6 Baltimore officers indicted in Freddie Gray's death
A grand jury in Baltimore, Maryland has indicted all six police officers on charges connected to the death of African-American Freddie Gray while in police custody, says the city's top prosecutor.
Gray, 25, died on April 19 one week after he was arrested by police officers who appear, in a captured video, to roughly lift him in handcuffs from the ground and drag him screaming to the back of a police van, where he suffered a fatal spine injury.
Prosecutors presented enough evidence to the grand jury for two weeks, which resulted in the indictments of the officers, Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said on Thursday.
“As our investigation has continued, additional information has been discovered, and as is often the case, during an ongoing investigation charges can and should be revised, based upon the evidence," she said.
She did not elaborate on the additional evidence. She said that the officers will be arraigned on July 2.
The charges made in the indictments by the grand jury were almost similar to those Mosby announced earlier this month.
The most serious charge for each officer includes second-degree "depraved heart" murder and assault.
Officers Edward Nero and Garrett Miller were indicted on second-degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment.
Caesar Goodson, the driver of the van, faces manslaughter and a second-degree "depraved heart" murder charge.
Sgt. Alicia White, Lt. Brian Rice and officer William Porter are all charged with manslaughter, second-degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment.
Numerous protests have been held in Baltimore and other US cities following the death of Gray. The protests were part of a wider national movement across the US over police brutality and discrimination against African-Americans.
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