Police Officer Involved with Freddie Gray Case Found Not Guilty

Officer Edward Nero, the second officer accused in the Freddie Gray murder case, was found not guilty this week, in yet another crushing blow to Black Lives Matter.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Prosecutors are 0-for-2 in their attempts to hold Baltimore police accountable in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray after an officer was acquitted Monday in the racially charged case that triggered riots a year ago.
A judge cleared Officer Edward Nero of assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct, concluding that Nero played little role in Gray’s arrest and wasn’t responsible for the failure to buckle the black man into the back of the police van where he suffered a broken neck.

Upon hearing the verdict, Nero hugged his attorney and appeared to wipe away a tear.

Nero’s lawyers said he and his wife and family are “elated that this nightmare is finally over.”

“The state’s attorney for Baltimore City rushed to charge him, as well as the other five officers, completely disregarding the facts of the case and the applicable law,” they said in a statement.

Prosecutors had no comment; they are under a gag order.

Nero, who is white, was the second of six officers charged in the case to stand trial. The manslaughter case against Officer William Porter ended in a mistrial in December when the jury deadlocked. Prosecutors plan to retry him in September.

Despite the ruling, Black Lives Matter will likely continue to vilify the Baltimore police. If anything, last year’s riots may just be a sign of things to come for the crime-ridden city.

Source: Breitbart