Police to release all video in death of Ronald Greene

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🗓️ 22 May 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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CNN has obtained new body camera video from one Louisiana State Police trooper who arrived on the scene as other officers had Ronald Greene on the ground, attempting to arrest him back in 2019. Police say they will release all the video. Greene’s family said police initially told them he died from a car crash after a police pursuit. Greene’s mother, Mona Hardin, tells Anderson Cooper “they were planning to kill Ronnie way before the car was stopped.” Plus, federal authorities investigating alleged sex trafficking by Rep. Matt Gaetz have secured the cooperation of his ex-girlfriend, a former Capitol Hill staffer. Former federal prosecutor Elie Honig joins AC360 to discuss what this could mean for Gaetz. Airdate: May 21, 2021 Guests: Mona Hardin Elie Honig To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good evening, a busy night, including breaking news, the number of people, apparently willing
0:04.0	to give criminal evidence against Florida Congressman Matt Gates, has now grown from just his
0:08.4	former wingman to now include the Congressman's ex-girlfriend.
0:12.2	That's ahead.
0:13.2	We begin, though, with major new developments in the death of Ronald Green, a black man
0:16.6	who was punched, repeatedly tasered, kicked, dragged by his feet, while handcuffed by Louisiana
0:21.8	State Troopers two years ago.
0:24.0	CNN has now obtained 30 minutes of body cam video from the incident.
0:27.8	In addition to the shorter clip we had last night.
0:30.5	Here's a portion of that video that we had yesterday, and we do want to just point out it is terribly
0:35.1	difficult to watch, especially in light of all the cruelty that transpires on video throughout
0:39.8	the video.
1:09.3	Well, he had reason to be scared.
1:15.1	In a moment, we'll talk with Ronald Green's mom, as well as our law enforcement analyst
1:18.9	in Louisiana's Mitch Landry, but first the new video and Randy K, report.
1:27.4	The new video obtained by CNN is 30 minutes long and offers a different view from a Louisiana
1:32.6	State Troopers body camera than the video obtained earlier by the AP.
1:37.3	That shows Ronald Green following a high-speed chase near Monroe, Louisiana, on the ground
1:42.6	face down and struggling to turn over.
2:00.2	Green apologizes and politely calls the officer, Sir, even as they continue to berate him.
2:06.2	The video shows Green's legs shackled and his hands cuffed behind his back.
2:11.2	When he cries out in pain, even calling on the Lord Jesus, the officers continue to
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