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This image from the body camera of Louisiana State Police Trooper Dakota DeMoss shows his colleagues holding up Ronald Greene before paramedics arrived on May 10, 2019, outside of Monroe, La. Louisiana State Police investigators who pressed within days to charge troopers in the deadly arrest of Greene told lawmakers Tuesday, March 22, 2022, that commanders rejected their concerns and told them to suppress graphic video of the Black motorist's final moments that the agency’s own expert described as "torture and murder.” (Louisiana State Police via AP, File)

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'Torture and murder': Ronald Greene case turns cop vs. cop
By JIM MUSTIAN AND JAKE BLEIBERG - Associated Press
Tue,03/22/22-7:11PM , 124 Reads
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In this Sept. 19, 2017, file photo, Louisiana State Police Supt. Kevin Reeves speaks at a news conference in Baton Rouge, La. On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, Reeves, the head of the Louisiana State Police at the time of the violent 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, testified before a legislative panel that has opened an "all-levels" probe into the Black motorists death, saying his conscience is clear that he didn’t participate in any kind of cover-up. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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Former police boss denies cover-up in Ronald Greene death
By JIM MUSTIAN AND JAKE BLEIBERG - Associated Press
Tue,03/15/22-6:01PM , 97 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards trusted Louisiana State Police to “do the right thing” and took a hands-off approach in police matters, even after Black motorist Ronald Greene died in a violent confrontation with troopers following a high-speed chase, the former head of the agency told state lawmakers Tuesday.
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Louisiana State Police Supt. Kevin Reeves speaks at a news conference, on Sept. 19, 2017, in Baton Rouge, La. Louisiana lawmakers say they will question the former head of the state police about his handling of the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene. A bipartisan committee investigating Greene's death plans to call former Col. Kevin Reeves as soon as next week to discuss his response to Greene's violent death and what Gov. John Bel Edwards knew about the case and when he knew it. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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Ex-Louisiana police boss to testify in Ronald Greene's death
By JIM MUSTIAN AND JAKE BLEIBERG - Associated Press
Tue,03/08/22-4:47PM , 155 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The former head of the Louisiana State Police has agreed to appear before the legislative committee investigating the fatal arrest of Ronald Greene — an in-custody death one lawmaker described Tuesday as “a modern-day lynching.”
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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks about the investigation into the death of Ronald Greene in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

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Lawmakers launch 'all levels' probe into Ronald Greene death
By JIM MUSTIAN AND JAKE BLEIBERG - Associated Press
Thu,02/10/22-7:25AM , 96 Reads
Declaring “no cover-up will be tolerated,” Louisiana’s House speaker announced a bipartisan legislative investigation Thursday into the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene, an inquiry that will examine the state's response at “all levels," from troopers to the governor.
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