Ronald Greene
Authorities initially blamed Greene's death on a car crash before long-suppressed body-camera video showed him being beaten, stunned and dragged by officers.
A Louisiana grand jury began hearing evidence Monday in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene.
Mounting evidence shows the agency has looked the other way in the face of beatings of mostly Black men, including the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene.
Louisiana lawmakers are asking Gov. John Bel Edwards and his top attorneys to testify before a bipartisan committee investigating allegations of a cover-up in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Louisiana state troopers were filmed stunning, punching and dragging him after a high-speed chase. State Police refused to provide the footage prior to his autopsy.
Lt. John Clary of the Louisiana State Police denied the existence of his own body camera video for nearly two years until it emerged just last month.
βIβm your brother! Iβm scared! Iβm scared!β Ronald Greene told officers as they repeatedly jolted him with a stun gun.
The Associated Press obtained footage of 49-year-old Ronald Greene being punched and dragged by white Louisiana police officers before his death.