Cornelius Garrison was afraid.
For months, the prolific “slammer” had named names to federal agents over a wild scheme to stage crashes with big rig trucks across New Orleans, alleging he was paid by local attorneys seeking big profits.
In fall 2020, Garrison met one last time with FBI agents and federal prosecutors. They told him they planned to indict him soon, and Garrison planned to plead guilty, his lawyer, Claude Kelly, the federal public defender, testified this week…