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Furious over freddie gray's death, set fires and rioted there in the city in baltimore. she said today, sitting there watching it on tv herself, it was tough to watch. >> i would have to say my first reaction was profound sadness. it truly was. it was profound sadness for the loss of life for the erosion of trust, for the sadness and despair the community was feeling, for the frustration that i know the police officers were feeling as they tried to encourage peaceful protests but then had to deal with violence. >> baltimore defense attorney and former prosecutor andy alperstein is back with me...

Not a switchblade and is lawful under maryland law. andrew levy now we're learning that there is a local baltimore law that might make this knife that they found illegal. or might make it legal or illegal. i don't think we have andrew levy -- i'm here i'm sorry, i'm here. can you repeat your question? marilyn mosby said in her announcement of the charges that the knife was not a switch blade meaning it was lawful under maryland law. andy alperstein is saying yes, but under local battler more law, there may be a provision that doesn't make this particular knife illegal, which then would justify...

And the community. and recent events continue to demonstrate the need to press forward with these reforms. we have to get it right. failure is not an option. >> also today, two of the officers charged in freddie gray's death are making news. their defense attorneys are challenging the state prosecutor's -- city prosecutor's claim that gray was illegally arrested. officer edward nero and officer garrett miller both of whom face charges of assault, misconduct and false imprisonment want to inspect that knife as part of their client's defenses. they claim gray's knife did indeed violate baltimore...

Or might make it legal or illegal. i don't think we have andrew levy -- i'm here, i'm sorry, i'm here. can you repeat your question? marilyn mosby said in her announcement of the charges that the knife was not a switchblade meaning it was lawful under maryland law. andy alperstein is saying yes, but under local battler more law, there may be a provision that doesn't make this particular knife illegal, which then would justify the arrest. >> well, look, andy -- as andy knows, this actually gets litigated a lot. it's not uncommon for people to be charged with a dangerous weapon violation and the...

Inspect the knife the police say was found in freddie gray's possession. a careful inspection will reveal specific characteristics of the knife which will reveal that the knife was not lawful under maryland law and as such, the defendant did not illegally arrest mr. gray. joining us now, andy alperstein and andrew levy. andy halperstein, the crucial factor about this life knife is in maryland mosby's presentation of the charges, she said that because the knife was not a switchblade, because the knife is legal under maryland law, therefore, the arrest and detention of freddie gray amounted to f...