(CNN) In the next trial of a Baltimore police officer in the Freddie Gray case, it won't matter what the jury thinks; there won't be one.
Baltimore police Officer Edward Nero, accused of assaulting Gray, elected Tuesday to have a bench trial, meaning a judge will make the final decision on the verdicts.
Nero, one of the bicycle patrol officers involved in the April 2015 arrest of Gray, is charged with second-degree intentional assault, two counts of misconduct in office and reckless endangerment.
His trial will begin Thursday.
Nero was one of six officers charged in connection with the death of Gray, a 25-year-old who died after sustaining a neck injury while in police custody.
Baltimore officers in Freddie Gray case
Six Baltimore police officers were charged in the April 2015 death of Freddie Gray, who died of a severe spinal-cord injury while in police custody. But there were no convictions in the case. Three of the officers were acquitted before
prosecutors dropped the charges against the remaining three in July 2016. Seen here is
Lt. Brian Rice, who was part of the bike patrol that arrested Gray. On July 18, 2016, Rice was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office in connection with Gray's arrest and death.
Officer
Caesar Goodson drove the van in which Gray was fatally injured. On June 23, Goodson
was found not guilty on all charges, including the most serious count of second-degree depraved-heart murder.
William Porter was the first of the six officers to face a trial. It
ended in a mistrial in December, and he had been scheduled to be retried before prosecutors dropped the charges against him. Porter was summoned by the van's driver to check on Gray during stops on the way to a police station. Prosecutors said Porter should have called a medic for Gray sooner than one was eventually called, and they said he also should have ensured that Gray was wearing a seat belt. Porter had been charged with involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office.
Edward Nero, one of three bike officers involved in the initial police encounter with Gray,
was found not guilty of all charges in May. He was accused of second-degree intentional assault, two counts of misconduct in office and reckless endangerment.
Garrett Miller was another one of the bike officers involved in Gray's arrest. He placed Gray in a restraining technique known as a "leg lace" before Gray was placed in the van, said Marilyn Mosby, the state's attorney for Baltimore. All charges were dropped against Miller, who had been indicted on charges of second-degree intentional assault, two counts of misconduct in office and reckless endangerment.
Sgt. Alicia White was present during one of the stops to check on Gray's condition. She and two other officers saw Gray unresponsive on the floor of the van, and when White spoke to Gray and he did not respond, she allegedly did nothing to help him, prosecutors said. All charges were dropped against White, who had been indicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter, second-degree negligent assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment.
The death of Gray, who was black, ignited a wave of protests as debate surged nationwide over whether police use excessive force, particularly against African-Americans.
Riots erupted in Baltimore last year after Gray's funeral.
Originally Nero was supposed to be the fifth officer tried, but after a series of appeals and schedule changes he is now the second.
In December, a judge declared a mistrial after a jury deadlocked in the case of William Porter, the first officer on trial in connection with the arrest and death of Gray. He's scheduled to face a new trial this year.
CNN's Catherine E. Shoichet contributed to this report.