A Louisiana state trooper has been fired from the department for leaking internal records about the 2019 death of a black motorist who was beaten, tased and shackled face-down on the ground before dying in police custody.
Trooper Carl Cavalier, 33, had criticized the State Police in a number of interviews for their handling of the death of Ronald Greene in May 2019.
The details of Greene's death had been covered up for two years, until the case blown open in May this year by long-withheld video of troopers stunning, punching and dragging the black motorist.
Troopers initially told Greene's relatives the 49-year-old died from a crash at the end of a chase, despite his car showing little damage. It was only later that state police acknowledged there had been a struggle.
But the lack of reaction over the killing angered Cavalier, who leaked internal State Police files related to the investigation, according to Fox News.
The leaks forced the release of bodycam footage in May this year, showing white troopers beating Greene and dragging him by his ankle shackles, even as he pleaded for mercy and wailed, 'I'm your brother! I'm scared! I'm scared!'
Cavalier was originally placed on a five-week paid leave over the leak, however the agency ultimately announced this week that he was fired over violating department policy.
His firing is expected to become effective in 45 days.
Pictured: Carl Cavalier criticized State Police in a number of interviews for their handling of the death of Ronald Greene - a black man who died after a 2019 encounter with state troopers
In this May 10, 2019 image from Louisiana State Trooper Dakota DeMoss' body camera, troopers hold Ronald Greene before paramedics arrived outside of Monroe, Louisiana
Ronald Greene, pictured, was wrestled out of the car and to the ground by cops, where he was dragged and shackled face-down on the ground until he went limp and died
'Trooper Cavalier received the decision of the appointing authority to move forward with termination based on an administrative investigation that revealed he violated several departmental policies,' a Louisiana State Police spokesperson told the network.
'It should be noted that our disciplinary administrative process is not finalized and Cavalier remains an employee at this time.'
'The disciplinary letter with policy violations will be made available when complete,' the spokesperson added.
'Cavalier is due a fair and impartial process, and as such, the department cannot provide comment
