Ronald Greene's mother calls for 'accountability' as grand jury convenes in son's deadly arrest.
Mona Hardin recounts the events surrounding the death of her son, Ronald Greene, as she holds a painting of him in Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 4, 2021.A grand jury convened on Monday morning in Louisiana's Union Parish to hear evidence that could lead to charges in the death of Ronald Greene, who died in police custody in 2019, District Attorney John Belton confirmed to ABC News.
As the grand jury convened, the Special Committee to Inquire into the Circumstances and Investigation of the Death of Ronald Greene held a hearing at the Louisiana Capitol on Monday where Greene's mother, Mona Hardin, was among those who testified. "This is such a travesty ... Here we are almost into 2023," Hardin said. "No one takes accountability for nothing."
The initial police report said Greene died due to a car crash, but two years after Greene's death, in May 2021,that included a violent struggle between Greene and police.
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