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>> absolutely. people were pleasantly surprised by these charges. i think that one of the big problems that the officers had in their story, and we talk about this being a very quick resolution in a case where we were told by city officials not to expect friday to be a big day. but what a big day it turns out to be. if you go back and look at the charging documents that were going to be filed, in a case that was going to be filed against freddie gray the charge that he was being charged with the statute he was charged with breaking was possession of a switchblade, possession of a knife with a ...

Attorney marilyn mosby announced the six baltimore police officers who picked up freddie gray on april 12th would be charged with his death. the initial stop was here at the corner. lieutenant brian rice was on bike patrol with officers garrett miller and edward nero. they spotted gray made eye contact with him and gray tookoff. the officers caught up with gray and arrested him. the incident caught on security cameras and cell phone video. the state's attorney says this is when gray told the officers he could not breathe and requested an inhaler. but mosby says he was not given one. >> his leg...

Having probable cause to arrest mr. gray in the first place. let's play that. >> the knife was not a switchblade and is lawful under maryland law. these officers subsequently removed the knife and placed it on the sidewalk. mr. gray was then placed back down on his stomach, at which time mr. gray began to flail his legs and scream as officer miller placed mr. gray in a restraining technique known as a leg lace. while officer narrow physically held him down against his will until a b.p.d. wagon arrived to transport mr. gray. lieutenant rice, officer miller and officer narrow failed to establish...

There where people are still gathered. according to the state, gray began to scream as the officers held him down. today we learned that arrest should never have happened. >> the knife was not a switchblade and is lawful under maryland law. >> reporter: a transport van driven by caesar goodson arrives. the officers place gray inside but do not secure him in a seat belt. a violation of department policy. this is where the van first stops. the officers remove gray they cuff his hands, they shackle his ankles and then they put him back inside the police van. but again without putting on that seat...

With mr. gray. having made eye contact with mr. gray mr. gray subsequently ran from lieutenant rice. lieutenant rice then dispatched over departmental radio that he was involved in a foot pursuit at which time bike patrol officers and nero officers miller and nero also began to pursue mr. gray. officers miller and nero then placed mr. gray in a seated position and subsequently found a knife clipped to the inside of his pants pocket. the blade of the knife was folded into the handle. the knife was not a switchblade and is lawful under maryland law. these officers subsequently removed the knife ...