STATE CHARGES PENDING? — Union Parish District Attorney John Belton says he intends to pursue his own case against the Louisiana troopers involved in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene. Belton told the special Ronald Greene legislative committee Thursday that U.S. Justice Department prosecutors dropped their request for him to hold off on state charges until the federal probe is complete. And said as soon as he gets the DOJ’s investigative report, he will request a special Grand Jury be impaneled in Union Parish.
“I believe some of the officer’s actions were above the law and committed criminal acts including violating Mr. Greene’s civil rights,” Belton said.
In May of 2019, Ronald Greene died alongside a dark Union Parish road after a police chase ended with a crash. Bodycam videos were leaked that showed troopers dragging, shackling, and brutally beating him. Nearly three years after Greene's death, no one has yet been criminally charged.
