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December 15, 2015

Jury Considers Fate of 1st Officer in Freddie Gray Case 
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Jurors are deliberating the fate of Baltimore police officer William
Porter, the first of six officers to go to trial over the death of
Freddie Gray in police custody. Gray's family attorney said his "spine
was80 percent severedat his neck." His death led to an uprising in
Baltimore over police abuse of African Americans. Officer Porter faces
up to 10 years in prison if convicted on charges including involuntary
manslaughter and second-degree assault.

 

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