WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fatal 2019 arrest of unarmed Black motorist Ronald Greene and its aftermath demonstrated serious failures at Louisiana State Police like use of excessive force and breakdowns in accountability, the U.S. Justice Department said in a report released on Friday.

Five officers involved in Greene's death were initially charged. Two received misdemeanor convictions. None received jail time.

Investigators found insufficient evidence to federally charge the surviving officers in the encounter, in which a Black driver was pulled over, dragged, beaten and shocked.

U.S. federal prosecutors will not bring charges in the fatal 2019 arrest of unarmed Black motorist Ronald Greene, Greene's family said on Tuesday. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Greene, 49, died in May 2019 on a roadside in rural northern Louisiana after a violent confrontation with officers that followed a high-speed car chase.

Federal prosecutors have decided not to bring charges in the 2019 arrest and death of Black motorist Ronald Greene.

Federal prosecutors won’t bring charges against Louisiana State Troopers in the 2019 death of Ronald Greene, the Black motorist killed by troopers who were captured on video beating him after a high-speed chase, his mother said Tuesday.

Federal prosecutors won’t seek charges in deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene

Federal prosecutors have reportedly declined to bring charges in the fatal 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, who was brutally beaten by Louisiana police.