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BALTIMORE (WJZ) €” Freddie Gray arresting officer Edward Nero has been
found not guilty on all counts by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge
Barry Williams.

Nero faced second-degree assault,reckless endangerment and two counts of misconduct in office.

Nero waived his right to a trial by jury. His bench trial began May 12 and final arguments were heard Thursday.

Gray, a 25-year-old black man from the Sandtown area of Baltimore, died on April 19, 2015 of a spinal cord injury he sustained while in police custody.

His death set off more than a week of protests followed by looting, rioting and arson that prompted a citywide curfew.

Nero is one of six officers charged in relation to Grays death, and the second to be tried. Officer William Porters trial ended in a hung jury and mistrial in December.

Four other officers €” Officer Garrett Miller, Lt. Brian Rice, Sgt. Alicia White and Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. €” have not yet been tried.