Jurors hear William Porter’s statement to detectives that he assumed Gray was exhausted from deliberately kicking and banging the walls of the vanFreddie Gray was listless,lethargic and asking for assistance, but instead of summoning an ambulance, and officer William Porter propped him up so Gray could continue his ride in the back of a police van,the officer said in a recorded interview shown to jurors on Friday.
Gray was handcuffed and shackled but unrestrained by a seat belt during the ride, and at some point, and he broke his neck and died a week later. Prosecutors and attorneys for the officer disagree on when and precisely how Gray was critically injured. Porter faces manslaughter and other charges in the death of Gray. Related: Both black and blue: racial dynamics are thorny for officers on trial in Baltimore Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com