Union Parish District Attorney John Belton, who has been ordered to cure numerous deficiencies in the State’s Bill of Particulars entailing Ronald Greene or face the indictments being Quashed in three (3) days (i.e. on Thursday, July 13, 2023).
Upon our return from covering the Evidentiary Hearing in the Ronald Greene criminal case which transpired on June 23, 2023, we assessed the entire case to be on “life support.” On Monday, July 10, 2023, District Judge Thomas Rogers issued his rulings which validated our contention. We believe that the best way to present his ruling is in table format for each Defendant. Here’s that table:
| Name of Defendant | Judge Rogers’ Ruling |
|---|---|
| LSP Trooper Lt. John Clary | State given three (3) days to cure Bill of Particulars on one count, and Motion to Quash is DENIED on the other count. |
| Former LSP Trooper Dakota DeMoss | Indictment Quashed and Defendant discharged from any bond obligation. |
| Union Parish Sheriff Deputy Chris Harpin | State given three (3) days to cure Bill of Particulars on two counts, and Motion to Quash is DENIED on the third Count. |
| Former LSP Capt. John Peters | Indictment Quashed and Defendant discharged from any bond obligation. |
| LSP Trooper Kory York | One Motion to Quash DENIED; State given three days to cure Bill of Particulars on nine (9) Counts, and One Count (Negligent Homicide) not ruled upon pending Kastigar hearing. |
So, that’s Judge Rogers ruling, folks! We strongly suggest that either DA Belton or his designated Assistant DA Hugo Holland burn the midnight oil between now and Thursday!
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Anything to protect JBE! Has anyone heard of “Chain of Command”?
Guess who was in charge of internal affairs? Was it Chavez Cammon and
Treone Larvadain? Have they been rewarded for their lack of investigation in the RONALD GREENE murder? They are now Lt. Colonels in the command staff. Cammon, assistant Superintendent and
Larvadain, just promoted to head investigations. Black Caucus, missing in action! Legislative committee, missing in action! Don’t expose JBE, Reeves, Noel, Cain their staff and now Davis and his staff. Mona Hardin and her family deserve JUSTICE and LOUISIANA needs to clean
house at the Louisiana State Police!
After following this crime which is committed by so called Louisiana state police, I will change my profession and become an officer now I see how to get away with murder and not face any charges.
Look at the shiny object!! This is a propaganda circus to cover up the real criminal activity. Based on the evidence Burns has exposed so far, in my view, these officers did not commit the crimes they are accused of, or at the very least, it is a stretch. I have no doubt, this was by design. Unfortunately, the officer that should have been charged is no longer with us. By over charging the other officers, they give the family hope when what they are really doing is dangling a shiny object to distract everyone from the real criminal activity. When those officers turned off their body cameras, they did so with the intent of obstructing an investigation that they knew was coming. That is the definition of obstruction of justice. When LSP destroyed cell phones they knew contained relevant information, that is obstruction of justice. When they tried to cover up what happened, that is obstruction. The reason they are not pursuing obstruction is that it implicates the higher ups in LSP and could go all the way to the Governor’s office. In addition, apparently, it is standard practice in LSP to turn off body cameras to hide malfeasance in office. If the AG were to start prosecuting officers for impeding investigations by turning of their body cameras, we probably would have a much clearer picture of what happened in this case and many others.