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    Former Louisiana State Trooper Avoids Trial for Beating Black Motorist to Death

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    Kory York Allowed to Plead No Contest, Avoids Jail in Ronald Greene Case

    Wesley Muller
    | Louisiana Illuminator

    A former Louisiana state trooper accused of beating to death Black motorist Ronald Greene in 2019 walked free Monday after reaching a deal with Union Parish prosecutors before his trial began.

    Kory York, who initially faced the most serious felony charges among the group of five white officers involved in Greene’s death, pleaded no contest to eight counts of simple assault (a misdemeanor) and received a six-month suspended sentence. and a fine of $1,000. and 160 hours of community service, according to court records.

    York’s trial was due to begin Monday morning. The suspended sentence does not allow him to serve a prison sentence, although he will be placed on supervised probation for one year.

    York previously faced 10 counts of misconduct in office and one count of negligent homicide, but District Attorney John Belton dropped most of those charges. Belton could not be reached for comment Monday.

    York was one of five law enforcement officers indicted by a grand jury nearly two years ago in Greene’s death and the cover-up that followed.

    Police body camera footage shows officers kicking, dragging, punching and shocking Greene with stun guns after a vehicle chase in May 2019. He died while handcuffed and chained to the side of a road, without However, police officers allegedly told Greene’s family that his death was the result. of a crash that ended the police chase. They also allegedly withheld some of the images from the full investigative file submitted to Belton’s office.

    However, from the beginning, Belton’s office had difficulty prosecuting the case against York and the other defendants, with nearly all of them having their charges dropped.

    York was allowed to retire from the Louisiana State Police in August.

    The only remaining case is against Chris Harpin, a Union Parish sheriff’s deputy who faces charges of malfeasance in office.

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