Kyren Lacy’s attorney rails against hit-and-run ‘witch hunt’ after NFL draft prospect’s death

In the wake of the death of former LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy on Sunday of an apparent suicide, Lacy’s lawyer, Matthew Ory, released a statement criticizing the investigation regarding his client’s arrest on charges stemming from a fatal hit-and-run crash in Louisiana.

A grand jury had been set to hear evidence involving the case beginning on Monday.

Ory called the investigation into Lacy “targeted and overzealous” and also referred to it as a “witch hunt.”

“We were very confident the evidence, after being fully collected and reviewed, would lead to a declination of charges,’’ the statement read, first released by WAFB-TV.

“From the very beginning, this so-called investigation took on the appearance of an overzealous, targeted effort—what can only be described as a witch hunt—fueled by who Kyren was and the public profile he carried.”

Lacy, 24 at the time of his death, had been accused of causing a crash in Louisiana that resulted in the death of a 78-year-old man on Dec. 17, as well as leaving the scene without notifying authorities.