In 2019, Ronald Greene lost his life after officers tried to stop him over an alleged traffic violation. He led them on a chase which resulted in him crashing his car. What came next was a confrontation that ultimately cost him his life.
However, cops initially told his family he died on impact in the crash. Then bodycam and dashboard camera footage revealed more happened after the crash. Not only was Greene pulled from his vehicle after the crash, but he was tasered and wrestled to the ground.
Autopsy shows that several factors led to his death, including cocaine complications, physical struggle, prone restraint, blunt force injury, and neck compression.
However, troopers insist he died from a “crash-related blunt force chest trauma that resulted in a fractured sternum and ruptured aorta” and said they used force “for their own personal safety and for the safety of the public.”
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Fast forward to 2024, and the veteran Louisiana State Police trooper facing charges in connection with the 2019 death of Ronald Greene is back on the beat as a cop.
“Lt. John Clary, the ranking trooper at the scene, “will be reinstated to active duty effective this week,” state police spokesperson Nick Manale said. The announcement comes not too long after prosecutors dropped charges against Clary.
Clary allegedly withheld body-camera footage of the confrontation preceding Greene’s death. The video shows the amount of beating Greene took from the police. But even its revelation was seemingly not enough.
Five officers, including Clary, faced indictment on state charges relating to Greene’s death in December 2022. Clary’s charges included obstruction of justice and malfeasance of office.
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However, he only got administrative leave pending the outcome of the legal proceedings. He will no longer face charges in exchange for his testimony against former colleague Kory York. York’s charges include negligent homicide and malfeasance in office.
Before the 2022 indictment, state police revealed that after an internal investigation, Clary escaped discipline due to insufficient evidence to prove or disprove the allegation that he deliberately withheld video evidence.
Among the five cops indicted in Greene’s death, York and former Union Parish Deputy Chris Harpin are the only ones still facing charges. The charges against the other two, former state troopers John Peters and Dakota DeMoss, were obstruction of justice, but not anymore, thanks to a ruling by District Court Judge Thomas W. Rogers.
Greene’s family is still hoping for justice and has sought a federal investigation. Last August, the family called for a federal civil rights investigation into what transpired that day. His demise happened years ago, but Greene’s mother, Mona Hardin, still remembers her son’s “beautiful face” and “smile.”
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“I remember his first day on this earth, and I also saw the video, and I saw his very last. And the ugliness that Louisiana did without hesitation. How they meant to kill my son,” she said. “While he was still behind the steering wheel, he was Tased. He stood no chance.”
According to the grieving mom, it took several years to get indictments against the officers. She has called on the Department of Justice to pursue a federal case, as it has been over three years without justice.
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