Baltimore’s new top prosecutor has dropped all charges against a Black man who stood trial four times for the same killing, freeing him from behind bars an
Keith Davis Jr., 31, who faced four trials for a fatal 2015 shooting, was freed after the state dropped all charges against him, with its new top prosecutor electing not to go on with a fifth trial.
Marilyn Mosby, the previous top prosecutor who repeatedly brought the man to trial, said Friday the case has always been about seeking justice for the victim.
After five criminal trials, including four for the same Baltimore murder, years of protest and community organizing, prosecutors have dropped all charges against Keith Davis Jr.