After more than 16 hours of deliberations over the course of three days, Judge Barry Glenn Williams has declared a mistrial in the case of Officer William Porter, 26. The jury consisted of four Black women, three Black men, three white women and two white men and could not reach a unanimous verdict on any of the charges against Porter.
Porter was charged with involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office.
Gray was arrested in April and endured a “rough ride” at the hands of Porter and five other officers. He was not secured in the back of the police van and was denied medical assistance when he asked. He suffered a spinal cord injury and succumbed to his injuries several days later.
