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Footage from body cameras shows Baltimore officers on the job, and getting used to filming

June 30, 2019 at 5:52 p.m.

The footage shows a Baltimore police officer walking up to the driver's side window of a car he'd just pulled over downtown. The audio begins a few seconds later. "I...

Closing arguments completed in Porter trial, jury in deliberations

June 30, 2019 at 7:42 a.m.

Prosecutors told jurors Monday that Officer William G. Porter's failure to help Freddie Gray turned a police van into a "casket on wheels," while Porter's defense attorneys said the state's...

Jury deliberations to begin Monday in Officer Porter’s trial in Freddie Gray case

June 29, 2019 at 10:52 a.m.

After months of public debate about the culpability of six Baltimore police officers in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, a dozen city residents will begin Monday deciding the...

Former Baltimore police commander: Porter acted reasonably in handling Freddie Gray

June 29, 2019 at 5:34 a.m.

To Timothy Longo, Officer William G. Porter's actions on the day Freddie Gray was arrested were perfectly reasonable. Porter had helped Gray off the floor of a police van, the...

Officer Porter takes the stand in trial in Freddie Gray’s death

June 30, 2019 at 6:52 a.m.

A defiant William G. Porter took the witness stand Wednesday afternoon, squaring off with a prosecutor intent on proving that he allowed Freddie Gray to die. Chief Deputy State's Attorney...

Prosecutors rest their case against Officer Porter; judge rules trial will continue

June 30, 2019 at 12:25 p.m.

Defense attorneys for Baltimore Police Officer William Porter will begin presenting their case to jurors on Wednesday after Judge Barry G. Williams turned back their request to dismiss the charges...

Prior back injury alleged as officer’s trial in Freddie Gray case moves forward

June 28, 2019 at 7:27 p.m.

Prosecutors failed to disclose information that Freddie Gray told a police officer about a prior back injury the month before he was arrested in the incident that led to his...

Freddie Gray case: Officer William Porter’s recorded statement played in court

June 30, 2019 at 8:51 p.m.

Officer William G. Porter told investigators in a recorded interview played for jurors Friday that he did not believe that Freddie Gray was truly injured as the 25-year-old asked for...

Freddie Gray’s mother sobs, friend takes stand in officer’s trial

July 1, 2019 at 3:34 a.m.

As the grainy video of police lifting Freddie Gray by his arms and ankles and putting him into the back of a police van played in court Thursday, his mother...

Protestors march through downtown Monday, demanding justice on the first night of the Freddie Gray cases.

Trial of first officer in Freddie Gray case set to begin Wednesday

June 29, 2019 at 6:31 a.m.

The trial of William G. Porter, one of six Baltimore police officers charged in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, is poised to begin Wednesday after a 12-person jury...

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