Breitbart News delivers live coverage of the situation in Baltimore, MD after six police officers were indicted for the death of Freddie Gray. Whether that will satisfy protesters and prevent another night of violence and riots remains to be seen.
1:41 AM EST: Dan Fleuette’s report on the ground level:
The organic uprising led by members of the inner city community, which started after Freddie Gray died in the hospital after being apprehended earlier in April, has slowly transitioned to a manufactured uprising, and appears to be coordinated by anarchists and other professional grievance organizations.
While Monday’s protests were violent and destructive, once the city imposed a curfew, there was little activity on the streets after 10PM, Tuesday’s tear gassing notwithstanding.
Tonight at Baltimore’s City Hall, there was a palpable sense of agitation in the crowd around curfew time — a small group of protesters flatly refused to honor the curfew and were quickly dispatched by police. I personally witnessed six arrests.
As far as I could tell, there were none of Freddie Gray’s peers, friends, or neighbors in the crowd that was left after the curfew. Rather, there were young white anarchists, “students against Israeli apartheid” (who incidentally claimed to have seen police beating on protesters), and other black bloc protesters who were being arrested and defying police.
My prediction: if the protests and violence continue, it will be young white kids wearing masks over their faces that you’ll see on the television, not inner city Baltimore residents.
12:25 AM EST: Official tallies from the police presser.
@BaltimorePolice media briefing: Officers made 38 protest-related arrests/ 15 curfew-related arrests.
— Karen Campbell (@KarenCampbellTV) May 2, 2015
11:18 PM EST: Calm.
https://twitter.com/TreyYingst/status/594338848299163649
This was the scene about 5 min ago. Officers have now dispersed. pic.twitter.com/gdJJG79dCK
— Karen Campbell (@KarenCampbellTV) May 2, 2015
11:06 PM EST: Chatter slowing considerably. Arrest tally:
13 people arrested at city hall #BaltimoreCurfew
— Cassandra Fairbanks ❤️⏳ (@CassandraRules) May 2, 2015
10:45 PM EST: “[The media is] the issue.”
somebody's got to do something about those media–they're the issue (scanner)
— Hard Pass (@EdwardEricsonJr) May 2, 2015
Cops and media standing around. They just moved out a police van carrying some of those arrested. pic.twitter.com/uo9xhlSSyR
— Colin Campbell (@cmcampbell6) May 2, 2015
Leaving. It's just media now #BaltimoreCurfew
— Cassandra Fairbanks ❤️⏳ (@CassandraRules) May 2, 2015
Fact: if you are inserting yourself into story, standing in street & causing issues when no one else is protesting, that's not journalism
— Megan Specia (@meganspecia) May 2, 2015
10:38 PM EST: Roundup.
Police line now dispersing. Street is just police and journos. Bizarre. #baltimore
— Oliver Laughland (@oliverlaughland) May 2, 2015
Right now those arrested are being processed behind this line. pic.twitter.com/InCP8lk4n9
— Kathleen Cairns (@CairnsKcairns) May 2, 2015
@BaltimorePolice and other officers in riot gear "falling back" now, retreating from media area at Penn/North pic.twitter.com/jl2hd9OL3l
— Keith Daniels Fox45 (@KeithDFox45) May 2, 2015
Paddy wagon loaded up at city hall pic.twitter.com/NbJym7sdAv
— Albert Samaha (@AlbertSamaha) May 2, 2015
10:33 PM EST: Cops less lenient with media tonight than the rest of the week.
Scanner: Members of the media are in the way. Foxtrot is going to use the loudspeaker to tell them obey the rules or be arrested.
— Jonathan Wilson (@Jon_Wilso) May 2, 2015
Police chopper announcing "if you are not in media staging area you are subject to arrest" pic.twitter.com/apNWONUSsf
— Megan Specia (@meganspecia) May 2, 2015
10:30 PM EST: Cops dominant.
Curfew arrests downtown right now. pic.twitter.com/TZJShD360a
— Kathleen Cairns (@CairnsKcairns) May 2, 2015
Law enforcement quickly clearing the streets here in West Baltimore @cbsbaltimore pic.twitter.com/MQqe6pxDXt
— Rick Ritter (@RickRitterWJZ) May 2, 2015
10:26 PM EST: Conflicting reports–some say it’s getting calm, some seeing more intensity.
@jemillerwbal says it's getting a little rough at City Hall, some fists flying. @wbaltv11 @wbaltv11 pic.twitter.com/YmHBxsewyr
— Donna Hamilton (@dhamiltontv) May 2, 2015
Officers now in riot gear, lining up 3-deep near North/Penn in #Baltimore. Seems like mostly media out, but not all. pic.twitter.com/p29mW6qdk7
— Colin Daileda (@ColinDaileda) May 2, 2015
Large group of riot police just moved up the street and someone threw something at police. We were just pushed back behind a police line
— Megan Specia (@meganspecia) May 2, 2015
Word from Gilmor is they going to hide in the community
— Baltimore BLOC (@BmoreBloc) May 2, 2015
Again, looks like most of those in crowd are reporters: pic.twitter.com/uikeQmzPkT
— Oliver Laughland (@oliverlaughland) May 2, 2015
10:19 PM EST: Initial freakout seems a little overstated.
https://twitter.com/shawngude/status/594324470988419072
Officers moved through the #Baltimore City Hall lawn, cleared everyone out, arrested at least 10 who didn't leave. pic.twitter.com/fM5NmrZQKv
— Colin Campbell (@cmcampbell6) May 2, 2015
Mass exodus pic.twitter.com/KuI4R3Jkcg
— Albert Samaha (@AlbertSamaha) May 2, 2015
10:18 PM EST: nooooooooooooooo
Cops are surrounding Geraldo
— Robert Lang WBAL (@Reporterroblang) May 2, 2015
10:12 PM EST: Getting hotter.
