After mistrial, feds move to retry ex-Louisville cop who fired shots in Breonna Taylor raid
1 year ago

After mistrial, feds move to retry ex-Louisville cop who fired shots in Breonna Taylor raid

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Federal prosecutors told a judge Wednesday they intend to retry former Louisville officer Brett Hankison after a jury deadlocked last month over charges he used excessive force the night Breonna Taylor was killed by police in 2020. Federal prosecutor Michael Songer said during a status conference that “the government intends to retry the case.” A new trial would be the third attempt to prosecute Hankison for his actions the night of the March 13, 2020, botched raid that left Taylor dead. U.S. District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings set a tentative trial date for October 2024, but noted that could change as prosecutors were interested in retrying Hankison in the summer. In declaring the mistrial, Jennings said the jury members had a “disagreement they cannot get past.” Hankison is the only officer who fired his weapon the night of the raid to be criminally charged.

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Timeline of events since Breonna Taylor’s shooting death by police
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4 weeks ago

Timeline of events since Breonna Taylor’s shooting death by police

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Here is a timeline of events that began with the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was killed by police in her home in Louisville, Kentucky: — March 13, 2020: Officers serving a narcotics warrant fatally shoot Taylor in her home. — March 13, hours later: Police announce the arrest of Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, …

Jury Convicts Former Kentucky Officer Of Using Excessive Force On Breonna Taylor During Deadly Raid
2 months, 1 week ago

Jury Convicts Former Kentucky Officer Of Using Excessive Force On Breonna Taylor During Deadly Raid

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Kentucky police detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during a botched 2020 drug raid that left her dead. The 12-member jury returned the late-night verdict after clearing Brett Hankison earlier in the evening on a charge that he used excessive force on Taylor’s neighbors. …

Ex-Louisville policeman convicted of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid
2 months, 1 week ago

Ex-Louisville policeman convicted of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid

LA Times  

Breonna Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, hugs a friend in Louisville, Ky., on Friday after a former Kentucky police officer was convicted in federal court. A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Kentucky police detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during a botched 2020 drug raid that left her dead. The 12-member jury returned the late-night verdict after …

Jury Clears Former Kentucky Officer of Using Excessive Force on Breonna Taylor's Neighbors
2 months, 1 week ago

Jury Clears Former Kentucky Officer of Using Excessive Force on Breonna Taylor's Neighbors

Associated Press  

A federal jury has cleared a former Kentucky police detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor's neighbors. The jury found Hankison not guilty on the charge of violating Taylor's civil rights by using excessive force during a botched drug raid. The jury also found Hankison not guilty on the charge of wanton endangerment, but they were unable to reach …

Former Officer Testifies of Deadly Breonna Taylor Raid, Blaming Shots on Himself
2 months, 1 week ago

Former Officer Testifies of Deadly Breonna Taylor Raid, Blaming Shots on Himself

Associated Press  

Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison testified in a federal jury trial that he felt the percussion of a gunshot fired at him before he opened fire, killing Breonna Taylor in her hallway. He claimed that he was taking action to protect officers by firing into Taylor's apartment after former Sgt. John Mattingly was hit in the leg. Hankison's testimony …

Judge rules Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend caused her death, dismisses some charges against ex-officers
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge rules Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend caused her death, dismisses some charges against ex-officers

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal judge has thrown out major felony charges against two former Louisville officers accused of falsifying a warrant that led police to Breonna Taylor’s door before they fatally shot her. U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson’s ruling declared that the actions of Taylor’s boyfriend, who fired a shot at police the night of the raid, were the …

Cop In Breonna Taylor Raid To Face Another Trial
1 year ago

Cop In Breonna Taylor Raid To Face Another Trial

Huff Post  

Hundreds of Black Lives Matter protesters gathered at Times Square and marched on the streets for Breonna Taylor in New York City on March 13, 2021. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images One of the former police officers involved in the police raid that killed Breonna Taylor in March 2020 is set to face a retrial, according to NBC News. …

Federal Judge Declares Mistrial In Ex-Cop's Trial Over Breonna Taylor Killing
1 year, 1 month ago

