Highest-Ranking Police Officer Acquitted in Freddie Gray Case

ByMARIAM KHAN ABCNews logo
Monday, July 18, 2016
Baltimore Police Lt. Brian Rice arrives at Courthouse East, July 5, 2016, in Baltimore for a pretrial hearing related to the arrest and death of Freddie Gray.

A Baltimore judge acquitted Lieutenant Brian Rice of all charges today for his involvement in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray in April 2015.

Rice was the highest ranking of the six police officers charged in the high-profile case. Prosecutors have yet to secure a conviction.

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