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Freddie Gray Police Disciplinary Case Wraps Up

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BALTIMORE (AP) - A lawyer for the Baltimore police van driver who transported Freddie Gray the day his spine was severed says the police department is trying to run over Officer Caesar Goodson in "a bus without any evidence in it."

Attorney Thomas Tompsett accused internal investigators on Monday of ignoring evidence that could have exonerated Goodson. The van driver is accused of multiple violations of police policies relating to the fatal injuries suffered by Gray, who died a week after his April 2015 arrest.

But Neil Duke, a police department attorney, said Goodson should be fired for multiple failings. The 21 charges against Goodson relate to failing to buckle Gray in a seatbelt or get him medical attention during the ride. Goodson also is accused of making false statements.

This proceeding has been open to the public, but the outcome won't be. The verdict and any punishment are considered "personnel records" under state law.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.