Prosecutors suggested the attack may have been racially motivated, claiming Ward, who is white, yelled racial slurs at Arnold Jackson, a Black man, as he beat him so severely in 2018 that he later died from his injuries.
Source: Inman News
Baton Rouge agent sentenced to 30 years, beating death of 60-year-old
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