New Ronald Greene autopsy report discredits the police theory of fatal crash injuries
3 years, 4 months ago

New Ronald Greene autopsy report discredits the police theory of fatal crash injuries

NPR  

New Ronald Greene autopsy report discredits the police theory of fatal crash injuries Enlarge this image toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP Gerald Herbert/AP NEW ORLEANS — A reexamined autopsy ordered by the FBI in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene has rejected the Louisiana State Police claim that a car crash caused his fatal injuries, narrowing prosecutors' focus on the troopers seen on body camera video beating, stunning and dragging the Black motorist. Enlarge this image toggle caption Family photo via AP Family photo via AP Still unclear was whether the new autopsy would prompt the Union Parish coroner to change the manner of Greene's death from accidental to homicide, which could affect the charges available to state and federal prosecutors. The new autopsy report comes as federal prosecutors are in the final stages of a two-year civil rights investigation that began looking into Greene's death but has since expanded to examine the beatings of several other Black motorists, and whether top brass obstructed justice to shield troopers from possible prosecution. Edwards went on to say troopers' actions were "criminal" but that whether they caused Greene's death was the subject of an investigation and "I'm not going to get in front of that."

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Ronald Greene: Federal prosecutors won’t seek charges in deadly arrest of Black motorist
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Ronald Greene: Federal prosecutors won’t seek charges in deadly arrest of Black motorist

CNN  

AP — Federal prosecutors told family members Tuesday they will not bring charges in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene, closing the books on a lengthy FBI investigation into the White troopers who stunned, punched and dragged Greene on a roadside and allegations of an attempted cover-up by the Louisiana State Police. Even the emergency room doctor …

Louisiana Trooper Pleads No Contest to Reduce Charges in Deadly Arrest of Black Motorist Ronald Greene
5 months ago

Louisiana Trooper Pleads No Contest to Reduce Charges in Deadly Arrest of Black Motorist Ronald Greene

Associated Press  

Louisiana state trooper Kory York has pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery in exchange for a year of probation and an agreement to testify against the lone officer still facing trial. Despite vehement objections from Greene's family, York's plea effectively spares him jail time. The case remains open, with the state police investigation into Greene's death ongoing.

Louisiana prosecutors drop most serious charge in deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene
6 months ago

Louisiana prosecutors drop most serious charge in deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene

Associated Press  

Louisiana prosecutors on Thursday dismissed the most serious remaining charge in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, dropping a negligent homicide count against a veteran trooper seen on body-camera video dragging the Black motorist by his ankle shackles and forcing him to lie face down before he stopped breathing. “They killed my son and no one gives a rat’s …

‘Where’s Ronald Greene’s justice?': 5 years on, feds still silent on Black motorist’s deadly arrest
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Where’s Ronald Greene’s justice?': 5 years on, feds still silent on Black motorist’s deadly arrest

Associated Press  

— Mona Hardin has been waiting five long years for any resolution to the federal investigation into her son’s deadly arrest by Louisiana State Police troopers, an anguish only compounded by the fact that nearly every other major civil rights case during that time has passed her by. Every one of those cases happened months or years after the death …

Louisiana State Police reinstate trooper accused of withholding video in Black man’s deadly arrest
1 year, 3 months ago

Louisiana State Police reinstate trooper accused of withholding video in Black man’s deadly arrest

Associated Press  

The Louisiana State Police have reinstated a veteran trooper who had been accused of withholding graphic body-camera video showing another officer dragging Black motorist Ronald Greene by his ankle shackles during his deadly 2019 arrest. Lt. John Clary, the ranking trooper at the scene of Greene’s arrest, will return to active duty this week, state police spokesman Capt. An AP …

Judge upholds most serious charges in deadly arrest of Black driver Ronald Greene
1 year, 5 months ago

Judge upholds most serious charges in deadly arrest of Black driver Ronald Greene

Associated Press  

— A judge delivered a victory Monday to the state prosecution of white Louisiana lawmen in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, allowing the most serious charge of negligent homicide to go forward against a trooper captured on body-camera video dragging the Black motorist by his ankle shackles and forcing him to lie facedown in the dirt. “We shouldn’t …

