The Chatter Lt. Brian Rice Acquitted in Freddie Gray Case Third not-guilty verdict of Baltimore police officers comes after local protests and arrests. By Ron Cassie | July 18, 2016, 10:07 am Ron Cassie Baltimore defense attorney Warren Brown talking to the media outside the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse Monday following Lt. Brian Rice's acquittal on three charges related to the death of Freddie Gray.