Biography
Black teenage Baltimore protester whose photograph smashing a Baltimore Police Department patrol car windshield with a traffic cone during the April 27, 2015 Freddie Gray uprising became one of the iconic images of the rebellion. Charged with eight counts; the state sought a $500,000 bail. Pled guilty to malicious destruction of property and rioting; sentenced to 12 years in prison, all but 6 months suspended, plus community service and probation.
Initial detention endpoint added October 12, 2026: The May 8, 2015 contemporary report confirms release from jail on Thursday, May 7. The May 14 account corroborates that Thursday bail release. It is recorded as a separate initial detention, not the end of the later sentence. Surrender dates conflict across contemporary accounts; no exact admission date is guessed.
