Judge Declares Mistrial In Freddie Gray Case
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It ended in a mistrial after a hung jury for Officer William Porter.
Porter was charged with manslaughter, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office in the April 19 death of Gray, who died a week after his neck was broken during a ride in the back of a police van. Gray’s death and the subsequent unrest in Baltimore brought to the fore long simmering tensions in Baltimore and across the nation over socioeconomic disparity and the relationship between law enforcement and the minority communities they serve.
Prosecutors considered Porter’s case as key to help strengthening the case against van driver Caesar Goodson, Jr. It was also seen as a signal of how the trials of the other five officers could go. The remaining trials are set for early next year.
It is unclear how the mistrial will affect the prosecution’s approach on the other trials, if at all.
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