Prosecutors dismiss charges against Louisiana troopers who bragged of beating a Black motorist
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FILE - In this Saturday, May 23, 2020 image from Louisiana State Police body camera video, Trooper Dakota DeMoss approaches motorist Antonio Harris lying on the ground on the side of a road after a high speed chase in Franklin Parish, La. In February 2024, Louisiana prosecutors have quietly dismissed charges against state police troopers who were recorded beating Harris and hoisting him to his feet by his hair braids before bragging in text messages that the whoopin would give the man nightmares for a long time. (Dakota DeMoss/Louisiana State Police via AP)FILE - In this Saturday, May 23, 2020 image from Franklin Parish Sheriff's Office body camera video, law enforcement officers restrain Black motorist Antonio Harris, bottom center, on the side of a road after a high speed chase in Franklin Parish, La. In February 2024, Louisiana prosecutors have quietly dismissed charges against state police troopers who were recorded beating Harris and hoisting him to his feet by his hair braids before bragging in text messages that the whoopin would give the man nightmares for a long time. (Aaron Touchet/Franklin Parish Sheriff's Office via AP, File)FILE - This combination of photos provided by the Ouachita Correctional Center and Franklin Parish Sheriff's Office shows, from left, former Louisiana State Police Troopers Jacob Brown, Dakota DeMoss and George "Kam" Harper. In February 2024, Louisiana prosecutors have quietly dismissed charges against state police troopers who were recorded beating Antonio Harris, a Black motorist, and hoisting him to his feet by his hair braids before bragging in text messages that the whoopin would give the man nightmares for a long time. (Ouachita Correctional Center and Franklin Parish Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, May 23, 2020 image from Louisiana State Police body camera video, Trooper Dakota DeMoss approaches motorist Antonio Harris lying on the ground on the side of a road after a high speed chase in Franklin Parish, La. In February 2024, Louisiana prosecutors have quietly dismissed charges against state police troopers who were recorded beating Harris and hoisting him to his feet by his hair braids before bragging in text messages that the whoopin would give the man nightmares for a long time. (Dakota DeMoss/Louisiana State Police via AP)