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PROSECUTOR: There was no reason to arrest Freddie Gray in the first place

PROSECUTOR: There was no reason to arrest Freddie Gray in the first place
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Marilyn Mosby Baltimore state attorney

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Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore state's attorney, speaks during a media availability, Friday, May 1, 2015 in Baltimore. Mosby announced criminal charges against all six officers suspended after Freddie Gray suffered a fatal spinal injury in police custody.

Baltimore police officers had no reason to arrest 25-year-old Freddie Gray in the first place, State attorney Marilyn Mosby announced at a news conference Friday morning.

Gray was arrested for possession of a switchblade, before falling into a coma due to an injury sustained while in police custody. His death on April 19 has led to charges against six Baltimore PD officers, including one charge of second-degree murder.

"The knife was not a switchblade, and it is lawful," Mosby said at Friday's press conference, according to The New York Times. The prosecutor said officers "failed to establish probable cause for an arrest."

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