A Baltimore Circuit Court Judge is expected to announce the verdict in the case of the highest ranking officer involved in the death of Freddie Gray. The verdict in Lt. Brian Rice’s case will be announced 10 a.m. Monday. Gray died from a severe spinal injury sustained while being transported in the back of a police van without wearing a seatbelt in April 2015. His death sparked outrage and protests across the city of Baltimore. Forty-two-year-old Rice faces charges of involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office. Since Rice opted for a bench trial rather than a jury trial, Judge Barry Williams alone will decide his fate.
UPDATE: Judge Barry Williams acquitted Lt. Brian Rice and Rice has been found not guilty of all charges. Rice was the fourth officer tried in the death of Freddie Gray, and prosecutors have yet to obtain a conviction.
