The prisoner who rode in a police van with Freddie Gray on April 12 in Baltimore says Gray was trying to hurt himself . Prisoner 's statement to investigators was part of an affidavit obtained Wednesday by the Washington Post . Gray was arrested on April 12 for carrying a switchblade and transported to the hospital shortly after arriving at jail . He died a week later from spinal injuries ; how he received the fatal trauma is still under investigation . The fellow prisoner 's statement is the second detail released about what happened during the ride . Report was released as family member of one of the six suspended police officers came forward to defend the cop . The anonymous relatives says she believes Gray was injured before he was put in the van , and that not all six officers are to blame .
The prisoner who rode in a police van with Freddie Gray on April 12 in Baltimore says Gray was trying to hurt himself . Prisoner 's statement to investigators was part of an affidavit obtained Wednesday by the Washington Post . Gray was arrested on April 12 for carrying a switchblade and transported to the hospital shortly after arriving at jail . He died a week later from spinal injuries ; how he received the fatal trauma is still under investigation . The fellow prisoner 's statement is the first detail released about what happened during the ride . Report was released as family member of one of the six suspended police officers came forward to defend the cop . The anonymous relatives says she believes Gray was injured before he was put in the van , and that not all six officers are to blame .