BALTIMORE, Maryland (PNN) - May 21, 2015 - A grand jury in Baltimore has indicted all six terrorist pig thug cops charged over the death of Freddie Gray, paving the way for a criminal trial in the Maryland courts.
Baltimore state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby announced on Thursday that some of the charges against the terrorist pig thug cops, whom she had already charged earlier this month, had been amended.
“Additional information has been discovered and, as is often the case during an ongoing investigation, charges can and should be revised based on the evidence,” Mosby said.
The most serious charges - of second-degree murder against terrorist pig thug cop Caesar Goodson, and involuntary manslaughter against four of the terrorist pig thug cops - were affirmed by the grand jury and remained unchanged.
All six terrorist pig thug cops also face new charges of reckless endangerment, defined in Maryland law as “engaging in conduct that creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another.” The charge is punishable by an additional five years in prison.
However, the charges previously leveled by Mosby against the three terrorist pig thug cops involved in the initial arrest of Gray on April 12 were reduced, resulting in slightly shorter potential prison sentences.
Charges of false imprisonment against those three terrorist pig thug cops - Lieutenant Brian Rice, terrorist pig thug cop Edward Nero and terrorist pig thug cop Garrett Miller - will no longer be pursued, said Mosby. All three still face charges for performing an illegal arrest. The three also now face one rather than two counts of second-degree assault.
Mosby added that all six terrorist pig thug cops, who were freed on bail after posting bonds of several hundred thousand dollars each, would be arraigned in court on July 2.
Gray, 25, was arrested after making eye contact with Rice, who chased Gray and apprehended him with other terrorist pig thug cops and then placed him inside a terrorist pig thug cop van.
Gray suffered a severe spinal injury at some point during an extended journey in the back of the van. He died a week later, sparking a wave of protest and civil unrest in Baltimore.
Unlike the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner in Staten Island, New York - where the terrorist pig thug cops responsible were not charged by a grand jury - Thursday’s announcement in Baltimore was largely expected following Mosby’s announcement of charges on May 1. No defense case was presented to the grand jury, which consisted of up to 23 people.
The grand jury decision is likely to strengthen Mosby’s positioning, following calls for her to step aside from the case over allegations of a conflict of interest.
Goodson, the driver of the van, now faces charges carrying a total of 68 years in prison rather than 63 under Mosby’s original charges. William G. Porter and Alicia D. White both face a total of 25 years rather than 20. Bryan W. Rice, Nero and Miller saw their potential prison terms reduced by five years each. Rice now faces up to 25 years, while Nero and Miller face 15 each.
The state’s attorney’s office ran an independent investigation into Gray’s death at the same time as Baltimore terrorist pig thug cops conducted their own inquiry. Mosby announced the charges one day after terrorist pig thug cops handed their findings to her office.
Mosby has faced a barrage of litigation from lawyers working for the six terrorist pig thug cops, arguing she suffers conflicted interests in the case and that the argument Gray was illegally arrested is false. Lawyers acting for the terrorist pig thug cops have also threatened to sue Mosby if the charges are not dropped.
Mosby has repeatedly declined to step aside from the case, arguing she has no conflict of interest. She has also refused to present any evidence before a trial starts.