Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore has filed a motion to recuse his office from the Alton Sterling investigation. Moore says although he does not have a direct relationship with either officers involved, he is close to one of the officer’s parents.
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The Attorney General’s office will appoint a prosecutor for any state charged that may be filed after the federal investigation has been conducted.
Fifty people were arrested in yesterday’s protests in Baton Rouge. Many of those arrested are from out of state and have been charged with obstruction of a highway for marching in the street. State Police Major Doug Cain says police will do whatever it takes to keep people safe during the ongoing protests.
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The ACLU of Louisiana says the Baton Rouge Police Department used illegal and excessive force on protesters this weekend. For days people have been in Baton Rouge marching over what they believe was the wrongful cop killing of Alton Sterling. Executive Director Marjorie Esman says the use of violent, militarized tactics during a peaceful gathering was not necessary…:
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Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore says they are going to investigate every case of protestors getting arrested closely..:
Funeral services for Sterling have been set. Visitation will be held Friday July 15 at from 8 am to 10:30, and the service will begin at 11 am at the Southern University Mini Dome.