Your statement here is indicative of convoluted and biased thoughts.
The prisoner in question couldn't actually
see Freddy Gray.
He heard Gray thrashing around, but since he couldn't actually
see Gray he can't give any credible explanation as to how or why Gray was doing whatever it was he was doing.
Nevertheless, he wastes no time jumping to conclusions, saying that he
believed Gray was intentionally trying to injure himself.
Yeah, take that one to the bank!!!
Wooo hooo!!!!
Slam dunk!!!!
Again, if the "prisoner" had said anything that actually implicated police you would be the first (the VERY first) to argue that the prisoner's account should be ignored because:
- He is a prisoner, and thus has no credibility.
- He didn't actually see anything.
- We have no indication that he is trained in any manner which might allow him to draw inferences of how Gray was acting based simply upon "the sounds of thrashing" he says Gray was making.
Given all of that it is MUCH more likely that the "prisoner" is singing for "the man" than that his statement has any evidentiary value whatsoever.
It was known from the beginning and was obtained thorough investigation.
It was then used in an affidavit to obtain a search warrant.
Yeah, a warrant seeking the seizure of a uniform worn by one of the officers involved in Gray’s arrest or transport.
Seems like a perfectly reasonable piece of information to put in that kind of warrant.
"Hey, we're going to need the uniform that you were wearing the night you beat the **** out of Freddy Gray. And by the way, this prisoner says that even though he couldn't see Gray in the back of the van and consequently has no idea what actually happened to him he "believes" Gray caused his own spinal fracture and death, how about that? We'll probably just run with that explanation so the DA will almost certainly decline to indict, you know, how we usually do. We'll settle with the family later to shut them up, you know, how we always do."