Federal Judge Declares Mistrial In Ex-Cop's Trial Over Breonna Taylor Killing

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A federal judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a former Louisville police officer who fired stray bullets in the high-profile deadly 2020 raid that killed Breonna Taylor. The judge made the decision on Thursday to declare the mistrial after a jury deadlocked on the civil rights charges against Brett Hankison, who is accused of …

Mistrial declared after federal jury deadlocks in trial of ex-officer in deadly Breonna Taylor raid
1 year, 1 month ago

Mistrial declared after federal jury deadlocks in trial of ex-officer in deadly Breonna Taylor raid

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict on federal civil rights charges Thursday in the trial of a former Louisville police officer charged in the police raid that killed Breonna Taylor, prompting the judge to declare a mistrial. Hankison’s attorney, Stewart Mathews, countered that he was acting quickly to help his fellow officers, who he believed were …

Mistrial declared for Texas officer in fatal shooting of an unarmed man
1 year, 1 month ago

Mistrial declared for Texas officer in fatal shooting of an unarmed man

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A mistrial was declared Wednesday for a Texas police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man in Austin. The mistrial for Austin Officer Christopher Taylor was announced by Judge Dayna Blazey after jurors were unable to reach a verdict following five days of deliberations. The woman who said she made the call, Meko Scott, testified …

Jury in Breonna Taylor federal civil rights trial opens deliberations in case of ex-officer
1 year, 1 month ago

Jury in Breonna Taylor federal civil rights trial opens deliberations in case of ex-officer

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A jury began deliberations Monday afternoon at the federal trial of a former Louisville police officer accused of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights by opening fire on her apartment the night she was killed in a botched raid. A federal prosecutor said in closing arguments Monday that Hankison “sent bullets flying” into Taylor’s apartment and an adjoining …

Former Louisville officer charged in Breonna Taylor raid says he was defending fellow officers
1 year, 2 months ago

Former Louisville officer charged in Breonna Taylor raid says he was defending fellow officers

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The ex-Louisville police officer on trial for firing into Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night she was killed testified Thursday he had to react quickly after a fellow officer was shot in the leg during the drug raid. Brett Hankison said he saw a muzzle flash come from inside Taylor’s hallway after officers knocked down the door in …

Breonna Taylor’s neighbor testified son was nearly shot by officer’s stray bullets during 2020 raid
1 year, 2 months ago

Breonna Taylor’s neighbor testified son was nearly shot by officer’s stray bullets during 2020 raid

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Breonna Taylor’s neighbor recalled her horror as police bullets flew into her apartment near her sleeping son as a federal trial for the former Louisville officer who fired those shots began Thursday. Brett Hankison fired 10 shots during the botched raid in March 2020 that left Taylor dead, though it was another officer who fatally shot the …

Ex-cop who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment in flawed, fatal raid goes on trial again
1 year, 2 months ago

Ex-cop who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment in flawed, fatal raid goes on trial again

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former Louisville police officer who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night she was killed is going on trial in federal court this week for violating Taylor’s civil rights during the botched 2020 raid. Hankison is one of four officers who were charged by the U.S. Department of Justice last year with violating Taylor’s civil rights. …

Ex-cop who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment in fatal raid goes on trial again
1 year, 2 months ago

Ex-cop who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment in fatal raid goes on trial again

LA Times  

Former Louisville Police officer Brett Hankison talks about seeing a subject in a firing stance in the apartment as he is cross-examined in 2022. A former Louisville police officer who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night she was killed is going on trial in federal court this week for violating Taylor’s civil rights during the botched 2020 raid. Hankison …

Ex-officer’s trial date postponed in Breonna Taylor case
1 year, 10 months ago

Ex-officer’s trial date postponed in Breonna Taylor case

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The large volume of evidence collected in the Breonna Taylor case prompted a judge on Wednesday to push back the trial date for a former Kentucky police officer who fired blindly into Taylor’s apartment during the deadly no-knock raid on her apartment in 2020. U.S. District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings moved the trial back about two months …

Feds charge 4 police officers in fatal Breonna Taylor raid
2 years, 5 months ago

Feds charge 4 police officers in fatal Breonna Taylor raid

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The federal government filed civil rights charges Thursday against four Louisville police officers over the drug raid that led to the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman whose fatal shooting helped fuel the racial justice protests that rocked the nation in 2020. Cameron said in a release Thursday evening that his office’s primary task was to …

