article_snippet.sent: However, Freddie Gray admits Freddie Gray could not see what Freddie Gray was doing, since he heard Gray 'banging against the walls' and 'intentionally trying to injure himself' were separated by a metal partition.
article_snippet.sent: Freddie Gray was a 25-year-old African-American who grew up in Baltimore's impoverished west side .
article_snippet.sent: Nicknamed 'Pepper', Freddie Gray was described by an ex-girlfriend as happy-go-lucky with an infectious sense of humor.
article_snippet.sent: The Baltimore police knew Freddie Gray, however, as a 5ft-8ins felon who had notched up at least 18 arrests and a handful of convictions - mainly for Class A drugs but also burglary, assault and illegal gambling.
article_snippet.sent: Court papers describe Freddie Gray's childhood as problematic.
article_snippet.sent: Freddie Gray lived with Freddie Gray heroin-addicted disabled mother in a home in Sandtown-Winchester that contained enough poisonous lead in the peeling painted walls and windowsills for a court settlement to conclude that Freddie Gray and Freddie Gray two sisters were incapable of leading normal functioning lives.
article_snippet.sent: Freddie Gray lived off the resulting 'lead check' settlement although it is unclear exactly how much Freddie Gray received.
article_snippet.sent: Whatever money Freddie Gray did have Freddie Gray was said to spend buying designer accessories.