A Baltimore police sergeant is accused of a pattern of harassing and forcibly arresting individuals who observed, filmed or commented on police activity over the course of months. Sgt. Ethan Newberg, a 24-year veteran of the department, was indicted Thursday ...

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The Court of Appeals set the stage for a rare kind of pretrial hearing in ruling Officer William Porter can be compelled to testify against his fellow officers with immunity despite his retrial scheduled for June. Though the court has ...

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Lawyers for Officer William Porter begin presenting their case Wednesday morning, and criminal defense lawyers watching the case say Porter’s team will have multiple options available to shape the narrative about what happened to Freddie Gray. Richard M. Karceski, a ...

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Defense attorneys for Officer William Porter presented possible alternate theories about responsibility for Freddie Gray’s death Monday morning through cross examination of the assistant medical examiner who performed Gray’s autopsy. “I think the defense did score some points,” said Baltimore ...

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The animal cruelty trial for former Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman Terrence Cody began in front of a judge Thursday morning in Baltimore County Circuit Court after final plea offers to him and his girlfriend were rejected. Assistant State’s Attorney Adam ...

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