4 current and former officers federally charged in raid that killed Breonna Taylor
2 years, 5 months ago

4 current and former officers federally charged in raid that killed Breonna Taylor

NPR  

4 current and former officers federally charged in raid that killed Breonna Taylor Enlarge this image toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Four current and former Louisville, Kentucky, police officers were charged Thursday with federal crimes connected to the 2020 death of Breonna Taylor. Charging documents state that three of the officers, Jaynes, Meany and Goodlett, lied in …

Ex-officer cleared in shooting during Breonna Taylor raid
2 years, 10 months ago

Ex-officer cleared in shooting during Breonna Taylor raid

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former Kentucky police officer was found not guilty Thursday on charges he endangered neighbors the night he fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment during a botched drug raid that resulted in Taylor’s death. None of the officers involved in the March 13, 2020, raid were charged with Taylor’s death, and Hankison did not fire any of the …

Ex-officer found not guilty of endangering neighbors in Breonna Taylor raid
2 years, 10 months ago

Ex-officer found not guilty of endangering neighbors in Breonna Taylor raid

LA Times  

A Kentucky jury Thursday cleared a former police officer of charges that he endangered neighbors when he fired shots into an apartment during the 2020 drug raid that ended with Breonna Taylor’s death. Hankison’s attorneys never contested the ballistics evidence, but said he fired 10 bullets because he thought his fellow officers were “being executed.” Hankison had been charged with …

US: Former officer cleared in shooting during Breonna Taylor raid
2 years, 10 months ago

US: Former officer cleared in shooting during Breonna Taylor raid

Al Jazeera  

Jury finds Brett Hankison not guilty of endangering neighbours when he fired through sliding-glass doors of apartment. But in closing arguments on Thursday, prosecutors cast doubt on what Hankison said he saw, challenging whether he could have looked through Taylor’s front door when police broke it open with a battering ram. She said while other officers were in the line …

Fired cop says he did nothing wrong in Breonna Taylor raid
2 years, 10 months ago

Fired cop says he did nothing wrong in Breonna Taylor raid

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Former Louisville detective Brett Hankison testified in his own defense Wednesday about his actions during the police raid that left Breonna Taylor dead, saying the gunfire began with a muzzle flash that illuminated a shadowy silhouette, and he thought it was someone firing an automatic rifle at his fellow officers. “I thought I could put rounds through …

Breonna Taylor killing: Ex-cop says he did nothing wrong in raid
2 years, 10 months ago

Breonna Taylor killing: Ex-cop says he did nothing wrong in raid

Al Jazeera  

Former Louisville detective Brett Hankison has defended his actions during the botched drug raid that killed Taylor in 2020. Hankison said that as a police battering ram broke open Taylor’s door, the blast of a gun lit up the apartment’s hallway and his fellow officer fell wounded in the doorway. “The percussion from that muzzle flash I could feel,” Hankison …

Breonna Taylor neighbor: police raid “so scary and crazy”
2 years, 10 months ago

Breonna Taylor neighbor: police raid “so scary and crazy”

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Breonna Taylor’s next-door neighbor said she was jolted from sleep by the sound of a battering ram as gunfire ripped into her apartment the night of the raid that left Taylor dead. Hankison was fired by police officials months after the early morning narcotics raid of March 13, 2020, for firing “blindly” into Taylor’s apartment. Matt Gelhausen …

Jurors in ex-officer’s trial visit site of Taylor raid
2 years, 10 months ago

Jurors in ex-officer’s trial visit site of Taylor raid

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jurors hearing the case against the only person criminally charged in the raid that resulted in the death of Breonna Taylor stepped off a gold-colored sheriff’s bus Friday and walked silently through the apartment complex where the Louisville woman died almost two years ago. Hankison was not charged in Taylor’s shooting death, but some bullets he fired …

Ex-officer in Breonna Taylor raid said he saw AR-15 fire
2 years, 10 months ago

Ex-officer in Breonna Taylor raid said he saw AR-15 fire

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Brett Hankison said he believed the Louisville officers who raided Breonna Taylor’s apartment were taking fire from an AR-15 rifle, which he said prompted him to fire 10 shots into her apartment. Hankison said as much to investigators about two weeks after his fellow officers fatally shot Taylor during a nighttime raid of the Black woman’s apartment. …

