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Louisiana state trooper charged in pummeling of Black man

FILE - In this Friday, May 13, 2019 image from Louisiana State Police Trooper Jacob Brown's body camera video obtained by The Associated Press, troopers hold down motorist Aaron Larry Bowman during a traffic stop. The graphic video kept secret for more than two years shows a trooper pummeling Bowman 18 times with a flashlight, an attack the trooper defended as "pain compliance." (Trooper Jacob Brown/Louisiana State Police via AP) FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021 file photo, Aaron Larry Bowman demonstrates how he tried to block blows during a beating by a Louisiana State trooper as he discusses the incident during an interview at his attorney's office in Monroe, La. On Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, a grand jury indicted Jacob Brown for the 2019 beating following a traffic stop that left Bowman with a broken jaw, broken ribs and a gash to his head. The former trooper was charged with one count of count of deprivation of rights under color of law, federal prosecutors said. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) FILE - This Dec. 10, 2020 photo provided by the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office shows Louisiana State Police Trooper Jacob Brown. Graphic body camera video kept secret for more than two years shows Brown pummeling Black motorist Aaron Larry Bowman 18 times with a flashlight, an attack Brown defended as "pain compliance." (Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office via AP)