Louisiana judge tosses some charges against officers in deadly arrest of Black driver Ronald Greene
1 year, 8 months ago

Louisiana judge tosses some charges against officers in deadly arrest of Black driver Ronald Greene

Associated Press  

A state judge has thrown out obstruction of justice charges against two of the five Louisiana lawmen indicted in the fatal 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, a death authorities initially blamed on a car crash before long suppressed body-camera video showed the white officers beating, stunning and dragging the Black motorist as he wailed, “I’m scared!” While the rulings this …

3 years on, Ronald Greene’s family still waiting for justice
2 years, 10 months ago

3 years on, Ronald Greene’s family still waiting for justice

Associated Press  

— Three years ago, when a beaten and bloody Ronald Greene drew his final breath on a rural roadside, his death in Louisiana State Police custody seemed destined for obscurity. The story state police stubbornly pushed for months about Greene’s death didn’t hold up, unraveled by graphic footage, published last year by The Associated Press, that contradicted police reports and …

Police boss journal cites early angst in Ronald Greene death
2 years, 10 months ago

Police boss journal cites early angst in Ronald Greene death

Associated Press  

Within days of the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, when body-camera video captured white troopers stunning, beating and dragging the Black motorist, the head of the Louisiana State Police wrote a stark note about the case in his journal: “Realize there is a problem — must address immediately.” But well over a year went by — 462 days to …

Lawmakers seek police boss’ journals in Ronald Greene probe
2 years, 10 months ago

Lawmakers seek police boss’ journals in Ronald Greene probe

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Lawmakers investigating the deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene are preparing to hold the former head of the Louisiana State Police in contempt for refusing to turn over his journals after talks broke down Monday in a dispute over an entry mentioning police brutality and Gov. Holding the former head of the state’s premier law enforcement …

Louisiana prosecutor pursues own case in Ronald Greene death
2 years, 11 months ago

Louisiana prosecutor pursues own case in Ronald Greene death

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — No longer waiting for a federal investigation that has so far taken two and a half years, a state prosecutor said Thursday that he intends to pursue his own possible charges against the Louisiana troopers involved in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene. That jump-started the ongoing federal investigation into Greene’s death, which expanded …

Voice from the grave haunts Ronald Greene’s deadly arrest
3 years ago

Voice from the grave haunts Ronald Greene’s deadly arrest

Associated Press  

— Days before his own death, Louisiana Master Trooper Chris Hollingsworth walked into a secure room deep inside state police headquarters, swore an oath and told investigators about the night he held down Black motorist Ronald Greene and repeatedly bashed him in the head with a flashlight. Hollingsworth is asked about his “beat the ever living f—” comment and is …

Former police boss denies cover-up in Ronald Greene death
3 years ago

Former police boss denies cover-up in Ronald Greene death

Associated Press  

John Bel Edwards trusted Louisiana State Police to “do the right thing” and took a hands-off approach in police matters, even after Black motorist Ronald Greene died in a violent confrontation with troopers following a high-speed chase, the former head of the agency told state lawmakers Tuesday. But Reeves was unbowed, insisting he will one day face God with a …

Ex-Louisiana police boss to testify in Ronald Greene’s death
3 years ago

Ex-Louisiana police boss to testify in Ronald Greene’s death

Associated Press  

— The former head of the Louisiana State Police has agreed to appear before the legislative committee investigating the fatal arrest of Ronald Greene — an in-custody death one lawmaker described Tuesday as “a modern-day lynching.” Legislators plan to question former Col. Kevin Reeves as soon as next week about his response to Greene’s violent death and what Gov. “Ronald …

Governor knew the circumstances around a deadly arrest, but kept quiet, records show
3 years, 2 months ago

Governor knew the circumstances around a deadly arrest, but kept quiet, records show

