When initially reached out to by WAFB, neither the Baton Rouge Police Chief, Murphy Paul, along with his staff, nor the BRPD spokesmen, were aware of the facility.
[6] Several incidents occurred at the facility throughout 2023, leading to the filing of lawsuits by individuals which garnered national media attention and the opening of an FBI investigation into civil rights abuses.
[3] Lee was then forcibly searched next to his home with the officers pulling down his pants, and then beating and shoving him around, whilst frequently muting and switching their body cams off.
[3] Lee was taken to the EBR Parish Prison, which refused to accept him due to the severity of his injuries, and he was subsequently admitted to the hospital with no charges ever being filed.
[4] Troy Lawrence Jr., an officer involved in this beating, who is the son of the Deputy Chief of Patrol Operations, resigned shortly after WAFB initially broke the story.