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December 16, 2015

Jury Deadlocks in Trial of Officer for Freddie Gray Killing 
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In Baltimore, Maryland, the jury in the case of William Porter, the
first of six officers to face trial over the death of Freddie Gray, has
deadlocked. After deliberating for 10 hours, jurors told the judge
Tuesday they had failed to reach a unanimous decision. They are set to
continue deliberations today after the judge told them to keep going.
Porter, one of three African-American officers charged in the case, is
accused of failing to summon medical help when Freddie Gray requested it
and failing to secure Gray's seat belt. Porter faces up to 10 years in
prison. Freddie Gray's family attorney has said his spine was 80 percent
severed at the neck when he died in police custody, sparking an uprising
in Baltimore over police treatment of African Americans.

 

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