Mayor: "No One Is Above The Law"
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- All six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray are in custody.
"No one is above the law in our city," Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake said in a news conference shortly after the charges were announced. "To those of you who wish to engage in brutality, misconduct, racism and corruption, let me be clear: There is no place in the Baltimore City Police Department for you."
Earlier in the day State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby asaid her office was calling Gray's death a homicide. The officers are facing a number of charges, including manslaughter, assault and misconduct.
The officers facing charges are:
- Officer Caeser B. Goodson, Jr. was charged with second-degree depraved heart murder, involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, two counts of manslaughter by vehicle and misconduct in office.
- Officer William G. Porter was charged with involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault and misconduct in office.
- Lt. Brian W. Rice was charged with involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree assault, two counts of misconduct in office and false imprisonment.
- Officer Edward M. Nero charged with two counts of second-degree assault, two counts of misconduct in office and false imprisonment.
- Officer Garret Miller charged with two counts of second-degree assault, two counts of misconduct in office and false imprisonment.
- Sgt. Alicia White involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault and misconduct in office.
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