NPR  

Governor knew the circumstances around a deadly arrest, but kept quiet, records show Enlarge this image toggle caption Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate file photo via AP Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate file photo via AP BATON ROUGE, La. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat in a deep-red state, was immersed in a difficult reelection campaign when he received a text message from the head …

In Ronald Greene’s death, a mother’s defiant quest for truth
3 years, 3 months ago

In Ronald Greene’s death, a mother’s defiant quest for truth

Associated Press  

ORLANDO, Fla. — Mona Hardin calls it her walking nightmare. “They took joy in killing him.” Hardin recoils at the pattern of police misconduct that’s emerged since her quest began. Hardin saw her son’s assailants stay on the job, unpunished for months, the then-head of the state police defending Greene’s deadly arrest as “awful but lawful” before abruptly retiring, and …

In Ronald Greene’s death, a mother’s defiant quest for truth
3 years, 3 months ago

In Ronald Greene’s death, a mother’s defiant quest for truth

Associated Press  

ORLANDO, Fla. — Mona Hardin has cherished her son’s cremated remains since the day they arrived at her doorstep in a FedEx box. Kill him, just let him suffer, see him spit up blood.. And then, cover it up.” With measured intensity, locked jaw and icy stare, the diminutive 70-year-old is on a mission and she won’t give Greene’s ashes …

In Ronald Greene's death, a mother's defiant quest for truth
3 years, 3 months ago

In Ronald Greene's death, a mother's defiant quest for truth

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Kill him, just let him suffer, see him spit …

New Ronald Greene autopsy dumps crash theory in fatal arrest
3 years, 4 months ago

New Ronald Greene autopsy dumps crash theory in fatal arrest

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — A reexamined autopsy ordered by the FBI in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene has rejected the Louisiana State Police claim that a car crash caused his fatal injuries, narrowing prosecutors’ focus on the troopers seen on body camera video beating, stunning and dragging the Black motorist. The FBI this week received the new forensic review …

Louisiana governor downplays State Police cover-up allegations in Ronald Greene case
3 years, 6 months ago

Louisiana governor downplays State Police cover-up allegations in Ronald Greene case

Raw Story  

In a radio interview Wednesday, Gov. John Bel Edwards downplayed reports that Louisiana State Police troopers engaged in an attempted cover-up of the 2019 death of Ronald Greene, saying many of the cover-up allegations are “overblown or just false." Troopers said for over a year that the 49-year-old Black man died from injuries suffered in a car wreck, but the …

AP: Police brass eyed in probe of Black man’s deadly arrest
3 years, 7 months ago

AP: Police brass eyed in probe of Black man’s deadly arrest

Associated Press  

— Federal prosecutors are investigating whether Louisiana State Police brass obstructed justice to protect the troopers seen on long-withheld body camera video punching, dragging and stunning Black motorist Ronald Greene during his fatal 2019 arrest. I’m scared!” A key point under scrutiny in the federal investigation came just a day after the AP published the video, when the head of …

Body Cam Prompts New Look At What Killed Black Motorist Ronald Greene
3 years, 8 months ago

Body Cam Prompts New Look At What Killed Black Motorist Ronald Greene

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The FBI is taking the unusual step of ordering a new look at the autopsy of Black motorist Ronald Greene to consider evidence not provided after his 2019 death, including graphic body camera video of Louisiana state troopers stunning, punching and dragging him after a high-speed chase. “Their new enthusiasm is based on the public pressure that’s …

AP: Body cam prompts new look at what killed Black motorist
3 years, 8 months ago

AP: Body cam prompts new look at what killed Black motorist

Associated Press  

The FBI is taking the unusual step of ordering a new look at the autopsy of Black motorist Ronald Greene to consider evidence not provided after his 2019 death, including graphic body camera video of Louisiana state troopers stunning, punching and dragging him after a high-speed chase. The initial examination of Greene’s body two years ago failed to determine whether …

AP: Police clung to crash theory in Black man’s fatal arrest
3 years, 9 months ago

