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New federal lawsuit accuses now-resigned BRPD officer of committing 4 batteries in 90 seconds

Por: The Advocate Crime August 30, 2023

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A new federal lawsuit filed Monday accuses a Baton Rouge police officer of committing four batteries in 90 seconds and falsely arresting two people with excessive force.The lawsuit alleges that, in October 2022, Officer Troy Lawrence Jr. used profanity and excessive force while intervening in an argument outside a hospital, ending in the arrest of two people on charges that were later dropped. Lawrence, an officer with a controversial history of... + full article



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