Feds probing possible pattern of racist abuses by Louisiana State Police, say victims’ attorneys
(June 23, 2021/NOLA.com)
EXCERPT – Mr. Lee Merritt, attorney for the family of Ronald Greene, has announced that a federal investigation into a series of beatings of Black motorists by Monroe-based state troopers has spawned a broader probe into systemic problems within Louisiana State Police.
“The original investigation of Ronald Greene mushroomed into a larger investigation of the entire agency: policies, practices, procedures, incidents, leadership,” Mr. Merritt said they were told. “It’s a wide-ranging investigation.”
AP: Police clung to crash theory in Black man’s fatal arrest
(June 25, 2021/Associated Press)
EXCERPT – 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.
Top State Police attorney abruptly reassigned amid Nakamoto reports
(June 23, 2021/WBRZ.com)
EXCERPT – The Louisiana State Police attorney, Faye Morrison, was abruptly removed from her position Wednesday amid a handful of Chris Nakamoto and WBRZ Investigative Unit reports about State Police emails obtained by the TV station showing how top brass messaged to spin liability for the death of Ronald Greene.
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