BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana State Police was so frustrated its cover up of the death of Ronald Green was leaked to WBRZ and Chief Investigator Chris Nakamoto, it spent the last few months doing whatever it could to force the whistleblower who blew the lid off the situation off the force forever.

Carl Cavalier, a state trooper who received and shared copies of investigative notes showing Ronald Greene was killed in a bloody altercation with Monroe-area State Police troopers, was formally fired Monday.

Cavalier was warned he would be fired in October and the time period to appeal ended Monday. The termination letter outlined for the first time how State Police tracked publicity in the months following the bombshell interview showing the behind-the-scenes process of how top agency bosses spun Ronald Greene's death in police custody.

WBRZ first reported on the investigative notes of Albert Paxton in June. After the notes were broadcast on WBRZ News broadcasts and featured on WBRZ.com, Paxton retired from the department. Paxton told state lawmakers he was facing pressure for writing extensive notes, outlining the State Police cover up of Greene’s death.

Greene is heard on troopers’ body cameras exclaiming “I’m sorry” and “I’m scared” and video later showed Greene alive after the crash and is seen being accosted by troopers. In a leaked audio recording, one trooper is heard saying “I beat the ever-living f*** out of him.”

In a termination letter effective January 31, State...

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