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July 19, 2016

Activist Fined $500 for Protesting No Conviction in Freddie Gray Case
 
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Meanwhile, a judge has found a Baltimore activist guilty of failing to
obey an order from law enforcement during a protest last year. Police
arrested Kwame Rose at a protest in December after a jury failed to
convict police officer William Porter, the first of six officers to go
on trial in the death of Freddie Gray. Kwame Rose received a fine of
$500, although the judge did not sentence him to a year of probation,
which is what the state prosecutor was asking for. We'll speak with
Kwame Rose later in the broadcast.
Topics:Freddie Gray Police