AP: Police clung to crash theory in Black man’s fatal arrest

Associated Press  

— More than a year and a half after Louisiana state troopers were captured on body camera video brutalizing Black motorist Ronald Greene during his fatal arrest, police brass were still trying to blame his death on a car crash at the end of a high-speed chase. Though the autopsy listed Greene’s cause of death as “cocaine induced agitated delirium …

AP: Louisiana police unit probed over Black driver arrests
3 years, 9 months ago

AP: Louisiana police unit probed over Black driver arrests

Associated Press  

— The same Louisiana State Police unit whose troopers stunned, punched and dragged Ronald Greene on video during a deadly 2019 arrest is now under internal investigation by a secret panel over whether its officers are systematically targeting Black motorists for abuse. “I don’t want to see this happen to nobody — not to my worst enemy.” The panel began …

Activists: Charge Louisiana troopers in Black man’s death
3 years, 10 months ago

Activists: Charge Louisiana troopers in Black man’s death

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana State Police troopers involved in the violent arrest of a Black motorist who died in police custody in 2019 should be immediately fired and charged with crimes, leaders of the National Urban League and other civil rights groups said Thursday. than a crime has been committed by Louisiana state troopers,” said Morial, who during the news …

Officer Withheld Video Of Ronald Greene's Deadly Arrest For Nearly 2 Years
3 years, 10 months ago

Officer Withheld Video Of Ronald Greene's Deadly Arrest For Nearly 2 Years

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW ORLEANS — In perhaps the strongest evidence yet of an attempted cover-up in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, the ranking Louisiana State Police officer at the scene falsely told internal investigators that the Black man was still a threat to flee after he was shackled, and he denied the existence of his own body …

'I'm afraid...': US cops seen using taser on Black man before his death in Louisiana
3 years, 10 months ago

'I'm afraid...': US cops seen using taser on Black man before his death in Louisiana

India Today  

Initial claims by Louisiana authorities that a Black man stopped after a high-speed chase had died of crash-related injuries were undercut this week by a newly released video showing police tasing, dragging, choking and beating the man. The AP said the video it had obtained shows troopers, all of them white, opening Greene's car, jolting him with a stun gun …

Video: Shackled Black man ordered facedown in deadly arrest
3 years, 10 months ago

Video: Shackled Black man ordered facedown in deadly arrest

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Beaten and shackled by Louisiana state troopers, Black motorist Ronald Greene desperately tried to roll over in what may have been a struggle to breathe but was ordered to stay on his belly, according to body-camera video newly obtained by The Associated Press. John Bel Edwards, in an about-face, said he “strongly supported” the release, calling the …

Police release all video related to Ronald Greene's arrest
3 years, 10 months ago

Police release all video related to Ronald Greene's arrest

LA Times  

An image taken from police body-cam video shows Louisiana State Trooper Kory York standing over Ronald Greene outside Monroe, La., in May 2019. On Friday, after two years of refusing to explain Greene’s death and under mounting public pressure, the state police released all body-camera video related to Greene’s arrest, despite the ongoing investigations. John Bel Edwards, in an about-face, …

Ronald Greene death: Louisiana State Police release videos from 2019 encounter
3 years, 10 months ago

Ronald Greene death: Louisiana State Police release videos from 2019 encounter

CNN  

CNN — Two years after Ronald Greene died after an encounter with Louisiana State Police, the agency released the video footage recorded by body cameras that night, Superintendent Col. Lamar Davis said at a Friday news conference. On Wednesday, York’s attorney, Jay Adams, told CNN, “We have no comment on this pending litigation at this time.” Autopsy says it is …

Video shows Ronald Greene was beaten and tased by Louisiana State Police police after auto accident
3 years, 10 months ago

Video shows Ronald Greene was beaten and tased by Louisiana State Police police after auto accident

CNN  

CNN — After Ronald Greene’s fatal 2019 encounter with the Louisiana State Police, family members said police told them he died in an auto accident. In May 2020, Greene’s daughter filed a federal wrongful death suit against seven law enforcement officers that said he was “brutalized by Louisiana State Police and Union Parish Deputy Officers which caused his death.” The …

‘I’m scared': AP obtains video of deadly arrest of Black man
3 years, 10 months ago

