AP: Feds probing in-custody death of Black man in Louisiana
By Jim Mustian
Ronald Greene is shown in an undated family photo. – Photo courtesy Ronald Greene family via AP
Jim Mustian, law enforcement reporter, New York, reported exclusively on the launch of a federal investigation into the death last year of Ronald Greene, a Black man in Louisiana, following what state troopers say was a struggle at the end of a traffic chase. It is a long-simmering case in which police have refused to release any body cam video or records. Mustian’s deep reporting also included confirmation of a separate FBI civil rights investigation and the publication of graphic death photos. The probe has raised questions that the Louisiana State Police has so far refused to answer.
Ronald Greene’s vehicle is shown after it was released by the Louisiana State Police, in a September 2020 family photo. Greene’s family contends that the injuries he suffered are not consistent with the damage to his car. They allege state troopers “brutalized” Greene, used a stun gun on him three times and “left him beaten, bloodied and in cardiac arrest” before covering up his actual cause of death. Officials originally said his injuries were caused by the crash that ended a May 2019 police chase, or an ensuing struggle with state troopers. – Photo courtesy Ronald Greene family via AP
An undated photo of Ronald Greene, provided by his family via the Baton Rouge chapter of the NAACP in September 2020, shows injuries on his body. Greene’s family filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit in May 2020 alleging troopers “brutalized” Greene, used a stun gun on him three times and “left him beaten, bloodied and in cardiac arrest” before covering up his actual cause of death. Officials originally said his injuries were caused by the crash that ended a May 2019 police chase or an ensuing struggle with state troopers. – Photo courtesy Ronald Greene family / NAACP via AP
Ronald Greene’s vehicle is shown after it was released by the Louisiana State Police, in a September 2020 family photo. Greene’s family contends that the injuries he suffered are not consistent with the damage to his car. They allege state troopers “brutalized” Greene, used a stun gun on him three times and “left him beaten, bloodied and in cardiac arrest” before covering up his actual cause of death. – Photo courtesy Ronald Greene family via AP
