Ex-BPD commander: William Porter's handling of Freddie Gray 'reasonable'

Baltimore (CNN)—Officer William Porter acted reasonably in not seat belting Freddie Gray in a police wagon and in waiting to call for medical assistance until he could see that Gray was injured, a former Baltimore Police Department commander testified Thursday.

Timothy Longo, who is now the police chief in Charlottesville, Virginia, said general orders -- such as the one issued days before Gray's death stating that prisoners should be secured in the back of police vans -- are merely "guiding principles" and "are clearly administrative in purpose." Such orders contain caveats providing for an officer's discretion, even if they say they don't, he said.

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