I heard somebody on a show last night who said Freddie did not have a “switchblade”, but it was a spring-loaded knife or some such thing ..... and that knife IS illegal in the City of Baltimore.
It will also be interesting, since Freddie had such a long rap sheet, to see if he was on probation. Evidently, as terms of probation, the police can stop and search your person, your car, etc. at any time. Thus, since Freddie ran from them, if he was on probation, he could be arrested just for that.
All that we have heard to date is the mere tip of the iceberg. The AG is likely going to be very sorry she jumped the gun, not in charging the police with something, but with grossly overcharging them.
The knife issue I referred to earlier (jurisdiction & probation issues):
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3285581/posts