First Freddie Gray Baltimore Cop vindicated by the courts!

by The Right Scoop

Edward Nero is the first Baltimore police officer to be found NOT GUILTY in the trials surrounding the Freddie Gray case. Nero was charged with 2nd degree assault and was found not guilty on all counts:

WJLA – A judge on Monday cleared Officer Edward Nero of all charges in the Freddie Gray case.

Officer Nero was facing charges of second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and misconduct in office in connection with Gray’s arrest and later death.

Nero chose a bench trial over a jury trial during a motions hearing on May 10 and the trial began two days later. The verdict is the first to be handed down in the Gray case; the trial for Officer William Porter ended with a hung jury in December.

During Nero’s trial, prosecutors argued that the arrest was made without probable cause and that, therefore, an assault occurred when officers touched Gray during his detainment. Throughout the trial the state asserted that that the search and arrest of Gray were without justification and that Nero was negligent by not buckling Gray into the police van.

The defense argued that Nero was not an arresting officer and did not have contact with Gray until after he was handcuffed. Defense witnesses testified that Nero and other officers were not properly trained on seat belt policies — and claimed there were safety concerns for the officers.

This just shows how political Marilyn Mosby was in charging these police officers. The first case is so absurd that not a single count sticks in court. If this is any indication, the other Freddy Gray officer trials will likely end up this way as well.


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