‘I’m scared': AP obtains video of deadly arrest of Black man

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana state troopers can be seen on a dark roadside stunning, punching and dragging a Black man as he apologizes for leading them on a high-speed chase — body camera video of the moments leading up to the man’s death that The Associated Press obtained after authorities refused to release it for two years. The 46-minute clip …

Video shows grisly death of Black man in police custody: AP
3 years, 10 months ago

Video shows grisly death of Black man in police custody: AP

Al Jazeera  

Body camera footage obtained by The Associated Press news agency shows Louisiana state troopers stunning, punching and dragging a Black man as he apologised for leading them on a high-speed chase during a deadly arrest. Greene wails “I’m sorry!” as another trooper delivers another stun gun shock to his backside and warns, “Look, you’re going to get it again if …

Louisiana State Police leader retiring amid controversy
4 years, 5 months ago

Louisiana State Police leader retiring amid controversy

Associated Press  

— The head of the Louisiana State Police will retire at the end of the month amid ongoing questions about his handling of the in-custody death of a Black man last year, a case that has drawn accusations of a cover-up and is now the subject of a federal civil rights investigation. State Police initially blamed Greene’s May 2019 death …

Ronald Greene: Black man’s family view graphic video of in-custody death
4 years, 5 months ago

Ronald Greene: Black man’s family view graphic video of in-custody death

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Greene's family on Wednesday heard that exchange and a …

AP: Trooper’s mic records talk of beating, choking Black man
4 years, 5 months ago

AP: Trooper’s mic records talk of beating, choking Black man

Associated Press  

In graphic, matter-of-fact chatter picked up on his body-camera mic, a Louisiana State trooper implicated in the death of a Black man can be heard talking of beating and choking him before “all of a sudden he just went limp.” “I beat the ever-living f--- out of him,” the trooper said in a 27-second audio clip obtained by The Associated …

Ronald Greene death: Trooper’s mic records talk of beating and choking Black man
4 years, 5 months ago

Ronald Greene death: Trooper’s mic records talk of beating and choking Black man

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In graphic, matter-of-fact chatter picked …

Louisiana trooper quietly buried amid scrutiny over Black man’s death
4 years, 6 months ago

Louisiana trooper quietly buried amid scrutiny over Black man’s death

LA Times  

A Louisiana state trooper who died in a single-car crash just hours after he was told he would be fired for his role in the death of a Black man was buried with honors Friday at a ceremony that authorities sought to keep secret out of concerns it would attract a mass protest. State Police officials and family members mourned …

Trooper who faced firing in Black man’s death dies in crash
4 years, 6 months ago

Trooper who faced firing in Black man’s death dies in crash

Associated Press  

— A Louisiana state trooper has died following a single-vehicle highway crash that happened just hours after he learned he would be fired for his role last year in the in-custody death of a Black man. But Greene’s family alleges troopers used excessive force and “brutalized” him while taking him into custody. “When that happens,” he said, “the videos will …

Photos fuel concerns over in-custody death of La. Black man
4 years, 6 months ago

Photos fuel concerns over in-custody death of La. Black man

Associated Press  

Graphic photos that surfaced online this week appear to show deep bruises on the face of a Black man who died following a police chase in Louisiana last year, raising new questions about whether his injuries were caused by the crash that ended the chase or an ensuing struggle with state troopers. “We have to believe that, from Day One, …

Photos fuel concerns over in-custody death of La. Black man
4 years, 6 months ago

Photos fuel concerns over in-custody death of La. Black man

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The juxtaposition fueled calls for State Police to release …

AP: Feds probing in-custody death of Black man in Louisiana
4 years, 6 months ago

AP: Feds probing in-custody death of Black man in Louisiana

Associated Press  

Federal authorities are investigating the death of a Black man during what Louisiana State Police described as a struggle to take him into custody following a rural police chase last year, officials told The Associated Press. Greene’s family said authorities initially claimed Greene died after crashing into a tree but omitted what State Police now acknowledge was the “struggle” preceding …

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