Call for calm

State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby called on the public to remain calm.

"I heard your call for 'no justice, no peace,'" she said. "Your peace is sincerely needed as I work to deliver justice on behalf of this young man."

Call for outside prosecutor

State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby dismissed a call by Baltimore's police union to appoint a special prosecutor in the case.

Gene Ryan, president of FOP Lodge 3, wrote in an "open letter" that a conflict of interest was present because Mosby is married to city Councilman Nick Mosby.

"Most importantly, it is clear that your husband's political future will be directly impacted, for better or worse, by the outcome of your investigation," the letter states. "In order to avoid any appearance of impropriety or a violation of the Professional Rules of Professional Responsibility, I ask that you appoint a Special Prosecutor to determine whether or not any charges should be filed."

Mosby said her husband works to create the law and she works to uphold it, and that does not represent a conflict, she said.

"The people of Baltimore elected me and there's no accountability with a special prosecutor," Marilyn Mosby said.

City Councilwoman Helen Holton told The Sun's Erica Green this is "a defining moment for Baltimore."

“This is a good day. I’m excited for my city," Holton said. "This speaks to decades of problems we have faced in this city and we’re beginning a new chapter today into real justice. This will allow us to begin to address the systemic problems that make us a tale of two cities.”

Larry Hogan

After a half-dozen armored National Guard trucks rolled down a West Baltimore street, Gov. Larry Hogan told reporters he had faith justice would be delivered.

"With respect to the indictment, we believe in the criminal justice system. The process is going to play itself out. I don't have much role in that process, but we're focused on keeping the city safe," Hogan said without elaborating on the charges themselves.

"We understand that emotions are still high, that there's a lot of frustration out there," Hogan said. "I've been incredibly impressed with the people of Baltimore. They care about their community, they're concerned about their neighbors. I want to continue to ask for calm and peace."

The new Republican governor, who just hit 100 days in office, said he remains focused on "one specific mission" to keep Baltimore calm.

"We've still got some very big protests and demonstrations going on here tonight and tomorrow," he said. "We want to make sure that people have the right to express their frustrations and their feelings in a safe manner. We want the protestors to be safe, we want the neighbors to be safe."

The systemic problems of police brutality and poverty that has fueled unrest over Freddie Gray's death would have to wait.

"Later, we'll address some of the long-terms issues and concerns people have," Hogan said.

The governor declined to identify which specific threats led him to believe that the situation in the city is volatile, but said, "we're going to make sure that we have enough presence on the ground to take care of any eventualities. My hope is that we're going to continue to have peaceful protests, but we know that a lot of people are going to be out tonight and a lot more people in town tomorrow. That's going to require us to stay vigilant."

He said the investigation "seemed to go pretty quickly, but again, I have no knowledge of the investigation whatsoever."