Posted on 04/28/2015 7:53:47 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Freddie Gray, who died a week after suffering injuries while in Baltimore police custody, had a lengthy criminal record, mainly for drug-related offenses, according to state court records. Police claim he was “involved in criminal activity,” prior to his arrest.
Gray, 25, died after spending seven days in a coma as a result of injuries he suffered while in the custody of city police, the Baltimore Sun reports.
He was arrested April 12 by four officers outside a public housing complex. Police said four bicycle officers tried to stop Gray for an unspecified reason and he ran from them. They caught him and detained him while waiting for backup.
It’s not yet known how Gray died. His death has sparked unrest in the city, including protests that turned violent.
A friend told the Baltimore Sun that Gray may have ran from the officers because, “he had a history with that police beating him.”
Freddie Gray Arrest Record
Gray had a lengthy arrest record with convictions dating back until at least 2007, according to the Maryland Department of Justice. Not all of the arrests led to convictions, in many of the cases he pleaded guilty to one charge while the others were dropped. Details of when he spent time in prison were not immediately available. His arrest record includes at least 18 arrests:
•March 20, 2015: Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance
•March 13, 2015: Malicious destruction of property, second-degree assault
•January 20, 2015: Fourth-degree burglary, trespassing
•January 14, 2015: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute
•December 31, 2014: Possession of narcotics with intent to distribute
•December 14, 2014: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance
•August 31, 2014: Illegal gambling, trespassing
•January 25, 2014: Possession of marijuana
•September 28, 2013: Distribution of narcotics, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance, second-degree assault, second-degree escape
•April 13, 2012: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance, violation of probation
•July 16, 2008: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession with intent to distribute
•March 28, 2008: Unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance
•March 14, 2008: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to manufacture and distribute
•February 11, 2008: Unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled dangerous substance
•August 29, 2007: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, violation of probation
•August 28, 2007: Possession of marijuana
•August 23, 2007: False statement to a peace officer, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance
•July 16, 2007: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance (2 counts)
Why Was Freddie Gray Arrested Before His Death?
Details of what led police to try to arrest Gray in April 2015 have not been made public by police. Deputy Police Commissioner Jerry Rodriguez told the Baltimore Sun that details of the arrest remain “a bit vague,” and that the officers patrolling a high-crime area with drug issues believed Gray was “immediately involved or had been recently involved in criminal activity.”
Documents obtained by the Guardian show that he was charged with unlawful possession of a switch blade knife, which was found after he was detained. The documents are not clear about what led to the stop. No other charges are listed.
The Associated Press reports Gray has been in and out of prison on drug convictions since 2008, according to online court records. He was set to start a trial in May on drug charges stemming from a December arrest.
“We had officers in a high-crime area known to have high narcotic incidents,” Rodriguez said, according to the AP. “The officers believe that Mr. Gray was immediately involved or recently involved in criminal activity and decided to make contact.”
Police released a timetable of the events leading up to Gray’s arrest and death. He was seen at about 8:40 a.m. on April 12 on a street northwest of the city’s downtown. The officers approached Gray and he ran. He was caught about two minutes later two blocks away. The officers called for a transport van at about 8:42 p.m. Then, at 8:54 a.m., a block away from where Gray was arrested, the van left for the Western District station “after stopping to place additional restraints on the suspect.” At about 9:24 a.m., an ambulance is called to the Western District station.
No wonder blacks see cops as an occupying force. If you are running ...
Where is that third grade school picture of him in his little white hoodie? That was the only picture we had of 300# Trayvon for weeks.
You know, look at that, other than the second-degree assualt early on, those aren’t violent crimes.
Looks more like a failure of the “war on drugs” to me.
I predict the liberals and race baiters will howl in protest about this information being provided.
Just as they said it was unfair and poisoned the well and all that, when they released the video of Michael Brown robbing that store right before his confrontation with the police, liberals here will say that Freddie’s long rap sheet will also poison the well of whatever “dialogue” Al Sharpton and his boys want to have with us about this.
How is any of this relevant to the (still-unanswered) question of how and why he died in police custody?
Me too. And his prior arrest record is irrelevant to the matter at hand.
There is more documentation on Freddie Gray and
any random dog than the impostor Indonesian that
is dismantling America with the help of the
COMPLICIT, ENABLING, TREASONOUS GOP (Give Obama Power party).
Perhaps to show that he was a dangerous repeat offender and not an innocent cherub? Just like Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin and hundreds of others.
Hate all of this rioting crap as much as the next person. But I do feel for this kid and his family - how the hell was his spine injured? Unscheduled stops in policy custody - why?
His arrest record does not justify his death while in police custody.
His death while in police custody does not justify looting and burning private business, nor assaulting the proprietors and employees thereof.
Guys, seriously. The guy dies of a broken back while in police custody, and you really think no one should be concerned or upset about that??
Yes, the guy may have been a thug, but if the police can beat a suspect in there custody to death, they can just as easily do it to any suspect for any reason.
The rioting is animals being animals, but if you think this is some sort of incident that everyone should not be concerned about, regardless of race, income, religion, etc then you are a certifiable nut.
We aren’t talking about a situation where a suspect resisted and was subdued by force, and got injured during that. By their own admission the guy put up no resistance when arrested, yet his back winds up broken while in police custody and he’s dead.
This is a serious matter, and to try to spin it as, well he was a thug, so its okay, is flat out ignorant.
“Police released a timetable of the events leading up to Gray’s arrest and death. He was seen at about 8:40 a.m. on April 12 on a street northwest of the city’s downtown. The officers approached Gray and he ran.”
Interesting essay about running from the police and what the police can do.
http://buerklelawfirm.com/?p=234
Is everything listed there against the law, a crime, or not? Don’t like the “war on drugs?” Talk to your representatives about changing the law. But the law is what it is and Mr. Gray repeatedly broke it. Those are felonies for the most part. Why was he not in prison? You and I would be imprisoned for one of those. And we can’t see his juvenile record.
Was this guy the only one in the back of the police van or were there other’s with him who had been arrested?
•March 13, 2015: Malicious destruction of property, second-degree assault
•September 28, 2013: ...unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance, second-degree assault, second-degree escape
Could potentially support the case that he was resisting arrest, trying to escape, or attacking police officers.
So he was nominated for sainthood by the Marxist Media.
Pray America is waking
So, you don’t have a problem with the police breaking the guy’s back.
It’s quite a rap sheet, but nothing that would justify the death penalty.
This is not Ferguson, where Officer Wilson appears to have been fully justified. These cases are all different.
But the point is, even if he was a “dangerous repeat offender” (and I’m not sure the arrest record supports that conclusion), so what? How is that relevant to the (still-unanswered) question of how and why he died in police custody?
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