The Timeline of Freddie Gray's
Arrest and the Charges Filed
On May 1, state prosecutors said they had probable cause to file homicide, manslaughter and misconduct charges against six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray. In her news conference, Marilyn J. Mosby, the state's attorney in Baltimore, described repeated mistreatment of Mr. Gray. She said officers abused him, arrested him without grounds and violated police procedure by putting him in handcuffs and leg restraints in a van without a seatbelt.
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8:39:12 a.m.
Initial ContactLt. Brian Rice and Police Officers Edward M. Nero and Garrett E. Miller were on bike patrol near the corner of North Avenue and Mount Street. Lieutenant Rice made eye contact with Mr. Gray, who runs away.
2,000 feet
Stop 4
Mr. Gray arrested
Stop 1
Stop 3
Stop 2
Western
District station
N. Mount St.
Presbury St.
8:39:52 a.m.
"I Got Him"Mr. Gray surrendered to Officers Miller and Nero in the 1700 block of Presbury Street. "I got him," one officer stated, according to Jerry Rodriguez, the police department's deputy commissioner.
8:40 a.m.
Inhaler RequestedMs. Mosby said the officers handcuffed Mr. Gray and placed him face down. Mr. Gray said he cannot breathe and requests an inhaler, but does not receive one, Ms. Mosby said.
Illegal Arrest AllegedOfficers Miller and Nero put Mr. Gray in a seated position and find a folding knife, which Ms. Mosby said was legal under Maryland law. The officers charged Mr. Gray with illegal possession of a switchblade knife. The officers then placed Mr. Gray down on his stomach and restrained him until the police van arrived. Ms. Mosby said Lieutenant Rice and Officers Miller and Nero "failed to establish probable cause for Mr. Gray's arrest as no crime had been committed."
No Seatbelt UsedThe police van arrived. The officers put Mr. Gray into the van but did not secure him with a seatbelt, as required by department regulations, Ms. Mosby said.
2,000 feet
Stop 4
Mr. Gray arrested
Stop 1
Stop 3
Stop 2
Western
District station
8:46 a.m.
Stop No. 1Ms. Mosby said Lieutenant Rice directed the van driver, Police Officer Caesar R. Goodson Jr., to stop. She said Officers Miller and Nero and Lieutenant Rice removed Mr. Gray from the van and placed him in handcuffs and leg restraints. Mr. Gray was loaded head first onto the floor of the van, Ms. Mosby said.
Between 8:54 and 8:59 a.m.
Critical Neck InjuryLieutenant Rice directed Officer Goodson to take Mr. Gray to Baltimore's Central Booking and Intake Center, Ms. Mosby said. "Following transport from Baker Street, Mr. Gray suffered a severe and critical neck injury as a result of being handcuffed, shackled by his feet and unrestrained inside the B.P.D. wagon," she said.
2,000 feet
Stop 4
Stop 1
Stop 3
Stop 2
Western
District station
Mosher St.
N. Fremont
Ave.
Stop No. 2Officer Goodson stopped the van at Fremont Avenue and Mosher Street and went back to observe Mr. Gray. "Despite stopping for the purpose of checking on Mr. Gray's condition, at no point did he seek nor did he render any medical assistance for Mr. Gray," Ms. Mosby said. With Mr. Gray still unsecured by a seatbelt, Officer Goodson returned to the driver's seat and continued on to Central Booking, Ms. Mosby said.
2,000 feet
Stop 4
Stop 1
Stop 3
Stop 2
Western
District station
8:59 a.m.
Stop No. 3A few blocks later, Ms. Mosby said, Officer Goodson called dispatch for help checking on his prisoner. Police Officer William G. Porter arrived and he and Officer Goodson went to the back of the van. "Mr. Gray at that time requested help and indicated that he could not breathe," Ms. Mosby said. She said Mr. Gray "indicated at least twice that he was in need of a medic." Officer Porter helped Mr. Gray from the floor of the van to the bench, she said, but neither officer belted him in nor requested or rendered medical assistance.
Picking Up Another PersonA call went out for a van to pick up and transport another person who had been arrested. "Despite Mr. Gray's obvious and recognized need for assistance," Ms. Mosby said, "Officer Goodson, in a grossly negligent manner, chose to respond."
2,000 feet
Stop 4
Stop 1
Stop 3
Stop 2
Western
District station
Stop No. 4Ms. Mosby said Officer Goodson was met here by Officers Nero, Miller and Porter. Sgt. Alicia White and Officers Porter and Goodson observed "Mr. Gray unresponsive on the floor," Ms. Mosby said. Sergeant White spoke to the back of Mr. Gray's head, and he did not respond. "Despite Mr. Gray's seriously deteriorating medical condition,no medical assistance was rendered or summoned for Mr. Gray at that time by any officer," Ms. Mosby said. The additional prisoner was loaded into the van on the opposite side. For the fifth time, according to Ms. Mosby,Officer Goodson failed to restrain Mr. Gray with a seatbelt.
2,000 feet
Stop 4
Stop 1
Stop 3
Stop 2
Western
District station
9:24 a.m.
Arrival at Police StationWhen the van arrived at the Western District police station, Ms. Mosby said, Mr. Gray was not breathing. A medic was called and Mr. Gray was rushed to the University of Maryland's Shock Trauma Center, where he died a week later.
By Sarah Almukhtar, Larry Buchanan, K.K. Rebecca Lai, Tim Wallace and Karen Yourish
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