Ex-officer charged in Breonna Taylor raid begins trial
2 years, 10 months ago

Ex-officer charged in Breonna Taylor raid begins trial

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Nearly two years after Breonna Taylor was killed by police, the only Kentucky officer charged criminally in the botched raid went on trial Wednesday for shooting bullets that penetrated Taylor’s neighbors’ apartment. Etherton said he stepped outside after the shooting stopped, looked through Taylor’s open door and heard a man saying “breathe, baby, breathe.” Police ordered him …

Trial begins for ex-police officer charged in Breonna Taylor raid
2 years, 10 months ago

Trial begins for ex-police officer charged in Breonna Taylor raid

Al Jazeera  

Jurors are to tour Taylor’s apartment, hear testimony from police officer during trial expected to take two weeks. The trial of a white former Kentucky police officer charged with wanton endangerment during the 2020 shooting death of Breonna Taylor began on Wednesday, casting a spotlight on another case in the United States that sparked a summer of protests against racial …

Jury seated in trial related to Breonna Taylor’s shooting
2 years, 10 months ago

Jury seated in trial related to Breonna Taylor’s shooting

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A jury has been selected in the trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved in the deadly narcotics raid that left Breonna Taylor dead. Former Louisville officer Brett Hankison’s trial will begin Wednesday morning when lawyers give opening statements. Court officials initially gathered an expanded pool of 250 potential jurors, to account for the widespread publicity …

Breonna Taylor case jury selection reaches end of 1st phase
2 years, 10 months ago

Breonna Taylor case jury selection reaches end of 1st phase

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Lawyers wrapped up their individual questioning of potential jurors Friday in the trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved in the raid that left Breonna Taylor dead. The jury pool in former officer Brett Hankison’s trial was expanded to about 250 people because of widespread publicity and massive protests over Taylor’s death in Louisville in the …

Breonna Taylor case resumes with 1st questioning of jurors
2 years, 11 months ago

Breonna Taylor case resumes with 1st questioning of jurors

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jury selection resumed Tuesday with the first questioning of potential jurors for the trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved in the deadly raid that killed Breonna Taylor. The woman said she had no opinion about Taylor’s death and indicated she could weigh the evidence against Hankison fairly. The jury pool was widened to about 250 …

Ex-cop in Taylor raid seeks partial media ban ahead of trial
2 years, 11 months ago

Ex-cop in Taylor raid seeks partial media ban ahead of trial

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Attorneys for a former Kentucky police officer involved in the raid that left Breonna Taylor dead are seeking to ban news outlets from part of the jury selection process ahead of his criminal trial. Former Louisville Metro Police Officer Brett Hankison is the only officer to be criminally charged for the March 2020 police raid in which …

Report: officers shouldn’t have fired in Breonna Taylor raid
3 years, 8 months ago

Report: officers shouldn’t have fired in Breonna Taylor raid

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville police documents in the deadly Breonna Taylor raid reveal internal disagreements about whether officers were justified in using deadly force, according to a newspaper report. In a review of the fatal shooting from December, a Louisville police investigator wrote in a report that officers serving the narcotics warrant shouldn’t have returned fire when Taylor’s boyfriend shot …

Police chief reprimands officer over Breonna Taylor email
3 years, 8 months ago

Police chief reprimands officer over Breonna Taylor email

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville’s police chief has reprimanded the sergeant who was shot during the raid on Breonna Taylor’s apartment for an email he sent that was critical of department leadership. Jonathan Mattingly sent the late-night email in September, writing that he and other officers “did the legal, moral and ethical thing” the night of the deadly raid. Mattingly also …

Federal look into Breonna Taylor’s death casts a wider net
3 years, 9 months ago

Federal look into Breonna Taylor’s death casts a wider net

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Their numbers have dwindled since protesters first flooded Louisville’s streets after police fatally shot Breonna Taylor in her home a year ago, but their push for justice has never waned. “We’ve been failed every single time from every level of government, and we need a freaking break.” That could come in the form of the ongoing inquiry …

Fired officer in Breonna Taylor case wants trial venue moved
3 years, 11 months ago

