US Attorney General Merrick Garland introduced federal costs in opposition to former officers Joshua Jaynes, Brett Hankison and Kelly Goodlett, together with Sergeant Kyle Meany, on Thursday (early on Friday AEST).
Garland mentioned federal officers “share but cannot fully imagine the grief” felt by Taylor’s household.
“Breonna Taylor should be alive today,” he mentioned.
Taylor, a 26-year-old Black medical employee, was shot to loss of life by Louisville officers who had knocked down her door whereas executing the search warrant.
Taylor’s boyfriend fired a shot that hit one of many officers as they got here via the door they usually returned fireplace, placing Taylor a number of occasions.
Hankison, who was dismissed from the division in 2020, was one of many officers at Taylor’s door and one among three who fired photographs that night time.
He was acquitted by a jury of state costs of wanton endangerment earlier this 12 months in Louisville.
Jaynes had utilized for the warrant to look Taylor’s home. He was fired in January 2021 by former Louisville Police interim chief Yvette Gentry for violating division requirements within the preparation of a search warrant execution and for being “untruthful” within the Taylor warrant.
Source: www.9news.com.au
