Judge Declines To Recuse Mosby Or Drop Charges Against Officers In Freddie Gray Case

The six Baltimore police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray will go to trial, after a judge denied a motion to drop the charges in the case, USA Today reports.

In a hearing that lasted just over an hour and a half, Judge Barry Williams dismissed two key defense motions in the case: the various misconduct and murder charges the officers faced, and a motion for State Attorney’s Marilyn Mosby to recuse herself.

After the death of Gray, 25, in a police van in April, Mosby announced the officers would be indicted. The charges range from false imprisonment, to involuntary manslaughter and most seriously, depraved heart murder.

After Williams denied a motion to drop the case, he stated Mosby’s behavior at the now-infamous May 1 news conference was “troubling,” but did not affect the officers’ right to a trial. Williams also added in a statement to Andrew Graham, an attorney for Officer Caesar R. Goodson Jr., that Mosby’s marriage to a councilman doesn’t warrant a recusal.

USA Today reports:

Williams also said the assertion that Mosby’s judgment was impacted by the fact that her husband, Nick Mosby, is a councilman in a district that experienced a disproportionate amount of violence during the riots that Gray’s death sparked is condescending. “Being married to a councilman is not a reason for recusal.”

Here are the charges each officer will face, according to CNN:

• Officer Caesar R Goodson is charged with one count of second-degree depraved-heart murder, involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, manslaughter by vehicle (gross negligence), manslaughter by vehicle (criminal negligence), misconduct in office and reckless endangerment.
•  Officer Garrett E. Miller is charged with one count of second-degree assault, two counts of misconduct in office and one count of reckless endangerment.
•  Officer Edward M. Nero is charged with one count of second-degree assault, two counts of misconduct in office and one count of reckless endangerment.
•  Officer William G. Porter is charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment.
•  Lt. Brian W. Rice is charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter, one count of second-degree assault, two counts of misconduct in office and one count of reckless endangerment.
•  Sgt. Alicia D. White is charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment.

As predicted, protesters came together outside of the courthouse in a cooperative manner. Police released multiple statements saying one person was arrested for “blocking a roadway,” and said reports that a Taser had been used were untrue. The Baltimore Sun identifies the person arrested as activist Kwame Rose.

The trial will begin in October.

SOURCE: USA Today, Baltimore Sun | VIDEO CREDIT: NDN

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