Fired officer in Breonna Taylor case wants trial venue moved

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former Louisville police officer facing criminal charges in the Breonna Taylor raid said his trial can’t be held in Louisville because of publicity about the case, news outlets report. Former Louisville Metro Police Detective Brett Hankison was charged with wanton endangerment for firing his weapon into Taylor’s apartment the night she died. In a motion filed …

Two detectives involved in Breonna Taylor’s death are fired
4 years ago

Two detectives involved in Breonna Taylor’s death are fired

LA Times  

Louisville, Ky., police detectives Joshua Jaynes, left, and Myles Cosgrove have been fired for their part in Breonna Taylor’s death. Investigators said Cosgrove fired 16 rounds into the apartment after police breached the front door and Taylor’s boyfriend fired a shot at them. Gentry cited Cosgrove’s statements to internal investigators that he began shooting at a “distorted shadowy mass” after …

Officers connected to Taylor’s death could face dismissal
4 years ago

Officers connected to Taylor’s death could face dismissal

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville police have taken steps that could result in the firing of two officers connected to Breonna Taylor’s death — the one who sought the no-knock search warrant that led detectives to her apartment and another found to have opened fire. “Detective Jaynes and I will show up for the pretermination hearing to try to convince acting …

Fired cop charged over Breonna Taylor's death thought his colleagues were 'being executed'
4 years, 3 months ago

Fired cop charged over Breonna Taylor's death thought his colleagues were 'being executed'

Daily Mail  

The fired police officer charged over Breonna Taylor's death thought his colleagues were 'being executed' when he opened fire, grand jury recordings reveal. Hankison told investigators, in an interview heard by the grand jury, that Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, had told him 'she was the one who shot at us'. The fired Kentucky officer indicted on minor charges in the …

Fired police officer thought his colleagues were being ‘executed’ during Breonna Taylor raid, grand jury recordings show
4 years, 3 months ago

Fired police officer thought his colleagues were being ‘executed’ during Breonna Taylor raid, grand jury recordings show

CNN  

CNN — The former Louisville police officer charged for his actions during the raid at Breonna Taylor’s apartment said he fired his weapon because he thought his colleagues were being “executed,” recordings from grand jury proceedings show. Stewart Matthews, an attorney for Hankison, told CNN on Friday that he hasn’t received copies of the grand jury recordings but hasn’t seen …

Breonna Taylor cops knocked three times, grand jury testimony reveals
4 years, 3 months ago

Breonna Taylor cops knocked three times, grand jury testimony reveals

Daily Mail  

The fired Kentucky officer indicted on minor charges in the Breonna Taylor case told investigators that the EMT's boyfriend initially claimed she was the one who shot at officers when they entered her apartment, grand jury testimony reveals. Hankison told investigators, in an interview heard by the grand jury, that Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, had told him 'she was the …

Breonna Taylor case: Officer charged pleads not guilty to wanton endangerment charges
4 years, 3 months ago

Breonna Taylor case: Officer charged pleads not guilty to wanton endangerment charges

CNN  

CNN — The former Louisville police officer charged in connection to Breonna Taylor’s killing pleaded not guilty Monday to three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment. A grand jury instead leveled three counts of felony wanton endangerment against the ex-detective for blindly firing 10 shots into Taylor’s home, state Attorney General Daniel Cameron said last week. Charges against Hankison Hankison fired …

Police officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting fired
4 years, 6 months ago

Police officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting fired

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro police department has fired one of the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, more than three months after the 26-year-old Black woman was killed in her home. A termination letter sent to Officer Brett Hankison released by the city’s police department Tuesday said Hankinson violated procedures by showing “extreme indifference …

Louisville's Police Department Fires An Officer Involved In Breonna Taylor's Death
4 years, 6 months ago

Louisville's Police Department Fires An Officer Involved In Breonna Taylor's Death

NPR  

Louisville's Police Department Fires An Officer Involved In Breonna Taylor's Death Enlarge this image toggle caption Agustin Paullier/AFP via Getty Images Agustin Paullier/AFP via Getty Images Kentucky's Louisville Metro Police Department is firing one of the police officers involved in the shooting death of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor, saying that Brett Hankison "displayed an extreme indifference to the value of human …

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