5 Louisiana Officers Convicted For Death Of Black Driver Arrested In 2019

5 Louisiana police officers were convicted for the death of a Black driver they arrested in 2019. It was noted that these officers previously blamed car crash as the cause of the victim’s death, says newsbreak.com.

Black Man Dead After Police’s Arrest [Photo: NBC News]

Charges Against the Police Officers

According to newsbreak.com, the officer who faced the heaviest charges from Louisiana’s Grand Jury is Master Trooper Kory York. York was seen on the body camera video to be dragging Greene by the chains around his ankles, stepping on Greene’s back to force him down, and leaving the man face down on the ground for almost ten minutes. Experts say those actions could have possibly restricted Greene’s breathing and may be considered “torture and murder.” York was convicted of negligent homicide and 10 counts of malfeasance.

The four others were also charged with different counts of malfeasance and obstruction. One trooper denied the existence of the body camera video. Another overstated Greene’s resistance. A regional state police commander allegedly claimed that detectives pressured them not to make an arrest. Lastly, a Union Parish sheriff’s deputy was heard on the video taunting Greene as they “tortured” him. Union Parish District Attorney John Belton already issued arrest warrants for all of the five officers. According to him, the people have already spoken and commended the grand jury for hearing the evidence.