UNION PARISH (KTVE/KARD) -- On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, former Union Parish Sheriff Deputy Chris Harpin appeared in the Third Judicial District Court and was charged with Simple Battery for his involvement in the death of Ronald Greene. After taking a no-contest plea deal during his court appearance, Harpin was reportedly sentenced to six months in jail but deferred to supervised probation. According to officials, Harpin's supervised portion will be terminated once his probation terms are completed. His serve due date is March 12, 2025. Harpin's charge will reportedly not prevent him from using or possessing a firearm in the future. His attorney, Eugene P. Cicardo, Jr., spoke with KTVE/KARD's Haylee Hines about what occurred during the court hearing. Greene's family was not present in court, and a statement on behalf of the family was not submitted. Chris felt that he wanted to take the high road and because of the minor nature of the NOLO plea and the sentence, that he did take the highroad put an end to this, and let everyone start the healing process. Eugene P. Cicardo, JR., Chris Harpin's Attorney Federal prosecutors won’t seek charges in deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene Following the hearing, KTVE/KARD spoke over the phone with Greene's mother, Mona Hardin, who expressed her feelings about the conclusion of the case. This is a cover up of criminal activity by the state of Louisiana and every d-- one of them has their hands in it. Every d-- one of them in these news articles, from the feds, to the attorneys, to the DA, to prosecutors, everyone is complicit in the cover up. There will never be closure because of the lies, there will never be closure because the criminal activity that took my son. Mona Hardin, Mother of Ronald Greene On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, federal prosecutors advised Greene's family members that they would not bring charges in the deadly 2019 arrest. According to the Associated Press, The U.S. Justice Department informed Greene’s family of the decision as officials were also preparing to release findings from a broader civil rights investigation that found a pattern of state troopers using excessive force, according to two officials familiar with the inquiry. The officials spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because they could not publicly discuss details ahead of an announcement expected later in the week.