Breonna Taylor

Joshua Jaynes and Brett Hankison were arrested Thursday morning by the FBI, according to attorneys for the former Louisville Metro Police officers.

"Today is an important day in that process and in the journey toward justice," Fischer, a Democrat, added. Earlier this year, a jury found Hankison not guilty of wanton endangerment charges that related to bullets he fired into an occupied, neighboring apartment during the raid at Taylor's apartment. "Instead, I’ll continue to speak with the love and respect that is consistent with our values as Kentuckians." A year later, two other LMPD officers were convicted this past June of federal civil rights violations related to the investigation. Detective Myles Cosgrove, who fired the shot that killed Taylor, and Hankison were previously terminated by LMPD for their actions. "This case and the loss of Ms. Taylor’s life have generated national attention. "Our primary task was to investigate whether the officers who executed the search warrant were criminally responsible for Ms. Taylor’s death under state law," Cameron tweeted. "We will continue to seek justice in the civil courts as well. Walker said he fired a single shot from his legally owned handgun, hitting one of the officers, Detective Jonathan Mattingly, in the thigh and severing an artery. He was the sole officer indicted on state charges by a grand jury led by Attorney General Daniel Cameron's office. All the homes were in the West End except Taylor's apartment. It was not immediately clear if Goodlett had an attorney to comment on her behalf, with Butler also appearing for Hankison but only for the initial court appearance.

Four current and former Louisville police officers involved in the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor's home -- including detectives who worked on the search ...

Clarke said in a statement, "Since the founding of our nation, the Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution has guaranteed that all people have a right to be secure in their homes, free from false warrants, unreasonable searches and the use of unjustifiable and excessive force by the police. Both men "knew that the execution of the search warrant would be carried out by armed LMPD officers, and could create a dangerous situation both for those officers and for anyone who happened to be in Taylor's home," it said. We are grateful for the diligence and dedication of the FBI and the DOJ as they investigated what led to Breonna's murder and what transpired afterwards. State prosecutors charged only Hankison in connection with the shooting. "Interim Chief (Yvette) Gentry not only made the wrong decision, but also sent an ominous message to every sworn officer of the Louisville Metro Police Department." Her death, along with that of other Black people at the hands of law enforcement -- including George Floyd Jaynes falsified a report in hopes of impeding a criminal probe into Taylor's death; Meany also made false statements, the statement said. In 2020, Crump and his team secured a settlement that paid Taylor's family $12 million Hankison, who fired 10 shots into Taylor's home and was acquitted on state wanton endangerment charges earlier this year, was indicted on two federal counts of deprivation of rights under color of law. In addition to civil rights offenses, federal authorities charged the four with unlawful conspiracies, unconstitutional use of force and obstruction, Garland said. Ex-detective Brett Hankison is alleged to have "willfully used unconstitutionally excessive force ... when he fired his service weapon into Taylor's apartment through a covered window and covered glass door." Taylor's mom, Tamika Palmer, said she's waited 874 days for federal charges to be filed and has beaten "everything sent to break" her.

The U.S. Justice Department has charged four Kentucky police officers involved in the deadly raid that killed Breonna Taylor with civil rights violations.

Hankison told a Kentucky grand jury that he opened fire once the shooting started. Hankison and Jaynes were previously fired by the department. Current Det. Kelly Goodlett was charged with conspiring with Jaynes to falsify the warrant and then cover up the falsification. Federal charges allege that the affidavit used to secure the warrant for Taylor's residence was falsified. The U.S. Justice Department has charged four Kentucky police officers involved in the deadly raid that killed Breonna Taylor with civil rights violations. Taylor was shot to death on March 13, 2020, by Louisville, Ky., officers who had knocked down her door while executing a search warrant.

(AP) — The U.S. Justice Department announced civil rights charges Thursday against four Louisville police officers over the drug raid that led to the death of ...

Jaynes had applied for the warrant to search Taylor’s house. Taylor was shot to death by Louisville officers who had knocked down her door while executing the search warrant. Bullets flew into a neighbor’s apartment, nearly striking one man. “Breonna Taylor should be alive today,” he said. Garland said the officers at Taylor’s home just after midnight on March 13, 2020, “were not involved in the drafting of the warrant, and were unaware of the false and misleading statements.” Hankison was the only officer charged Thursday who was on the scene that night. The charges are another effort to hold law enforcement accountable for the killing of the 26-year-old medical worker after one of the officers was acquitted of state charges earlier this year.

Le ministre américain de la Justice a annoncé des poursuites fédérales contre quatre policiers impliqués dans la mort de Breonna Taylor.

Le nom de la jeune femme avait alors été scandé dans toutes les manifestations antiracistes de l’été. «C’est un énorme pas vers la justice», a commenté le célèbre avocat Ben Crump, qui représente cette famille et de nombreuses victimes noires de violences policières. «Il est temps que les policiers impliqués arrêtent de se couvrir et acceptent leurs responsabilités dans la mort de cette jeune femme noire innocente», a-t-il ajouté. Le mandat assurait que les policiers avaient vérifié que l’ancien petit ami de Breonna Taylor avait reçu des colis au domicile de cette dernière. «MM. Jaynes et Goodlett savaient que ce n’était pas vrai», a précisé le ministre. «Les accusés savaient que le mandat contenait des informations fausses et trompeuses, et que d’autres (informations) avaient été omises», a expliqué Merrick Garland. Ils «savaient que cela pouvait créer une situation dangereuse et nous soutenons que ces actes illégaux ont entraîné la mort de Mlle Taylor», a-t-il ajouté. La justice fédérale a finalement décidé de l’inculper pour «usage excessif de la force». «Il a tiré dix coups de feu par une fenêtre et une porte-fenêtre couvertes de rideaux occultants», a justifié le ministre de la Justice. Un des agent est accusé d’«usage excessif de la force», les trois autres d’avoir «falsifié» le mandat de perquisition à l’origine de l’opération, a précisé le ministre Merrick Garland lors d’une conférence de presse.

