BALTIMORE, June 23 (UPI) -- Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson, one of six officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, was found not guilty on all charges Thursday for his role in the 2015 case that sparked protests nationwide.
Goodson, who drove the transport van following Gray's arrest on April 12, 2015, was acquitted of the most serious charge against him shortly before 10 a.m. Minutes later, Judge Barry Williams handed down the remaining acquittals on six counts: manslaughter, second-degree assault, vehicular manslaughter (two counts), reckless endangerment and misconduct in office. Goodson had pleaded not guilty on all charges.