Six Officers Charged in Freddie Gray's Death

[Content Note: Police brutality; racism.]


State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby, pictured above, has announced that Freddie Gray's cause of death has been ruled a homicide by the medical examiner, and has brought criminal charges against all six officers involved.

Via Alan Blinder, the documents detailing the charges:


* Officer Caesar R. Goodson, Jr. is being charged with second-degree depraved heart murder (with a maximum sentence of 30 years), involuntary manslaughter (10 years), second-degree assault (10 years), manslaughter by vehicle—gross negligence (10 years), manslaughter by vehicle—criminal negligence (3 years), misconduct in office for failure to secure a prisoner and failure to render aid (per the 8th amendment; no sentence indicated).

* Officer William G. Porter is being charged with involuntary manslaughter (10 years), second-degree assault (10 years), misconduct in office.

* Lieutenant Brian W. Rice is being charged with involuntary manslaughter (10 years), two counts of second-degree assault (intentional and negligent; 10 years each), two charges of misconduct in office, and false imprisonment.

* Officer Edward M. Nero is being charged with two counts of second-degree assault (intentional and negligent; 10 years each), two charges of misconduct in office, and false imprisonment.

* Officer Garrett E. Miller is being charged with two counts of second-degree assault (intentional and negligent; 10 years each), two charges of misconduct in office, and false imprisonment.

* Sergeant Alicia D. White is being charged with involuntary manslaughter (10 years), second-degree assault (10 years), and misconduct in office.

Said SA Marilyn Mosby: "To the youth of this city: I will seek justice on your behalf."

The announcement of these charges is not the end of a journey; they are only the beginning. Let us fervently hope there will be meaningful accountability in this case, unlike so many others.