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5 Louisiana officers charged after deadly arrest of unarmed Black man in 2019

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Ronald Greene died after a struggle with Louisiana State Police officers. More than three years after her son Ronald Greene, an unarmed Black man, died in police custody, Mona Hardin said she still struggles to talk about him in the past tense. But now her family is one step closer to getting justice after a grand jury charged five law enforcement office rs Thursday for Greene’s death. “Ronnie has been with us. I felt my son, I felt his presence. I felt him today,” Hardin said in an interview with ABC affiliate WBRZ-TV after the indictments were announced. MORE: Ronald Greene's mother calls for 'accountability' as grand jury convenes in son's deadly arrest Those implicated in the grand jury decision are Troopers John Clary, Dakota Demoss and Kory York; Union Parish Deputy Chris Harpin; and former Troop F Commander John Pet ers. York faces one charge of negligent homicide and 10 counts of malfeasance. Harpin faces three counts of malfeasance while Clary faces one co...