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Baltimore cop says Freddie Gray asked for help during fatal ride
Source: Reuters
World | Mon Jun 13, 2016 12:47pm EDT
Baltimore cop says Freddie Gray asked for help during fatal ride
BALTIMORE | BY DONNA OWENS
A Baltimore police officer testified on Monday that black detainee Freddie Gray asked for help while being transported in a police van, where he suffered a broken neck.
The officer, William Porter, took the stand in the trial of Officer Caesar Goodson, 46, the van's driver. Prosecutors contend Goodson gave Gray a "rough ride" and he is accused of second-degree depraved heart murder and other charges in Gray's death in April 2015.
His death triggered protests and rioting in Baltimore and stoked a U.S. debate on police treatment of minorities. Goodson is the third of six officers to go on trial, and his attorneys argue that Gray caused his own fatal injuries.
Porter testified in Baltimore City Circuit Court that he responded to a call to assist Goodson at the fourth stop the van made while transporting Gray. He found Gray, who was shackled, lying on his stomach on the van's floor, his head toward the front of the vehicle.
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Baltimore cop says Freddie Gray asked for help during fatal ride
BALTIMORE | BY DONNA OWENS
A Baltimore police officer testified on Monday that black detainee Freddie Gray asked for help while being transported in a police van, where he suffered a broken neck.
The officer, William Porter, took the stand in the trial of Officer Caesar Goodson, 46, the van's driver. Prosecutors contend Goodson gave Gray a "rough ride" and he is accused of second-degree depraved heart murder and other charges in Gray's death in April 2015.
His death triggered protests and rioting in Baltimore and stoked a U.S. debate on police treatment of minorities. Goodson is the third of six officers to go on trial, and his attorneys argue that Gray caused his own fatal injuries.
Porter testified in Baltimore City Circuit Court that he responded to a call to assist Goodson at the fourth stop the van made while transporting Gray. He found Gray, who was shackled, lying on his stomach on the van's floor, his head toward the front of the vehicle.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-baltimore-police-idUSKCN0YZ1VI
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