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Jun 1, 2008 5:55 pm US/Eastern

Accused Cop Killer Cleared Of Unrelated Charges

BALTIMORE (AP) ― The State's Attorney's Office says Brandon Grimes, who is accused of killing an off-duty city police officer, was acquitted of handgun charges in an unrelated incident.

A Baltimore jury found 23-year-old Grimes not guilty on Friday of charges that included possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to a news release from the prosecutor's office.

The panel deliberated less than two hours. The charges against Grimes stemmed from an incident in April 2006 after police had stopped him in a car near his home.

Grimes allegedly tossed a handgun into a nearby yard after leaving his car and going into his home.

Grimes was scheduled to go on trial this week for the January 2007 shooting death of 34-year-old Detective Troy Chesley, but the prosecutor was involved in another trial. Grimes' trial was rescheduled for Aug. 13.

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