Baltimore Judge Denies Request to Dismiss Charges Against Officers in Freddie Gray Case

The judge presiding over the pretrial hearing of six police officers accused in the death of a black man who was in their custody has ruled against two defense motions.

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Judge Barry Williams on Wednesday denied defense requests to drop the charges against the officers and to have the prosecutor removed from the case due to misconduct and conflicts of interest.

Williams was to hear arguments later Wednesday about whether the officers should be tried separately or together.

They are accused in the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who suffered a spinal cord injury while in police custody on April 12. He died a week later.