In the days that will follow the pretrial hearings in the Freddie Gray case, Baltimore State Attorney Marilyn Mosby will hold a campaign fundraiser.
The Baltimore Sun reported that Mosby’s fundraiser is set for Sept. 16; just days after the hearings in her case against the police officers charged with Gray’s death. Given the nature of the case and the public outrage it sparked, especially in the Baltimore, some believe that it is not the appropriate time for such an event.
"Certainly in the midst of so much attention and the nervousness of the city during this period of time, it probably could have been saved for another time," said defense attorney Warren A. Brown.
However, Colleen Martin-Lauer handles the fundraising for Mosby and said this campaign is like any other done throughout the election cycle.
"Fundraisers are part of the political process for the state's attorney and other city and state officials," she said. "We needed to raise money. We do elect state's attorneys."
As we previously reported, Mosby announced in May that six Baltimore police officers were facing charges in Gray’s death. One officer was charged with murder and five others with lesser crimes after Gray was arrested and suffered a spinal cord injury which led to a coma.