One of the six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray defended himself in court on Wednesday, claiming that Gray never gave him a reason to call a medic.
Gray was arrested in April for allegedly fleeing after making eye contact with police in a high-crime area. Gray died in the police van after being arrested due to a spinal cord injury and has since been portrayed by the Black Lives Matter movement as a victim of “police brutality.” The officer defending himself on Wednesday, Officer William Porter – who happens to be black – is being charged with manslaughter, assault, misconduct in office, and reckless endangerment because he didn’t buckle Gray’s seatbelt and call a medic when he checked on Gray during the fourth van stop.
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