conclude the high-profile case, meaning there will be no convictions or criminal accountability related to Gray’s death. Charges including involuntary manslaughter were dropped against Officer Garrett Miller, Sgt. Alicia White and Officer William Porter.
Gray, 25, sustained a fatal spinal injury on April 12, 2015, while being driven in a police van after he was arrested. His death sparked weeks of peaceful protests, riots and looting in Baltimore, and ignited the Black Lives Matter movement nationwide. Prosecutors previously said officers did not do enough to get Gray medical aid after he was injured while handcuffed but not buckled into a seat in the back of the van.
Porter’s trial ended in a mistrial in December. Officers Edward Nero and Caesar Goodson Jr. were acquitted in separate trials in May and June. Baltimore Police Lt. Brian Rice, the highest-ranking officer to respond to the incident that led to Gray’s death, was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment on July 18.
A gag order previously imposed has also been lifted. Officers and attorneys will now be allowed to discuss the Gray case with the media.
