Six Baltimore police officers (Caesar Goodson, Alicia White, William Porter, Brian Rice, Edward Nero and Garrett Miller) will face charges in the death of Freddie Gray,who died on April 19 after suffering a spinal injury while in police custody a week before, the city's prosecutor said on Friday in an unexpected announcement that brought cheers from protesters.
The announcement of the arrest made by Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby reviews what she thinks happened April 12, when Gray was arrested: The 25-year-old died, she said, after suffering "a severe and critical neck injury" while being transported "handcuffed, shackled by his feet and unrestrained" inside a police van. It is against police policy to transport a prisoner without proper restraints such as a seat belt.
