Trooper Dies Implicated In Greene Death

A Louisiana State Trooper who was recently placed on leave stemming from an incident that happened over a year ago, has died in a single vehicle crash. Christopher Hollingsworth died Tuesday from the injuries that he sustained from an early morning accident(Monday 21) near the Bastrop/Colombia Exit on I-20. As of press time, law enforcement authorities from LSP or Monroe Police Department had released little information regarding the accident pending further investigation. Hollingsworth is/was the subject of an unusual investigation now being conducted by LSP, where the officer had just recently been placed on leave for what may have been his alleged role in the death of Ronald Greene back in May 2019, after he was apprehended by police following an automobile chase. As reported in the Dispatch, LSP issued a statement following Greene's death, that Greene "was involved in a struggle" with officers before he was handcuffed, but became unresponsive when an ambulance was called and he was taken to a local hospital, but was dead upon arrival. But LSP had previously said that Greene's death was the result of the his vehicle hitting a tree when the chase came to an end. A Union Parish coroner's report did not mention any signs(wounds to Greene's body) of a struggle and said his death was "accidental and attributed to cardiac arrest), that many would see as almost putting closure to the case.

LSP had not publicly commented on the case since except to acknowledge that Hollingsworth was placed on leave last month, but not, if any, was Hollingsworth's involvement. They have not said why after a year since the incident, the need to put Hollingsworth on leave when normally that happens soon after controversial incidents like the one regarding Ronald Greene. There are those who has said that LSP may be "covering up something" because of few details given to the public and the length of time since the incident, if the incident was handled properly. LSP has not released any video from the incident.

But the family of Ronald Greene is determined to get to the truth of what happened to him, as they has hired an attorney, literally forcing LSP to respond and the Justice Department is also involved. The actions by the Greene family has once again brought attention to what some police departments across the nation has been accused of doing(cover ups) when it comes to investigating themselves regarding cases involving people of color. The family has released two photos of Greene, one showing him in happier times and one on the night he was killed, The photo is graphic in that it shows Greene "battered and bruise", indicating that more than a struggle ensued when Greene was apprehended. The family also released a photo of Greene's vehicle that show damage to the driver's side. But the damage does not appear to be severe enough to cause someone to die upon impact, because the air bags did not deploy, according to family members. The fact that local authorities did not bring charges is no surprise, but that they referred the case to the Justice Department, is one. Media reports indicate that the FBI out of New Orleans is involved through a civil rights probe and that LSP has finally opened its own internal investigation, now that more details(not from them) are coming out, Media reports say that Hollingsworth was placed on leave Sept. 9, the same day that the AP filed a public records request to officials at LSP.

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