Three officers are charged with knowingly using false information to obtain a search warrant to search Taylor's home. A fourth officer was charged with ...

Until Thursday, Hankison had been the only officer to face charges in connection with the raid. “The Justice Department is committed to defending and protecting the civil rights of every person in this country. Hankison and Jaynes were previously fired by the department. Current Detective Kelly Goodlett was charged with conspiring with Jaynes to falsify the warrant and then cover up the falsification. Instead, mostly what he heard was other police firing their weapons. Louisville police on Thursday began the process of firing Meany and Goodlett, the department said in a statement.

Le 13 mars 2020, trois agents de la police de Louisville, la plus grande ville du Kentucky, avaient fait irruption en pleine nuit au domicile de Breonna Taylor, ...

Le nom de la jeune femme avait alors été scandé dans toutes les manifestations antiracistes de l’été. Le mandat assurait que les policiers avaient vérifié que l’ancien petit ami de Breonna Taylor avait reçu des colis au domicile de cette dernière. « MM. Jaynes et Goodlett savaient que ce n’était pas vrai », a précisé le secrétaire. « Les accusés savaient que le mandat contenait des informations fausses et trompeuses, et que d’autres [informations] avaient été omises », a expliqué Merrick Garland. Ils « savaient que cela pouvait créer une situation dangereuse et nous soutenons que ces actes illégaux ont entraîné la mort de Mlle Taylor », a-t-il ajouté. La justice fédérale a finalement décidé de l’inculper pour « usage excessif de la force ». « Il a tiré dix coups de feu par une fenêtre et une porte-fenêtre couvertes de rideaux occultants », a justifié le secrétaire de la Justice. Un des agents est accusé d’« usage excessif de la force », les trois autres d’avoir « falsifié » le mandat de perquisition à l’origine de l’opération, a précisé le procureur général des États-Unis, Merrick Garland, lors d’une conférence de presse. Plus de deux ans après le drame et alors que la justice locale avait passé l’éponge, quatre policiers américains ont été inculpés jeudi par le Département de la Justice des États-Unis pour leur rôle dans la mort de la jeune femme noire Breonna Taylor devenue l’un des visages du mouvement Black Lives Matter.

L'attorney général, Merrick Garland, a notamment annoncé que le policier acquitté par un jury au mois de mars était lui aussi poursuivi « pour usage ...

Le 13 mars 2020, trois agents de la police de Louisville avaient fait irruption en pleine nuit au domicile de Breonna Taylor, une aide-soignante de 26 ans, dans le cadre d’une enquête pour trafic de stupéfiants visant son ancien petit ami. La justice fédérale, qui a mené son enquête en parallèle, a finalement décidé de le poursuivre « pour usage excessif de la force », a annoncé l’attorney général, Merrick Garland, lors d’une conférence de presse. « Les accusés savaient que le mandat contenait des informations fausses et trompeuses et que d’autres avaient été omises », a expliqué M. Garland lors d’une conférence de presse.

Le ministre américain de la Justice a annoncé des poursuites fédérales contre quatre policiers impliqués dans la mort de l'Afro-Américaine Breonna Taylor.

Elle a également inculpé trois de ses anciens collègues pour avoir menti sur le mandat de perquisition à l'origine du drame. L’histoire de Breonna Taylor a fait d’elle une icône du mouvement Black Lives Matter. En 2020, l’Afro-Américaine était abattue dans son appartement situé à Louisville, dans l’Etat du Kentucky. Deux ans plus tard, ce jeudi 4 août, le ministre américain de la justice a annoncé des poursuites contre quatre policiers. Le ministre américain de la Justice a annoncé ce jeudi des poursuites fédérales contre quatre policiers impliqués dans la mort de l’Afro-Américaine Breonna Taylor, abattue dans son appartement de Louisville en 2020.

Four current and former Louisville officers were charged in connection with the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor, accused of falsifying information ...

Jaynes was previously fired by Louisville police for allegedly violating department policies in preparing the warrant for Taylor’s home. Hankison, 46, is accused of willfully using unconstitutional force for firing shots through Taylor’s patio door, covered with blinds and a blackout curtain, during the raid, according to a second indictment. A separate Justice Department charging document accuses Goodlett of conspiring with Jaynes to falsify the search warrant and cover up their actions afterward. The federal indictments described officers from the Louisville police department’s Place-Based Investigations unit as pursuing a reckless narcotics trafficking case in the city’s West End, allegedly conspiring to falsify information on a search warrant affidavit even though they knew it could place occupants of Taylor’s apartment in danger. Prosecutors allege that Jaynes, 40, and Meany, 35, relied on “false, misleading and outdated information” in seeking the warrant. An attorney for Jaynes did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A Louisville police spokesperson said in a statement that Chief Erika Shields “began termination procedures” for Meany and Goodlett on Thursday. “Until anyone says differently, these men are not guilty of any crime.” It was not immediately clear whether Goodlett and Meany have attorneys. The charges announced Thursday are the first federal counts stemming from Taylor’s death. Former detective Brett Hankison, who fired 10 shots through Taylor’s patio door even though he could not see who he was shooting at, is charged with two counts of deprivation of rights under color of law. While the officers knocked, there is disagreement about whether they identified themselves as police.

In a separate indictment, former Louisville police officer Hankison faces civil rights charges in which he's accused of using excessive force for firing 10 ...

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