Freddie Gray Death: These Are the Charges 6 Baltimore Officers Face

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Six Baltimore officers were hit with multiple charges Friday, including one count of murder and several counts of manslaughter in Gray's death.

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The six officers involved in the death of Baltimore man Freddie Gray are facing multiple charges, including one count of second-degree murder and several counts of manslaughter, the city's state's attorney announced Friday.

Gray, 25, suffered a spinal cord injury after he was placed into a police van during his arrest April 12. He fell into a coma and died a week later.

Here are the charges against the officers and the maximum penalty each charge carries:

Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. (Goodson was the driver of the van. He is a 45-year-old African American man and has worked with the Baltimore Police Department since 1999.)

  • Second-degree depraved-heart murder (30 years)
  • Involuntary manslaughter (10 years)
  • Assault/second degree (10 years)
  • Manslaughter by vehicle, gross negligence (10 years)
  • Manslaughter by vehicle, criminal negligence (three years)
  • Misconduct in office

Lt. Brian Rice (Rice is a 41-year-old white man and has worked with the Baltimore Police Department since 1997.)

  • Involuntary manslaughter (10 years)
  • Assault/second degree (10 years)
  • Assault/second degree (10 years)
  • Misconduct in office
  • Misconduct in office
  • False imprisonment

Officer William Porter (Porter is a 25-year-old African American man and has worked with the Baltimore Police Department since 2012.)

  • Involuntary manslaughter (10 years)
  • Assault/second degree (10 years)
  • Misconduct in office
Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson Jr., Lt. Brian Rice, Officer William Porter.Baltimore Police

Officer Garrett Miller (Miller is a 26-year-old white man and has worked with the Baltimore Police Department since 2012.)

  • Assault/second degree (10 years)
  • Assault/second degree (10 years)
  • Misconduct in office
  • Misconduct in office
  • False imprisonment

Sgt. Alicia White (White is a 30-year-old African American woman and has worked with the Baltimore Police Department since 2010.)

  • Involuntary manslaughter (10 years)
  • Assault/second degree (10 years)
  • Misconduct in office

Officer Edward Nero (Nero is a 29-year-old white man and has worked with the Baltimore Police Department since 2012.)

  • Assault/second degree (10 years)
  • Assault/second degree (10 years)
  • Misconduct in office
  • Misconduct in office
  • False imprisonment
Baltimore Police Officer Garrett Miller, Sgt. Alicia White and Officer Edward Nero.Baltimore Police

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