Louisiana State Police Release disturbing video of the Violent arrest of Ronald Greene

The Associated Press on Wednesday published edited body camera footage from Greene’s arrest on May 10, 2019, following a pursuit that may have started with Greene driving erratically, including allegedly running a red light, according to audio from the video.

The video from Wednesday and Friday shows a trooper wrestling Greene to the ground, putting him in a chokehold and punching him in the face.

Greene shouted, “I’m sorry!” as another trooper delivered shocks to him with a taser. The video released Friday appeared to record Greene saying, “Help.” At least six troopers were present during the arrest.

Video released Friday showed that Hollingsworth made a speakerphone call in his police vehicle after Greene’s arrest.

“Well, this guy was drunk, and I think he was wet,” he said. “I beat the ever-living f— out of him. Choked him and everything else trying to get him under control.

An autopsy identified Greene’s cause of death as “cocaine-induced agitated delirium complicated by motor vehicle collision, physical struggle, inflicted head injury and restraint,” according to the AP.