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Thrust into the national spotlight, the Baltimore prosecutor who charged six police officers in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, told the Baltimore Sun last week that she learned at an early age she “about the importance of taking responsibility for the choices and mistakes that we make.” The Sun’s backgrounder on State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby delves into five generations of her family’s complex relationships with the Boston Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police.
“Mosby's father, a Boston police officer, was accused of robbing a drug dealer — and for a time dismissed from the department. Her mother, also an officer at the department, was disciplined several times and served a 45-day suspension for violating a substance-abuse policy. An uncle was dismissed after he failed drug tests. Several other members of Mosby's family waged legal battles against their law enforcement agencies. Her grandfather, a founder of a minority law enforcement association, alleged racial discrimination in a lawsuit against the Boston Police Department and lost. Another uncle sued the Massachusetts State Police, alleging discrimination, and was awarded $212,000 for back pay.”
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