May 232016
Get ready for some exciting times in Baltimore:
Freddie Gray verdict: Officer Edward Nero not guilty
Nero was charged with second-degree assault for allegedly touching Gray during an arrest that prosecutors said was illegal. He also faced two counts of misconduct, as well as reckless endangerment for not putting a seat belt on Gray when he put the prisoner in a police van.
So, yeah. He touched Gray during the arrest. Kinda hard to see a real issue there. He failed to buckle Gray in, which is more problematic. There seems to be some debate about who is actually responsible for belting in passengers in the van; you’d think that ultimate responsibility would be with the driver.