Senior policeman placed on leave in connection to cop son’s arrest in ‘Brave Cave’ case

Troy Lawrence Senior, deputy police chief of the Baton Rouge Police Department has been put on administrative leave as the department investigates claims of excessive use of force in the ‘Brave Cave’ warehouse

A police deputy chief has been put on leave a week after his son, also an officer in the department, was arrested in what’s become known as the ‘Brave Cave’ case.

Troy Lawrence Senior has been put on administrative leave while the department investigates use of force claims against the Baton Rouge Police Department in Louisiana. It comes just a week after his son resigned and was arrested on a simple battery charge for allegedly tasing and handcuffing a suspect, according to a source close to the situation.

According to a lawsuit filed last month, the officer repeatedly turned off and muted his body camera during his interactions with the suspect who ended up hospitalised with broken bones and other injuries. The lawsuit alleges that inside the ‘Brave Cave’ warehouse officers punched and kicked the suspect as he screamed for help, ultimately the suspect was handed a criminal charge of resisting arrest.

The Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD) is currently facing several lawsuits over the treatment of detainees. This includes treatment of those in a now-closed police warehouse which officers allegedly referred to as the “brave cave,” according to complaints lodged against the department.