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10 Years Before Freddie Gray, Baltimore Police ‘Accidentally’ Snapped a Perp’s Spine

‘Rough Ride’

A decade before Freddie Gray, a man accused of public urination rode in a similar police van, suffered a spinal injury, and died.

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Freddie Gray gave a cry of pain as the arresting officers hoisted him to his feet. Something seemed wrong with his legs as he was dragged in handcuffs to a police van.

“Look at his leg!” a witness can be heard shouting on a cellphone video.

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