The verdict is officially in for one of the six officers charged in connection to the death of Freddie Gray. Around 11:00 am on Monday morning the Baltimore circuit court judge Barry Williams announced that Baltimore City police officer Edward Nero was not guilty on all four charges of second-degree assault, two counts of misconduct and of reckless endangerment.
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ABC news reports,
During the case, prosecutors argued that Nero had no regard for Gray’s safety and was reckless by ignoring policing rules when he failed to place a seat belt on Gray, who was placed on his stomach in shackles in the back of a police transport vehicle. Congressman Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, said he would like to see seat belts in every police van moving forward.
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