After four days of testimony and essentially the same evidence as
previous trials, Lieutenant Brian Rice was found not guilty on all
charges in the death of Freddie Gray on Monday morning.
Rice is the highest ranked officer charged in
the death of Gray, a 25-year-old African American man who died from a
fatal neck injury while in police custody. Judge Barry Williams presided
over the trial.
Rice was charged with manslaughter, reckless
endangerment, and misconduct in office. An assault charge was thrown out
by Judge Williams halfway through the trial due to insufficient
evidence.
Rice was the fourth officer on trial for the
death of Freddie Gray. Officers Edward Nero and Officer Cesar Goodson
were acquitted in a bench trial by the same judge. Officer William
Porter's trial ended in a hung jury last year and he is scheduled to be
retried.
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