A Baltimore police officer who was acquitted of criminal charges in the death of a suspect while in custody is now fighting an administrative procedure that could cost him his job. Officer Caesar Goodson is facing a police disciplinary board ...

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The police officer who prosecutors once said was most responsible for the in-custody death of Freddie Gray will appear Monday before a disciplinary board that will determine whether or not he should be fired. It is the final effort to ...

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Two Baltimore police officers agreed to be disciplined for their roles in the arrest of Freddie Gray, an attorney for the officers said Tuesday. Garrett Miller and Edward Nero “do not believe they violated any policies, procedures or practices of ...

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In the two years since Baltimore city approved a $6.4 million settlement with Freddie Gray’s family, the agreement remains an outlier in settlements over police misconduct. Baltimore has spent more than $1.8 million settling police lawsuits in 2017, putting the ...

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A federal judge Monday appointed Baltimore native and Venable LLP partner Kenneth L. Thompson to serve as the monitor overseeing implementation of the consent decree the city and its police department entered with the U.S. Department of Justice this year. ...

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund is asking for a more diverse monitoring team to oversee an agreement to overhaul Baltimore’s troubled police department. The Baltimore Sun reports the legal organization expressed concern that nine members of the proposed ...

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Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, along with the police department and the U.S. Department of Justice, submitted a joint recommendation of a team to oversee a court-enforceable agreement to overhaul the city’s troubled police department. On Friday Pugh announced the proposed ...

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Family members of a Baltimore man whose death in police custody touched off unrest in Maryland’s largest city are devastated and disappointed no one is being held accountable for his death, attorneys said Wednesday. Billy and Hassan Murphy spoke to ...

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The U.S. Department of Justice won’t bring federal charges against six police officers involved in the arrest and in-custody death of Freddie Gray, a young black man whose death touched off weeks of protests and unrest in Baltimore. The officers ...

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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has tentatively scheduled oral arguments in December for Marilyn Mosby’s appeal of her immunity from suit by the Baltimore City Police officers prosecuted after Freddie Gray’s death. The appellate court, which frequently decides ...

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