Video and police records show he beat Bowman 18 times with a flashlight in 24 seconds after deputies pulled him over for a traffic violation near his Monroe home.
A former Louisiana trooper has been charged with a civil rights violation for beating a Black motorist, the first criminal case from federal investigations.
A former Louisiana State Police trooper has been charged with a civil rights violation for pummeling a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight the first criminal case to emerge from federal investigations into troopers' beatings of at least three Black men.
A grand jury indicted Jacob Brown for the 2019 beating following a traffic stop that left Aaron Larry Bowman with a broken jaw, broken ribs and a gash to his head