Baltimore officers charged in prisoner death sue state

BALTIMORE (AP) — Two Baltimore police officers facing criminal charges in the death of a young black man whose neck was broken in the back of a police van have sued the city’s top prosecutor and an official in the sheriff’s office for defamation.
Officer William Porter and Sgt. Alicia White filed the suit against Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby and Maj. Sam Cogen in Baltimore Circuit Court on May 2.
Porter and White are among six officers charged in the death of