Baltimore prosecutors have asked that the trial of Officer Edward Nero be pushed back one day after their offices were shut down for utility work over the weekend.
Nero is the second officer to go to trial in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, and proceedings are slated to begin Tuesday with pre-trial motions. His trial is scheduled to begin Wednesday.
Prosecutors said in a motion filed Friday that they were told by BGE that their offices at 120 E. Baltimore St. would be shut down and without power from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturday. The work would also prevent the trial team from remotely accessing files, "effectively and unexpectedly halting final case preparations during the important last days before trial."
They asked for a one-day delay, pushing the start of the trial to Thursday. "This short continuance would allow the state to recoup the lost final preparation time," they wrote.
Terri Charles, a spokeswoman for the Maryland Judiciary, said Judge Barry Williams would rule on the motion Tuesday. Prosecutors said Nero's defense attorney Marc Zayon did not object. A gag order prevents parties from commenting on the case.