US Judge Rejects Dismissal of Charges in Freddie Gray Case

A judge in the eastern U.S. city of Baltimore has rejected a defense motion to dismiss charges against six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray - the 25-year-old African-American man who died from a spine injury he suffered while in police custody. The charges include second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and manslaughter. One of the six - the driver of the police van in which Gray sustained his injuries - faces an additional charge of second-degree murder. All have...

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