Officers Plead Not Guilty in Ronald Greene’s Arrest

FARMERVILLE, La.—Five Louisiana law enforcement officers pleaded not guilty Tuesday to state crimes in the 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene.
The arraignment came nearly five months after a grand jury handed up a list of charges ranging from negligent homicide to obstruction and malfeasance, the first indictments related to Greene’s death on a roadside in rural northeast Louisiana.
Greene’s family and several supporters attended the brief proceedings in Union Parish, calling for justice to be served.
Charged in the case are four current and former Louisiana State Police troopers and one Union Parish sheriff’s deputy who responded to Greene’s arrest. Facing the most serious charges, including negligent homicide, is Master Trooper Kory York….