介绍:
A judge delivered a not guilty verdict in the trial of a Baltimore, Maryland police officer for crimes related to the death of black arrestee Freddie Gray last year. Gray's death triggered demonstrations and riots in the majority-black city.
The verdict was delivered on Monday morning by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams.
Prosecutors had charged Officer Edward Nero, 30, with second-degree intentional assault, reckless endangerment and two counts of officer misconduct over the April 2015 incident.
Prosecutors argued that Gray was arrested without justification, and that the spinal injuries that led to his death resulted from him being not secured in the transport van.
Nero faced a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for the assault charged and five years for the reckless endangerment charge.
Nero opted for a bench trial, meaning that Williams determined his fate instead of a jury.
Gray's death resulted in mass protests in Baltimore last year, which culminated in a state of emergency being declared and the Maryland National Guard being activated to keep the peace.
The week-long trial centered on the events that led up to Gray's fatal van ride, with Nero's attorney arguing that his client didn't arrest or even touch Gray except to find an asthma inhaler, and that it was the van driver's responsibility to make sure the detainee was safely buckled in.
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