The Officers Once Charged in Freddie Gray's Death Remain in Limbo

BALTIMORE (WJZ)-- The officers once charged in Freddie Gray's death remain in limbo--almost four months after the state's attorney ended the remaining prosecutions.

The six officers cleared in Freddie Gray's death still face an uncertain future.

There has been more than 100 days since Marilyn Mosby ended all criminal prosecutions against the officers and now they await the results of an administrative review.

"I don't know exactly what each one of them are doing, but they're back at whatever job the department feels necessary for them to do, and that's exactly what they're doing," said Lt. Gene Ryan, Fraternal Order of Police President.

"This is a lot, and I wouldn't categorize this as taking too long," said Baltimore City Police spokesmen T.J. Smith. "it's only right for the investigation to take as long as it needs to within the parameters of the law."

The police union has pushed for the the officers' return to full duty, which hinges on the administrative review, which is being done by Montgomery County Police with help from Howard County.

They will issue recommendations to the commissioner who will make a decision on whether to discipline--even fire the officers--or do nothing at all.

The officers could appeal--further delaying the resolution in this case.

"At the end of the day, the commissioner has a very hard decision to make based on the facts and circumstances," said policing expert Rob Weinhold of the Fallston Group.

Weinhold says there's nothing unusual about how long this review is taking.

"There is no rush to judgment here. The officers are working in administrative capacity. Time is on the investigators' side to make sure they reach the right conclusion and make the right recommendations to the Baltimore Police Department," said Weinhold.

The review will look at whether the officers broke department policies in their treatment of Freddie Gray and will look at all evidence in these cases and the officers must answer the investigators' questions.

"As far as the investigation goes, it is theirs, and we're allowing them to conduct that investigation," said Smith.

Even if the officers return to full duty, they face difficult challenges: all but one is suing the state's attorney--and they would have to work with her office on the job and their names and faces are so closely associated with a case that has drawn such passionate response in the community.