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Baltimore Officer Found Not Guilty of All Freddie Gray Charges

Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry Williams on Monday acquitted Officer Edward Nero of all counts stemming from the arrest and subsequent in-custody death of Freddie Gray.

May 23, 2016

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Feds Investigating South Carolina Police Department at Request of Chief, Mayor

Federal investigators are expected to announce a review of the North Charleston (SC) Police Department Tuesday, according to a U.S. Justice Department news release.

May 17, 2016

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Prosecutors to Argue Baltimore Officer Committed Assault by Arresting Freddie Gray

The allegation could have widespread implications for policing in Baltimore and Maryland. Hundreds of detainees in the city are released every year after being arrested without being charged.

May 10, 2016

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Illinois State's Attorney Requests Special Prosecutor in Laquan McDonald Shooting

In a surprise change of heart, Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez dropped her opposition Thursday to a special prosecutor in the killing of Laquan McDonald and said her office would withdraw from the bombshell case.

May 6, 2016

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5 Former New Orleans Officers Plead Guilty to Charges from Katrina Shootings

The five former NOPD officers accused of shooting unarmed men following Hurricane Katrina in 2005 pleaded guilty at their re-arraignment hearing, Wednesday.

April 21, 2016

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DA Recommends No Prison Time for Former NYPD Officer Convicted of Manslaughter in Stairwell Shooting

Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson on Wednesday recommended that former NYPD Officer Peter Liang not be sentenced to prison for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man 16 months ago.

March 24, 2016

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Maryland Appeals Court Halts Officer Trials in Freddie Gray Case Pending Review

In a rare move, Maryland's highest court agreed Thursday to halt trial proceedings against the Baltimore police officers charged in the Freddie Gray case, taking up competing appeals on whether Officer William G. Porter can be compelled to testify against his five fellow defendants.

February 19, 2016

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Jury in Baltimore Officer's Trial Was One Vote From Acquittal on Most Serious Charge

The jury in the trial of Baltimore Police Officer William G. Porter was one vote from acquitting him of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Freddie Gray, the most serious charge he faced.

January 15, 2016

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Minnesota Deputy Pleads Guilty to Beating K-9 Partner

The deputy was placed on administrative leave after the incident, which occurred on June 15 at Black Bear Casino and Resort, where he was staying with other sheriff's deputies for K9 certification trials.

January 14, 2016

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Appeal in Baltimore Officer's Murder Trial to be Heard in March

A Maryland appeals court on Tuesday set March 4 for arguments over whether a Baltimore police officer charged in the death of a black detainee must testify against a colleague accused of murder in the same case.

January 12, 2016

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Trial of Baltimore Officer in Freddie Gray Case Postponed by Appeals Court

Maryland's second-highest court on Monday intervened and postponed the trial of a Baltimore Police officer in the death of Freddie Gray, potentially delaying the trials of all the officers charged in the case for months.

January 11, 2016

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Judge Rules Porter Must Testify in Trial of Other Baltimore Officers Charged in Freddie Gray Case

Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams denied a motion by Officer William Porter's attorneys to quash a subpoena for him to appear at the trial of fellow Officer Caesar Goodson trial, the second of six Baltimore police officers to face trial in the death of Freddie Gray.

January 7, 2016