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Saturday, August 08, 2015

Attorneys say prosecutors hid evidence in Freddie Gray case

BALTIMORE (AP) — Attorneys for the six police officers charged in Freddie Gray’s death say prosecutors steered investigators away from allegations about Gray’s behavior in past interactions with law enforcement. The attorneys claim detectives were told Gray had a history of participating in “crash-for-cash” schemes in which people hurt themselves to collect settlements — a piece of information attorneys say would be useful for their case.

Gray died on April 19, a week after suffering a critical spinal injury in the back of a police van. Gray’s death spurred days of largely peaceful protests followed by rioting and looting last April 27.

Six officers were charged with crimes ranging from misdemeanor assault to “depraved-heart” murder.

In a motion filed Thursday in Baltimore Circuit Court, defense attorneys allege that investigators for the Baltimore Police Department had information that Gray had a history of intentionally injuring himself in order to collect insurance money. The attorneys allege in the filing that police investigators knew that Gray once injured himself so severely while in a Baltimore jail that he required medical attention. The attorneys say in documents that when police investigators tried to follow up on the evidence, prosecutors in the state’s attorney’s office told them “not to do the defense attorneys’ jobs for them.”

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

No comments? This is settled as far as small minds go. No surprise.

Anonymous said...

No point. She is dirty but Potus supporter her. Ags office won't touch her. Being black has privileges.

Anonymous said...

“he had a history of participating in “crash-for-cash” schemes — injuring himself in law enforcement settings to collect settlements”

I always thought it was a settlement seeker case. In the video taken of Freddie being arrested, it was obvious the guy taking the video was taking the video for the purpose of this based on what he was saying.

Anonymous said...

If the state’s attorney’s office deliberately avoided seeking this evidence, then it goes without saying they didn’t present it to the grand jury.

Anonymous said...

Prosecutor Bledsoe comes across to me as a pretty straight up guy and I am surprised that anyone would question her.