'I'm scared': AP obtains video of deadly arrest of Black man
Source: AP
By JIM MUSTIAN
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana state troopers were captured on body camera video stunning, punching and dragging a Black man as he apologized for leading them on a high-speed chase -- footage of the man’s last moments alive that The Associated Press obtained after authorities refused to release it for two years.
“I’m your brother! I’m scared! I’m scared!” Ronald Greene can be heard telling the white troopers as the unarmed man is jolted repeatedly with a stun gun before he even gets out of his car along a dark, rural road.
The 2019 arrest outside Monroe, Louisiana, is the subject of a federal civil rights investigation. But unlike other in-custody deaths across the nation where body camera video was released almost immediately, Greene’s case has been shrouded in secrecy and accusations of a cover-up.
Louisiana officials have rebuffed repeated calls to release footage and details about what caused the 49-year-old’s death. Troopers initially told Greene’s family he died on impact after crashing into a tree during the chase. Later, State Police released a one-page statement acknowledging only that Greene struggled with troopers and died on his way to the hospital.
This image from video from Louisiana state police state trooper Dakota DeMoss' body-worn camera, shows trooper Kory York grabbing the leg shackles and dragging Ronald Greene on his stomach on May 10, 2019, outside of Monroe, La. The video obtained by The Associated Press shows Louisiana state troopers stunning, punching and dragging the Black man as he apologizes for leading them on a high-speed chase, footage authorities refused to release in the two years since Greene died in police custody. (Louisiana State Police via AP)
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What happened to this man wasn't wildly atypical behavior for any of these monsters. Anyone who knows them has seen it before.
No Drs. Jeckyll, just Officers Hyde.
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Louisiana State Police release new details behind arrests of four troopers
Officials with Louiisana State Police say four Troopers from the Monroe area were arrested on Feb. 8, 20201. (Pictured from left to right) Jacob Brown, 30, Randall Dickerson, 34, Dekota DeMoss, 28, and George Harper, 26. (Source: Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office and Franklin Parish Sheriff's Office,)
By Lester Duhé and Nick Gremillion | February 8, 2021 at 3:44 PM CST - Updated February 9 at 10:57 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Officials with Louisiana State Police say investigators have filed charges against four Monroe area troopers for excessive force in two separate incidents.
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Investigators say the first incident happened in July of 2019 during a traffic stop on I -20 in Ouachita Parish. Troopers discovered suspected narcotics in the vehicle and placed the driver into custody.
After effecting the arrest, Troopers Brown and Dickerson utilized excessive and unjustifiable force on the handcuffed driver, deactivated their body-cameras, and reported untruthful statements regarding the alleged resistance by the suspect, according to police.
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The second incident happened in May of 2020 following a vehicle pursuit in Franklin Parish, police say. Authorities say the driver exited the vehicle and immediately laid on the ground in a compliant position after troopers successfully deployed a tire deflation device.
Upon contact with the driver, Troopers DeMoss, Harper, and Brown utilized excessive and unjustifiable force during the handcuffing process and deactivated their body-cameras, according to investigators.
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“Trooper Brown was arrested a couple of months ago for another excessive force incident. So that’s now three excessive force incidents that he’s been arrested for. What hasn’t been disclosed is that Trooper Brown’s father was the chief of staff under the prior administration,” said Goyeneche.
https://www.fox8live.com/2021/02/08/four-monroe-area-lsp-troopers-face-arrest/
LOUISIANA TROOPER RECORDING
'I BEAT THE F*** OUT OF HIM' ...
Reportedly Talking About Black Man's Death
Link to tweet
Trooper quietly buried amid scrutiny over Black man's death
A Louisiana State Police motorcycle honor guard precedes the hearse carrying the body of Master Trooper Chris Hollingsworth, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, in West Monroe, La. Hollingsworth, killed in a car crash hours after he was told he would be fired for his role in the death of a Black man, was buried with honors Friday at a ceremony that authorities sought to keep secret out of concerns it would attract a mass protest. Associated Press
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200925/news/309259871
I would think these men, sometime down the road, will start waking up screaming, with a very close view of what they have done to their fellow men/women replaying every night as they sleep. Once it sets in, I hope it will never leave them again.
This goes far beyond what most people could even imagine, as horrific as it gets. 
Video Of Deadly Arrest Of Ronald Greene Obtained By AP - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC
Rachel Maddow shares newly public details on the brutal beating and tasering by police of Ronald Greene, who ultimately died in police custody. After police repeatedly resisted releasing body camera footage of the of the deadly arrest, the AP was able to obtain one such video, shedding new light on the circumstances surrounding Greene's death. Aired on 05/19/2021.
