Governor John Bel Edwards denies his office impeded an investigation into the death of Black motorist, Ronald Greene, who died in State Police custody following a violent struggle with Troopers in 2019. Edwards met with reporters at the state capitol after accusations were made that his office was involved in a cover-up.
“There are implications that I knew more or that one or more of my staff members tried to cover up what happened, I will say that is simply and categorically false,” said Edwards.
Edwards has been embattled in a controversy over what he knew about Greene’s death since an Associated Press report suggested he may have kept details of the police custody death quiet because he was up for re-election in 2019. But Edwards says he never interfered with the investigation.
“I will never do anything and I have done anything to impede or impair an investigation, I have never done anything to prevent justice from being served,” said Edwards.
Edwards met with the Legislative Black Caucus on Tuesday and Republican House Speaker Clay Schexnayder is calling for a legislative investigation to determine if Edwards did anything wrong. The governor was asked about an investigation by a GOP-led legislature…
“I can’t tell you that I welcome an investigation that is an absolute witch hunt with no basis in fact, where would that stop,” said Edwards.
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