By John Simerman, Andrea Gallo and James Finn
The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
BATON ROUGE, La. — Almost seven years to the day after the demise of Ronald Greene throughout an arrest by Louisiana State Police, the company agreed Tuesday to pay $4.8 million to settle a wrongful demise case, stated a supply accustomed to the negotiations.
Police physique digital camera movies of Greene’s demise prompted federal investigations, state legislative inquiries and prices towards among the troopers concerned. The movies confirmed a bunch of White troopers beating and dragging Greene, who was Black, as he cried out: “‘I’m scared!”
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Tuesday’s settlement stemmed from a federal civil grievance Greene’s household initially filed in 2020, the 12 months after his demise. The petition was paused for a number of years because the U.S. Department of Justice weighed bringing federal prison prices towards troopers and whereas a bevy of different investigations into his demise unfolded.
But different state and federal probes sputtered, and the household reopened the lawsuit in February of final 12 months. Five troopers and a Union Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy had been named as defendants within the household’s civil grievance.
Louisiana State Police agreed to pay $4.8 million to settle the case, the supply stated, particularly claims involving troopers John Clary, Dakota DeMoss, Kory York and Chris Hollingsworth, who has since died.
The settlement is topic to settlement from the joint legislative funds committee.
The settlement additionally named Christopher Harpin, a former Union Parish deputy, making him liable for $50,000 within the deal.
State Police spokesperson Lt. Kate Stegall stated Tuesday night that the company “is unable to discuss the terms of the settlement at this time, as the process has not yet been finalized.”
All of the troopers named within the settlement negotiations had beforehand been criminally charged within the case, although some had their prices dropped.
York, a former Master Trooper who confronted essentially the most severe prices, pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery in Greene’s demise and agreed to testify in a plea deal. He was initially charged with negligent murder and malfeasance. York was proven on physique digital camera video dragging Greene’s physique by the ankles and holding him inclined on the roadside shortly earlier than he died.
DeMoss was initially charged with obstruction within the case for turning off his physique digital camera audio on the night time of Green’s demise, however the indictment was later quashed. Clary was additionally initially charged with malfeasance of workplace and obstruction of justice, however the prices had been later dropped.
Hollingsworth died in a automobile crash the identical day he was advised he can be fired over his function in Greene’s demise.
Harpin pleaded no contest in 2025 to a misdemeanor easy battery cost associated to Greene’s demise.
In January 2025, federal prosecutors advised Greene’s household they might not file prison prices towards the troopers. A separate bid by the native district lawyer to deliver state prison prices additionally flailed, with not one of the cops receiving time behind bars.
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