Louisiana Grand Jury indicts former OPCD director [Video]

A grand jury has indicted former executive director of the Orleans Parish Communications District on Thursday. Tyrell Morris was indicted on four counts, including malfeasance in office, false personation of a Peace Officer, Insurance fraud and second-degree injuring public records. An investigation conducted by the Office of Inspector General into Morris stated the he broke the law.The investigation was centered on why Morris never filed a police report, whether he followed appropriate policies, and whether he potentially altered documents given to WDSU for personal gain. In the IG’s report it states, “A local news outlet, WDSU, aired several news stories concerning the incident and requested information about the accident from OPCD. “On May 11th, 2023, WDSU interviewed Morris telephonically and aired portions of that interview. Morris explained to WDSU that he was in an accident but that he was not impaired while driving. “As reported by WDSU, the news outlet …