Today in the trial of William Porter. The first of Six Police Officers to be charged in connection with the death of freddie gray. The defense rested its case on friday. Reporter Andrew Spencer has the latest. Prosecutors argue officer William Porter ignored pleas for help because the he did not care about freddie grays life. doug colbert university of maryland law professor the prosecution has presented evidence that went far beyond what the public expected, and thats what makes their case very strong. Over the last two weeks, theyve also argued porter went against Department Policy by not securing gray properly in the back of a Baltimore Police transport van. Porters defense has said the opposite arguing standard protocol was to not use seat belts. Theyve tried to pin responsibility on the vans driver, caesar goodson. warren brown attorney and courtroom observer i just dont see where the state has convinced anyone that beyond a reasonable doubt that simplynot belting him in when it w
Morning on abc9 news. The us is ramping up its fight against isis. By establishing a special operations targeting force in iraq. Jessica rae the social Services Department for Woodbury County is questioning the changes coming to iowas medicaid system. Jessica rae and. Having trouble getting your kid to bed at night . Well we have a number of tips to help them get a full night of sleep. These stories and more. On abc9 news this morning. Jessica rae we begin this morning with the latest on the fight against isis. The us military announced its intensifying its efforts to fight the Islamic State in iraq and syria. Which may mean more special Operations Forces on the ground. Abcs megan hughes has details. The us is stepping the fight against the e isismic state. Defefee secretary congress. Were defending the homeland, were working to defeat isil at its core in syria and iraq. Carter announced the us is establishing a special ops targeting force. It will be based in iraqand conduct raids, ga
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The controversy around the sale of nevadas largest newspaper has a new twist inlcuding a strange assignment given by newspaper management fox5s abby tdros has the latest another day nats another headline on the secretive sale of nevadas largest news paper. James dehaven [phoner] its just a very strange story Media Outlets across the country have commented on how rare and remarkable Something Like this is to be purchased by mysterious owners when your whole industry is centered on transparency on wednesday the of the confusion surrounding who owns their paper publishing a story naming casino mogul Sheldon Adelson as the new man in charge. But as rj reporters would soon find out the story was just getting started. Nats in an article published friday rj detailed an unlikely discovery. As the 140 Million Dollar sale was being finalized their corporate managers tasked several Court Reporters with watching the behavior of sevreral reporters including a clark county judge who oversaw a wrongf