5 Officers In Freddie Gray Case Subject To Police Disciplinary Action: Report

BALTIMORE, MD — Five of the six officers who were criminally charged in the death of Freddie Gray were found to have violated Baltimore Police policies and procedures, according to a new report.

The internal charges come more than two years after the in-custody death of the 25-year-old Baltimore man, which set off days of riots across the city and put the spotlight on tensions between police and the community.

While no criminal charges stuck to any of the officers, an internal investigation has reportedly found that for violating department policies and procedures, three could be terminated and two may be suspended.

Officer Caesar Goodson, Lt. Brian Rice and Sgt. Alicia White may be fired for their alleged violations of departmental protocol in the incident, according to The Baltimore Sun, which broke the news on Monday.

The three officers were suspended after learning of the administrative findings last week, according to WBAL, and the TV station said the action was taken pending their termination.

Officers Edward Nero and Garrett Miller, the bicycle police who arrested Gray, may reportedly be suspended for five days without pay.

Officer William Porter, whose trial resulted in a hung jury in December 2015, was the only officer in the case not facing internal discipline, The Baltimore Sun reported.

Gray was arrested by Nero and Miller on April 12, 2015, after making eye contact with Rice and running. He died a week later from what prosecutors alleged were spinal injuries suffered in a police van driven by Goodson.

After the funeral for Gray, riots erupted in parts of the city, requiring the National Guard to help quell the unrest. Days later, State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced charges against six officers from the Baltimore Police Department.

To avoid bias in the contentious case, the Baltimore Police Department outsourced its internal affairs investigation to the Howard and Montgomery police departments. Baltimore Police officials received the results earlier this month, The Baltimore Sun reported, and have not made the document public.

Photos courtesy of Baltimore Police