AP: A federal investigation that began as a blow-by-blow examination of the troopers’ use of force in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene is now probing whether top Louisiana State Police brass obstructed justice.
a significant expansion of the federal inquiry
It took 474 days for state police to launch an internal inquiry and officials from Gov. John Bel Edwards on down refused to release body camera video for more than two years. That was until the AP obtained and published it in May,and dragging him by his ankle shackles, even as he pleaded for mercy and wailed, “I’m your brother! I’m scared! I’m scared!”
Of particular interest to federal investigators is why the state police failed to arrest Chris Hollingsworth, a veteran trooper who can be seen on the video stunning Greene and was later recordedSeven days after Greene’s death, on May 17, 2019, state police detectives told their superiors that Hollingsworth should be arrested forbefore the high-speed pursuit and later when he realized one of the devices was recording him talking about beating Greene, according to notes written by the lead...
Hollingsworth was never arrested and was only fired in September after he admitted to bashing Greene’s head with a flashlight — a use of deadly force internal investigators said was unjustified. The 46-year-oldAlso under scrutiny, according to those familiar with the probe, is why the state police failed to provide the body camera video and even the most basic police reports for the official autopsy.
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