BREAKING: A former Louisiana State Police trooper has been indicted on a federal civil rights charge in the beating of a Black man with a flashlight. An AP investigation previously revealed body camera footage of the incident.
to protect the troopers who beat the Black motorist after a high-speed chase.
“The department has previously acknowledged that it has open and ongoing criminal investigations into incidents involving the Louisiana State Police that resulted in death or bodily injury to arrestees,” the DOJ said in a statement. “Those investigations remain ongoing.” Bowman, 46, denied hitting anyone and is not seen on the video being violent with officers. He still faces a list of charges, including battery of a police officer, resisting an officer and the traffic violation for which he was initially stopped, improper lane usage.
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