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
Mixed precipitation moving from south to north into the area. Temperatures are in the upper 20s and lower 30s on a relatively warm january morning. Weve got a light wind from the south between 5 and 15 miles per hour. Heres the dayplanner where were headed for a high of 37. Jessica rae tonya couch. The mother of ethan couch, known as the affluenza teen. Will be returned to texas to face a felony count against her. A Los Angeles County judge approved an extradition waiver for her. Tonya signed the extradition waiver and has been turned over to the la county sheriffs department. She and her son were detained in puerto vallarta, mexico last week. Ethan is still being held in mexico city. Jessica rae the armed activists who have seized a Federal Building in oregon are vowing they will not back down. They say they will only leave if the government relinquishes control of federal land. Group maintains they want peace. They have also made it clear. If provoked theyre not afraid to use force.
BOWLING GREEN, Mo. — North East Community Action Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Don Patrick has announced Rae Cruz of Bowling Green has joined the agency as an administrative