Former Louisiana state trooper avoids trial in beating death of Black motorist • Louisiana Illuminator
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A former state trooper charged in the 2019 beating death of Black motorist Ronald Greene walked free Monday in a deal with prosecutors.

Police body camera footage shows the officers kicked, dragged, beat and shocked Greene with stun guns following a vehicle pursuit in May 2019. He died while handcuffed and shackled on the side of a road, yet troopers allegedly told Greene’s family his death was the result of a crash that ended the police chase. They also allegedly withheld some of the footage from the comprehensive investigative file submitted to Belton’s office.

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  • HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    6 days ago

    York previously faced 10 counts of malfeasance in office and one count of negligent homicide, but District Attorney John Belton dropped most of those charges. Belton could not be reached for comment Monday.

    The DA should be investigated for dropping most of the charges.