Ronald Greene

Beatings, buried videos a pattern at Louisiana State Police

By Jim Mustian and Jake Bleiberg AP NewsSeptember 14, 2021

The most violent videos languished for years, lost or ignored in a digital vault. Louisiana State Police troopers and top brass alike would often look the other way, even as officers took to official messaging channels to banter about their brutality.In one video, white troopers can be seen slamming a Black man against a police cruiser after finding marijuana in his car, throwing him to the ground and repeatedly punching him — all while he is handcuffed.

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Louisiana Trooper Suspended Over Violent Death of Shackled Man

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentMarch 3, 2021

This week, authorities announced they had suspended Louisiana State Police Master Trooper Kory York, and acknowledged that Ronald Greene, who was shackled, handcuffed and dragged, “was mistreated.” The admission came after Greene’s family viewed graphic body camera footage of the arrest that included York using a barrage of expletives as he detained the Black motorist. York and other troopers were seen on the video choking and beating Greene.