Baltimore Police Lt. Brian Rice was acquitted of all his charges stemming from the April 2015 arrest and death of Freddie Gray.
On Monday, Circuit Judge Barry Williams acquitted Rice of all three charges he faced: involuntary manslaughter, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment.
Rice requested a bench trial, leaving his legal fate in the hands of Williams. Williams previously dropped a charge of second-degree assault during the trial, and prosecutors dropped a second misconduct-in-office charge at the trial’s start.
Rice, 42, is the highest ranking of six officers charged in the Gray case. He is the fourth officer to stand trial in this case.
The first trial of Officer William Porter ended in a hung jury and mistrial in December. Officers Edward Nero and Caesar Goodson Jr. were acquitted of all charges in May and June, respectively. They too had opted for bench trials.
Officer Garrett Miller’s trial begins July 27, followed by Porter’s retrial on Sept. 6 and Sgt. Alicia White on Oct. 13.
All six officers have pleaded not guilty.
