Judge declares mistrial in trial of officer charged in Freddie Gray case

Baltimore police Officer William G. Porter arriving for trial
(Image credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the hearing of Baltimore police Officer William Porter for his involvement in the death of Freddie Gray after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict on any of the charges. The announcement of a hung jury comes just a day after jurors informed the judge they were deadlocked in their decision.

Porter is the first of six officers to be tried in the death of Gray, a black man who suffered a fatal spinal injury in a police van. He faces four charges, including manslaughter.

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