Thursday, December 17, 2015

Freddie Gray Case Declared 'Mistrial' In Baltimore

After deliberating for nearly three days, the jury in the case of a Baltimore police officer on trial over the death of Freddie Gray has been unable to reach a verdict.

The judge trying the case of policeman William Porter has declared a mistrial, which means the prosecution may now have to build a new case against the policeman.

25 year old Freddie Gray died in April this year, a week after his neck was broken while riding in the back of a police van.

Police have been stationed around Baltimore to prevent a repeat of the riots that followed Mr. Gray's death, and mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake called on residents to use their right to protest, but calmly:

IN: All of us...
OUT: ...our first responders
DUR: 24 seconds

http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1216blake.mp3

Baltimore Police Chief Kevin Davis says officials respect the rights of protesters:

IN: We respect the...
OUT: ...and destroy property