Louisiana State Master Trooper Kory York exits the Union Parish Courthouse in Farmerville after he and four other white police officers pleaded not guilty Tuesday, April 11, 2023, for their roles in the death of Black motorist Ronald Greene in May 2019. York faces the most serious charge of negligent homicide. (Wesley Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)
One of the white Louisiana state troopers accused in the 2019 fatal beating of Black motorist Ronald Greene still faces criminal charges after an appeals court denied his request to void them last week.
The Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday against former Trooper Kory York, denying his request for a review of the trial court’s denial of his motion to quash the indictment. York faces one count of negligent homicide and 10 counts of malfeasance in office related to efforts to conceal troopers’ involvement in Greene’s death.
Greene died May 10, 2019, following a vehicle pursuit outside of Monroe. Police body camera footage of the incident shows a group of officers beating, choking, tasing and dragging Greene before leaving him shackled in a prone position until he died. State Police initially told Greene’s family that he died from injuries sustained when he crashed into a small tree until evidence later surfaced in a lawsuit that contradicted the troopers’ version of events.