UPDATE | Prosecutor charges 6 Baltimore officers in Gray’s death


BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s top prosecutor announced criminal charges Friday against all six officers suspended after a man suffered a fatal spinal injury in police custody. The announcement came after nearly two weeks of growing anger over Freddie Gray’s death, and only hours after she received the results of a police investigation.

State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby announced the stiffest charge -- second-degree depraved heart murder -- against the driver of the police van. Other officers faced charges of involuntary manslaughter, assault and illegal arrest.

Mosby said the switchblade officers accused Gray of illegally carrying clipped inside his pants pocket was in fact a legal knife, and no justification for his arrest.

“No one is above the law,” Mosby said at a news conference.

Mosby said the officers repeatedly failed to get Gray medical treatment after his arrest and did not buckle him up inside the police transport van, contrary to a police department order.

One officer faces a second-degree murder charge while the other officers face manslaughter or assault charges, among others.

Mosby says the officers failed to get Gray medical help even though he requested it repeatedly after he was arrested April 12. She called his arrest illegal.

At some point while he was in custody, he suffered a mysterious spinal injury and died a week later.

Here’s a list of the charges for the six officers who were involved in Gray’s death: If convicted, the maximum punishment is listed after the charge.

OFFICER CAESAR R. GOODSON Jr.

— Second-degree depraved heart murder, 30 years

— Involuntary manslaughter, 10 years

— Second-degree assault, 10 years

— Gross negligent manslaughter by vehicle, 10 years

— Criminal negligent manslaughter, 3 years

— Misconduct in office

OFFICER WILLIAM G. PORTER

— Involuntary manslaughter, 10 years

— Second-degree assault, 10 years

— Misconduct in office

LT. BRIAN W. RICE

— Involuntary manslaughter, 10 years

— 2 counts of second-degree assault, 10 years each

— 2 counts of misconduct in office

— False imprisonment

OFFICER EDWARD M. NERO

— 2 counts of second-degree assault, 10 years

— 2 counts of misconduct in office

— False imprisonment

OFFICER GARRETT E. MILLER

— 2 counts of second-degree assault, 10 years each

— 2 counts of misconduct in office

— False imprisonment

SGT. ALICIA D. WHITE

— Involuntary manslaughter, 10 years

— Second-degree assault, 10 years

— Misconduct in office