Grand Jury Indicts 6 Officers in Freddie Gray Case

A grand jury has indicted six officers involved in the case of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old Baltimore man who died in police custody April 19.

The Baltimore City police officers, including a Bel Air man, were indicted on charges ranging from second-degree depraved heart murder to misconduct in office, according to Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who said the indictments were handed down Thursday.

The officers will be arraigned July 2, Mosby said during a Thursday press conference.

An indictment is not a finding of guilt; all officers are innocent until proven guilty.

Each officer, the charges they face and the maximum penalties:

*Any sentence that does not constitute cruel & unusual punishment.

Officer Caesar R. Goodson, Jr.

1. Second degree depraved heart murder (30 yrs.)
2. Manslaughter (involuntary) (10 yrs.)
3. Assault/second degree (10 yrs.)
4. Manslaughter by vehicle (gross negligence) (10 yrs.)
5. Manslaughter by vehicle (criminal negligence) (3 yrs.)
6. Misconduct in office (8th Amendment*)
7. Reckless endangerment (5 yrs.)

Officer William G. Porter

1. Manslaughter (involuntary) (10 yrs.)
2. Assault/second degree (10 yrs.
3. Misconduct in office (8th Amendment*)
4. Reckless endangerment (5 yrs.)

Lt. Brian W. Rice

1. Manslaughter (involuntary) (10 yrs.)
2. Assault/second degree (10 yrs.)
3. Misconduct in office (8th Amendment*)
4. Misconduct in office (8th Amendment*)
5. Reckless endangerment (5 yrs.)

Officer Edward M. Nero

1. Assault/second degree (10 yrs.)
2. Misconduct in office (8th Amendment*)
3. Misconduct in office (8th Amendment*)
4. Reckless endangerment (5 yrs.)

Officer Garrett E. Miller

1. Assault/second degree (10 yrs.)
2. Misconduct in office (8th Amendment*)
3. Misconduct in office (8th Amendment*)
4. Reckless endangerment (5 yrs.)

Sgt. Alicia D. White

1. Manslaughter (involuntary) (10 yrs.) 2) Assault/second degree (10 yrs.)
2. Misconduct in office (8th Amendment*) 4) Reckless endangerment (5 yrs.)

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