Police trials in Freddie Gray death to stay in Baltimore: judge
Source: Yahoo! News / Reuters
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A Baltimore judge on Thursday denied a request for a change of venue for the trials of six police officers charged in the death of a black man who died from an injury in police custody.
The death of Freddie Gray Jr. in April triggered protests, including a day of rioting, and fueled a U.S. debate on police treatment of minorities.
Defense lawyers for the officers had argued before Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams that intense publicity made it impossible to hold a fair trial in Baltimore.
"The citizens of Baltimore are not monolithic," Williams told a packed courtroom. "They think for themselves."
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