An entire city clamoring for answers came to a momentary halt as baltimores chief prosecutor addressed the death of of freddy gray. When Marilyn Mosbying finished, the reaction was swift stretching from the white house and all across the country. We begin with john terret in baltimore. Mr. Grays death was a homicide. We have probable cause to file criminal charges about. Reporter a cheer the whole of baltimore heard. Charges against Six Police Officers involved in freddy grays arrest april 12th. All six charged with assault. Four with manslaughter, the most series charge against officer Caesar Goodson reckless heart murder. Delivering a detailed account of what happened, freddy grays pleas for an inhaler and medical help were ignored by police. Despite mr. Grays seriously deteriorating medical condition no assistance was sought by any officer. Attorneys for the Baltimore Police union backed the officers. No officer injured mr. Gray, caused harm for mr. Gray and they are truly saddened
Quickly. I spoke a state senator a few moments ago, and i said how did the state attorney get this done so quickly . And she said she didnt get it done so quickly. Freddie gray was arrested back on april 12th and she has been working diligently behind the scenes. We have been focusing on the interim Police Report and Marilyn Mosby all the time was working with her own team so she only had to receive the Police Report yesterday at 9 00 am in the morning eastern to read it to make sure that it fit with all of her report details, and she has got a big team behind her, for her to be able to come out this morning and say that there will be arrest warrants issued and charges brought against all six of the Police Officers involved in the arrest of freddie gray and the transportation of freddie gray back on april 12th and listen to the rap sheet, murder manslaughter assault, assault in the Second Degree negligence and misconduct and the misconduct alone stems from deliberately refusing or the
This is Al Jazeera America live from new york. Im stephanie sy. We are awaiting a News Conference in baltimore, where the states attorney is set to speak in just a few minutes about the latest into the investigation of the death of freddie gray. She has now received details of the autopsy a day after police turned over details of their investigation. John terrett is live for us in baltimore. John what is the latest you are hearing . And bring us up to speed about what is known about the investigation at this point. Reporter well good morning, stephanie. Lets start with the news that is breaking at the moment. We are expecting within the next ten minutes or so a News Conference from marilyn mostby who is the states attorney and she received the interim Police Report by Baltimore Police into the arrest and transportation of freddie gray. Lets come back to that report in just a second. Because what were hearing now is the medical examiner has passed his report to Marilyn Mosbey as well. W
Steps from where i am now just in front of the war memorial here across the way from city hall she announced that her office filed 28 criminal charges against the officers who mosby stressed wrongfully arrested freddie gray back on april 12th. Minutes ago, baltimores mayor responded to that latebreaking development. As mayor, i have said from the beginning that no one is above the law in our city. I was sickened and heartbroken by the statement of charges that we heard today. Because no one in our city is above the law. Justice must apply to all of us equally. With todays official indictment i have ordered Police Commissioner batts to utilize the full extent of his Legal Authority and immediately suspend all officers facing felony charges. In fact warrants have been executed and five officers are in custody. We know that the vast majority of the men and the women in the Baltimore City Police Department serve our city with pride, with courage, with honor, and with distinction. But to th
And watching this so its about a balance. City of baltimore. Im Brooke Baldwin. Carol costello has the day off. Thank you so much for being with me here on this friday. A lot happening right now. In a matter of 30 minutes, for the very first time we learned well hear from the 35yearold states attorney here in the city of baltimore. She is the one who has been handed this Police Investigation a day early. We reported on that yesterday. We will be hearing from her just across the street where where im standing at the war memorial. Well bring that News Conference for you as soon as it happens. Also breaking at this moment the medical examiners investigation is officially complete. This is a big deal. This is the autopsy report that has now officially been handed over to the States Attorneys Office this morning according to an official in the office of the chief medical examiner. So a lot to talk about here this friday morning. Let me bring in our cnn legal analyst and former federal prose