Former LSP Superintendent Col Mike Reeves (R) and his attorney Lewis Unglesby (L) March 15, 2021.
Former State Police Colonel Kevin Reeves denies allegations that State Police tried to cover up the facts surrounding the 2019 fatal arrest of Ronald Greene. Reeves made the statement while testifying in front of a special legislative committee that’s looking into the death of Greene who died after body camera evidence shows him getting beaten and tased by State Troopers.
“Under my administration, I had no information that anyone was covering up anything,” said Reeves.
Lawmakers on the panel have accused Reeves of being disengaged and not doing more to follow up after learning there was a violent struggle that turned deadly with a motorist in Union Parish. Baton Rouge Representative Tony Bacala.
“To some degree, there was just indifference to what was going on and look that’s top-down, the governor got the text message, but he didn’t ask you for further details,” said Bacala.
Reeves says he was responsible for State Police during the time of Greene’s death and the investigation. He says he trusted the process and the people involved in the investigation.
“Our processes were working to say that I was just disengaged is not the case as I told you I was getting brief updates and marks along the way, but I was not asking for specifics to what was going on in the investigation,” said Reeves.
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