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A third Baltimore police officer has been acquitted in the death of Freddie Gray, which prompted protests that erupted into riots last year.
Officer Caesar Goodson, who drove the police van where Gray suffered fatal injuries as he was taken to jail, was seen as the most likely of the officers to be convicted -- but Judge Barry Williams found the state had failed to prove officers gave the 25-year-old black man a "rough ride."
Goodson was acquitted on all charges -- and Twitter racists celebrated.
Many of them attacked Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who brought charges against the officers following violent protests.
Others said Gray deserved to die -- or even intentionally caused his own death.
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