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Voice from the grave haunts Ronald Greene’s deadly arrest

FILE - Mona Hardin recounts the events surrounding the death of her son, Ronald Greene, as she holds a painting of him in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. Hardin is haunted by the body-camera images of her son Greene being punched, stunned and dragged by Louisiana State Police. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File) FILE - Attendees of the funeral services for Louisiana State Police Master Trooper Chris Hollingsworth, walk past a suspended American flag, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, in West Monroe, La. Hollingsworth, killed in a car crash hours after he was told he would be fired for his role in the death of a Black man, was buried with honors Friday at a ceremony that authorities sought to keep secret out of concerns it would attract a mass protest. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File) FILE - Troopers gather during the burial services for Louisiana State Police Master Trooper Chris Hollingsworth in West Monroe, La., on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. Hollingsworth died in a single-car crash hours after he learned he had been fired for his role in the in-custody death of Ronald Greene. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File) FILE - This photo provided by the Louisiana State Police shows blood stains on the shield and uniform of Master Trooper Chris Hollingsworth, in West Monroe, La., on May 10, 2019, after troopers punched, dragged and stunned Black motorist Ronald Greene during his fatal 2019 arrest. (Louisiana State Police via AP, File) FILE - This image from the body camera of Louisiana State Police Trooper Dakota DeMoss shows his colleagues, Kory York, center left, and Chris Hollingsworth, center right, holding up Ronald Greene before paramedics arrived on May 10, 2019, outside of Monroe, La. Widely seen as the most culpable of the half-dozen officers involved, Hollingsworth can’t face justice because he died just six days after an interrogation from a high-speed, single-vehicle, crash that came hours after he was told he would be fired for his role in Greene’s arrest. (Louisiana State Police via AP, File) FILE - This May 10, 2019 photo provided by the Louisiana State Police shows Master Trooper Chris Hollingsworth, in West Monroe, La., after troopers punched, dragged and stunned Black motorist Ronald Greene during his fatal 2019 arrest. Days before his own death, Hollingsworth walked into a secure room deep inside state police headquarters, swore an oath and told investigators about the night he held down Greene and repeatedly hit him in the head with a flashlight. (Louisiana State Police via AP, File) FILE - This undated family photo shows Ronald Greene. Nearly three years after Greene's May 10, 2019, death after troopers punched, dragged and stunned him during his arrest, no one has been criminally charged. (Courtesy of the Greene family via AP) FILE - This image from video from Louisiana state police state trooper Dakota DeMoss' body-worn camera, shows troopers holding up Ronald Greene before paramedics arrived on May 10, 2019, outside of Monroe, La. Gov. John Bel Edwards trusted the Louisiana State Police to "do the right thing" and took a hands-off approach in police matters, even after Black motorist Greene died in a violent confrontation with troopers following a high-speed chase, the former head of the agency told state lawmakers Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (Louisiana State Police via AP, File) FILE - This undated photo provided by his family in September 2020 shows Ronald Greene. Authorities initially said Greene died in May 2019 after crashing his vehicle into a tree following a high-speed chase in rural northern Louisiana that began over an unspecified traffic violation. Gov. John Bel Edwards trusted the Louisiana State Police to "do the right thing" and took a hands-off approach in police matters, even after Black motorist Greene died in a violent confrontation with troopers following a high-speed chase, the former head of the agency told state lawmakers Tuesday. (Family photo via AP, File)