4 Present, Former Louisville Cops Arrested For Killing Breonna Taylor

The FBI has arrested 4 present and former Louisville cops who have been concerned in killing Breonna Taylor throughout a “no knock” raid, federal authorities say. The information comes slightly over two years after her loss of life, which occurred again in March 2020.

NBC News experiences that former LMPD detectives Kelly Goodlett, Joshua Jaynes and Brett Hankison, together with present Sergeant Kyle Meaney, are all going through federal civil rights expenses following a prolonged investigation into the 26-year-old EMT’s loss of life after she was fatally shot by LMPD officers throughout a search warrant at her house.

Cops executed the search warrant, which the Division of Justice stated was filed with falsified info, at her dwelling concerning her ex-boyfriend and suspected drug seller, Jamarcus Glover.

Cops Falsified Data On “No Knock” Warrant At Taylor’s House

Jaynes, who was fired final 12 months, can also be accused of including a false assertion on his sworn affidavit for the “no knock” warrant, based on officers.

He claimed he verified via a U.S. Postal Inspector that Glover had been having packages of illicit substances delivered to her house. Nonetheless, Jaynes really had acquired the data from a fellow officer, who himself had realized of the packages from Shivley Police, per NBC Information.

Taylor’s loss of life sparked widespread outrage and protests throughout the nation.

Fees Embrace Unconstitutional Use Of Pressure, Illegal Conspiracy, Obstruction Of Justice

The fees, which embody illegal conspiracies, unconstitutional use of power and obstruction of justice, have been introduced by on Thursday by Lawyer Common Merrick Garland and Assistant Lawyer Common Kristen Clarke.

“Breonna Taylor must be alive as we speak,” Garland stated. “The Justice Division is dedicated to defending and defending the civil rights of each particular person on this nation.”

 

Garland added that though Hankison was cleared of legal expenses for wanton endangerment earlier this 12 months, he’s nonetheless going through two civil proper expenses, based on the outlet.

Hankison is accused of firing photographs via Taylor’s window and sliding glass door and had been the one officer charged in connection to Taylor’s loss of life previous to Thursday’s announcement.

One Officer Lied To FBI, Investigation Into Misconduct By LMPD Stays Ongoing

One other indictment filed on Thursday alleges that Hankison fired ten extra occasions after Taylor was shot, based on the outlet.

Courtroom paperwork state that Jaynes and Goodlett “knowingly falsified” a doc created after her loss of life, and claimed that the pair had allegedly met in a storage in Might 2020 to debate telling investigators a false story to “cowl up their illegal conduct.”

In the meantime, Sergeant Kyle Meaney reportedly “lied to the FBI” throughout its investigation into Taylors loss of life, and has additionally been equally charged.

Assistant Lawyer Common Clarke added {that a} civil investigation into the sample of legislation enforcement misconduct by the LMPD stays ongoing.