FARMERVILLE, La. –– Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump, the family of Ronald Greene, and the parents of Tyre Nichols will hold a news conference on Wednesday, Sept. 27, calling for federal civil rights charges in the killing of Ronald Greene. Family of Tyre Nichols will call on the Department of Justice to charge the white officers who beat Ronald Greene to death just as they charged the Black officers who beat Tyre Nichols to death.
Greene died following a 2019 arrest, in which five Louisiana law enforcement officers beat, stunned, and dragged him while his ankles were in shackles. One officer was seen in body camera footage putting his foot on Greene’s back and forcing him to the ground, where he laid face-down in the dirt for more than nine minutes and multiple officers could be seen punching him. Officers involved in the arrest have faced state charges ranging from negligent homicide to malfeasance.
WHO:
Family of Ronald Greene
RowVaughn and Rodney Wells, mother and step-father of Tyre Nichols
Attorney Ben Crump
Tamika Mallory, Until Freedom
WHEN:
Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at 12:30 pm CT
WHERE:
Louisiana State Capitol
900 N. 3rd St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
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Through his work, nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump has spearheaded a legal movement to better protect the rights of marginalized citizens. He has led landscape-changing civil rights cases and represented clients in a wide range of areas including civil rights, personal injury, labor and employment, class actions, and more. Ben Crump Law is dedicated to holding the powerful accountable. For more information, visit bencrump.com.