Fox45 news right now is nuts, live arrests happening now at city hall
— Carrie Wells (@cwellsbalt) May 2, 2015
.@GeraldoRivera: “You’ve got some real pounding going on here. The cops are swarming over the demonstrators.” pic.twitter.com/UMKAaFYc1f
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 2, 2015
This is wild. #BaltimoreUprising https://t.co/qnvmt8dVZe
— deray (@deray) May 2, 2015
10:11 PM EST: A little heat.
Watching folks get arrested on @CNN for violating curfew.
— Erica L. Green (@EricaLG) May 2, 2015
Fight breaks out in front of City Hall as law enforcement tries to move crowd. Curfew began 10 minutes ago.
— Karen Campbell (@KarenCampbellTV) May 2, 2015
10:02 PM EST: Defiance.
Mass amount breaking curfew #BaltimoreCurfew pic.twitter.com/0BhHudMijf
— Cassandra Fairbanks ❤️⏳ (@CassandraRules) May 2, 2015
It's after 10:00 and there are still hundreds in the intersection of North & Pennsylvania Ave @cbsbaltimore pic.twitter.com/wf0V9YehI0
— Rick Ritter (@RickRitterWJZ) May 2, 2015
Folks are on top of a truck shouting "Fuck the curfew and the police too!" Feels like that scene from Independence Day.
— MolotovFlicker Ignoring Your Questions Since 1902® (@MolotovFlicker) May 2, 2015
9:59 PM EST: NAACP weighs in:
The NAACP applauds Maryland State Attorney Marilyn Mosby for taking this bold and important first step toward justice for Freddie Gray, his family and the Sandtown-Winchester community. We are encouraged by today’s charges, but we know that this is just the beginning. The NAACP has been committed to the fight against racial profiling and police brutality throughout our 106 year history and with this indictment; we will continue our work both locally, statewide and nationally on criminal justice reform including passage of the End Racial Profiling legislation.
9:51 PM EST: Back to the protests. Curfew in 10.
Palestine solidarity activists from George Mason & American U stand w/ #BaltimoreRising & justice 4 #FreddieGray pic.twitter.com/7jKoqNHZSZ
— Rania Khalek (@RaniaKhalek) May 2, 2015
Small group moving south on Pennsylvania Avenue with Rep. Cummings in middle. Everyone shouting "Baltimore, a great city."
— MolotovFlicker Ignoring Your Questions Since 1902® (@MolotovFlicker) May 2, 2015
There's a large group here at City Hall planning to break curfew. And my left foot hurts. #BaltimoreUprising
— deray (@deray) May 2, 2015
9:49 PM EST: Prince performed his new song about Baltimore. Let the healing begin.
9:47 PM EST: Alan Dershowitz voices his disagreement with the decision to indict the six officers.
“This is a very sad day for justice in the United States, in Baltimore and in Maryland,” Dershowitz said. “Today had nothing to do with justice. Today was crowd control. Everything was motivated by a threat of riot and a desire to prevent riots.”
9:43 PM EST: And some video.
9:41 PM EST: More photos from Dan Fleuette:
Following the indictment of six police officers in the Freddie Gray case earlier today, the intersection of Penn/North, the site of unrest throughout the week, and close to where Freddie Gray was arrested, erupted in spontaneous celebration throughout the day today.
9:04 PM EST: More images from Breitbart’s Dan Fleuette:
Baltimore City Hall, the site of numerous rallies and protests throughout the week, including Wednesday’s rally which drew thousands, was significantly smaller today following the indictments of Baltimore police officers today.
The rally also had a much different makeup than the earlier ones. While there were many spontaneous celebrations throughout the city following the indictments, there were significantly less representative of Freddie Gray’s community at the City Hall rally.
Instead we saw a hodgepodge of professional political grievance organizations like the SEIU, the communist party, art school students, people giving away free cake, and a person reminding us not to forget girls, women, and trans people. Also, a woman who is no fan of Scott Walker.
9:02 PM EST: More info on the arrested officers.
OFFICER CAESAR R. GOODSON Jr.
Goodson was the driver of the van that transported Freddie Gray, and he faces the most serious charges. Mosby said Friday that Goodson repeatedly failed – at least five times – to seatbelt Gray in the transport vehicle. Overall, Goodson faces six charges, including “second-degree depraved heart murder,” which carries a potential 30-year sentence.
Goodson, 45, has been on the force since 1999, and like two others charged in Gray’s death is black. Online court records list the three other officers’ race in a category that includes Caucasians and people of Arab descent.
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SGT. ALICIA D. WHITE
White is the second-highest officer charged in the Gray case. She met the van at its stop to pick up the second person. White, 30, was responsible for investigating two citizen complaints about Gray’s arrest. White, who is black, joined the police in 2010 and was recently made a sergeant in January 2015, police said.
During the stop, White, Goodson and Porter saw Gray unresponsive on the floor. White “spoke to the back of Gray’s head” but he did not respond, Mosby said. The group did not call for medical assistance.
8:17 PM EST: The officers’ mugshots are released to the public. All six are out on bail.
JUST RELEASED: Booking photos for SIX Baltimore police officers charged in Freddie Gray's death. pic.twitter.com/Oy8qPcBgaz
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) May 1, 2015
All six officers charged in Freddie Gray’s death are now out on bail, according to CNN
— Jon Passantino (@passantino) May 2, 2015
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