Baltimore judge clears second officer in Freddie Gray death

By Donna Owens BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore police officer Caesar Goodson Jr. on Thursday became the second officer cleared of criminal wrongdoing in the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who died of injuries sustained while in police custody. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams found Goodson, who is also black, not guilty of all criminal counts including second-degree “depraved heart” murder, the most serious accusation against any of the six officers charged in connection with Gray's death. Gene Ryan, the head of Baltimore Fraternal Order of Police, praised the judge's decision and called on the State's Attorney for Baltimore, Marilyn Mosby, to drop the cases against the other officers.

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Baltimore judge clears second officer in Freddie Gray death