By Thursday and Friday, protests in the name of Baltimore prisoner Freddie Gray had spread to a number of other cities across the country. In some cases, the violence also followed along with the protests and arrests were made.
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke (D) declared the charges brought against six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray “George Zimmerman and the Duke Lacrosse case all over again” and said “these cops are political prisoners,” offered up as human
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.
Friday on Newsmax TV’s “The Steve Malzberg Show,” former Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz said Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s heavy-handed charging of the police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray was a “sad day for justice”
Richard Shipley, Freddie Gray’s stepfather, said that Gray’s family is “satisfied” with the charges brought against six officers in Gray’s death and that “the last thing that Freddie would want is to see the hard-working people of Baltimore lose their
Freddie Gray’s father spoke at a press conference following the announcement that six police offices will face criminal charges after his son died while in police custody, saying the family is “satisfied with today’s charges.”
Dr. Ben Carson, likely GOP presidential candidate, said, “I was happy to see that the prosecutor came out sooner rather than later with a statement about a tragic incident surrounded by significant clouds of suspicion.”
Friday, shortly after State Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced six Baltimore police officers now face criminal charges for the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) said, “I have come here today to thank God Marilyn
Maryland Defense attorney Kush Arora told Breitbart News he was at the press conference in Baltimore this morning where six police officers were charged in the death of a black man. He said his office believes the charges were appropriate.
Michael Davey, an Attorney with the Fraternal Order of Police declared, “these officers did nothing wrong” and that charges brought against six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray are driven by “the publicity in this case” and “politics”
President Obama said that the officers charged in Freddie Gray’s death are “are also entitled to due process and rule of law” and that “it is my practice not to comment on the legal processes involved. That would not be
The Fraternal Order of Police lodge in Baltimore City is asking for Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby to remove herself from the Freddie Gray investigation and appoint a special prosecutor. On Friday, Mosby announced she was filing charges against six officers in the death of Freddie Gray.
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (D) vowed “I will continue to be relentless in changing the culture of the police department” in a press conference in reaction the charges filed against police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray on Friday.
“What I think the people of Baltimore want more than anything else is the truth,” President Obama says. “That’s what people around the country expect.”
Friday, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced that six officers will face multiple charges for the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody. Mosby said Gray had been illegally arrested, detained and suffered “a severe and critical neck injury”
Baltimore police officials said 98 officers have been injured since riots broke out after the funeral of Freddie Gray. Thirteen of the officers had to be placed on medical leave, and 15 were relegated to light duty. Police Capt. Eric Kowalczyk said protesters had fired bricks, bottles, and chunks of cement at officers.
News broke Wednesday that a second prisoner in the Baltimore police transport van with Freddie Gray reported that he heard Gray slamming himself around inside the vehicle in order to “injure himself.” Now that prisoner has gone public with his story.
An ABC news affiliate reported Thursday afternoon that the injuries which ultimately killed Freddie Gray took place inside a police van and not during his arrest. It remains unclear whether those injuries were the result of a failure to secure Gray with a seat belt or caused by some actions of the police officers involved.
Breitbart News covers breaking updates from Thursday night’s protests over the death of Freddie Gray. After two nights of relative peace, demonstrators are still confronting police as the sun sets, but the city is hopeful for continued calm.
Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman bashed the state of mainstream media in a recent interview, calling most of the major cable news networks “just commentary.”
Hundreds took to City Heights area streets calling for greater law enforcement transparency following the example of protests over the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore and other “BlackLivesMatter” protests in recent months.
In an echo of protests this week in Baltimore, demonstrators in Jerusalem, Israel have taken to the streets to oppose police brutality against Ethiopian Israelis. The immediate trigger for the protest, which drew hundreds of people to the streets near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence, was a surveillance video showing two policemen beating a black Israeli soldier in uniform. Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat rushed to the scene to listen to the demonstrators’ concerns.
As the internal investigation continues into the death of Baltimore resident Freddie Gray, a document has leaked that claims a fellow prisoner in the van with Gray told police that the deceased man was “trying to injure himself.”
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke (D) blasted “failed liberal government policies” for miring people in cities like Baltimore in “generational poverty” and argued that change in Baltimore “needs to start in the politics, the failed liberal Democrat policies” on Wednesday’s
Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis was in Baltimore when the riots got violent on Monday, and he says he personally heard Baltimore officers being “told to retreat” over police radio.
