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Governor kept mum amid conflicting accounts of deadly arrest

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Text messages obtained by The Associated Press show Louisiana's governor was informed within hours of the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene. Police told Edwards that troopers engaged in “a violent, lengthy struggle” that ended with the Black motorist’s death. The Democrat remained publicly quiet as police clung to a much different story: that Greene died from a crash following a high-speed chase.

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Associated Press News

Governor kept mum amid conflicting accounts of deadly arrest

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat in a deep-red state, was immersed in a difficult reelection campaign when he received a text message from the head of the state police: Troopers had engaged in “a violent, lengthy struggle” with a Black motorist, ending with the man’s death.

2 years ago·United States

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Governor kept mum amid conflicting accounts of deadly arrest

Text messages obtained by The Associated Press show Louisiana's governor was informed within hours of the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene that troopers engaged in “a violent, lengthy struggle” that ended with the Black motorist’s death

2 years ago·United States

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The Mercury news

Gov. Edwards kept quiet amid conflicting deadly arrest details

By Jim Mustain and Jake Bleiberg | Associated PressBATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat in a deep-red state, was immersed in a difficult reelection campaign when he received a text message from the head of the state police: Troopers had engaged in “a violent, lengthy struggle” with a Black motorist, ending with the man’s death. Edwards was notified of the circumstances of Ronald Greene’s death within hours of his May 20…

2 years ago·San Jose, United States

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WDSU

Governor kept mum amid conflicting accounts of deadly arrest

For two years, Edwards remained publicly tight-lipped about the contradictory accounts and possible cover-up until the AP obtained and published long-withheld body-camera footage showing what really happened: white troopers jolting Greene with stun guns, punching him in the face and dragging him by his ankle shackles as he pleaded for mercy and wailed, “I’m your brother! I’m scared! I’m scared!”

2 years ago·New Orleans, United States

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Daily Hampshire Gazette

Louisiana governor knew truth about deadly arrest of Black man but kept mum

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat in a deep-red state, was immersed in a difficult reelection campaign when he received a text message from the head of the state police: Troopers had engaged in “a violent, lengthy struggle” with a Black motorist, ending with the man’s de...

2 years ago·Northampton, United States

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Governor kept quiet amid conflicting accounts of Ronald Greene's death

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Text messages obtained by The Associated Press show Louisiana's governor was informed within hours of the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene that troopers engaged in "a violent, lengthy struggle" that ended with the Black motorist's death. This image obtained by the Associated Press through a public records request shows a text message to Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, informing him of the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald …

2 years ago·Baton Rouge, United States

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