Saying "no one is above the law," Baltimore's top prosecutor announced charges Friday against six officers involved in the arrest of a black man whose neck was broken in police custody, a decision that comes amid outrage around the country over police brutality against African-Americans.
State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby declared that Freddie Gray's death was a homicide, his arrest was illegal, and his treatment amounted to murder and manslaughter. She detailed what happened to Gray during his arrest and the more than 30-minute ride in a police wagon, her outline either contradicting what police have said or shedding far more light on what happened inside the wagon.
Gray's knife was legal, not illegal as an officer claimed. And officers repeatedly refused to get Gray medical help, even though he kept asking for it, telling them he needed an inhaler and later that he couldn't breathe. At one point, he was shackled at the legs and put back in the wagon on his stomach. At another stop, an officer "spoke to the back of Mr. Gray's head," and even though he was unresponsive, made "no effort to look or assess or determine his condition."
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Saying "no one is above the law," Baltimore's top prosecutor announced charges Friday against six officers involved in the arrest of a black man whose neck was broken in police custody, a decision that comes amid outrage around the country over police brutality against African-Americans.
State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby declared that Freddie Gray's death was a homicide, his arrest was illegal, and his treatment amounted to murder and manslaughter. She detailed what happened to Gray during his arrest and the more than 30-minute ride in a police wagon, her outline either contradicting what police have said or shedding far more light on what happened inside the wagon.
Gray's knife was legal, not illegal as an officer claimed. And officers repeatedly refused to get Gray medical help, even though he kept asking for it, telling them he needed an inhaler and later that he couldn't breathe. At one point, he was shackled at the legs and put back in the wagon on his stomach. At another stop, an officer "spoke to the back of Mr. Gray's head," and even though he was unresponsive, made "no effort to look or assess or determine his condition."
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