A jury in Kentucky has acquitted the only former or current police officer charged in the raid that left Breonna Taylor dead. Brett Hankison, a former detective for the Louisville Metro Police, was found not guilty on three counts of wanton endangerment. Hankison, 45, participated in the March 13, 2020 raid of Taylor’s apartment. The officers were serving a search warrant on Taylor’s boyfriend Kenneth Walker, who was believed to be involved in a drug trafficking scheme. After knocks weren’t answered, officers burst in and spotted Taylor and Walker. Walker opened fire, prompting the officers to fire back. Hankison fired 10 rounds, investigators found. Walker saw an attempted murder of a police officer charge dropped in 2020. Hankison, who was fired by the police department for violating its rules, faced up to 15 years in jail if convicted. During the trial, lawyers for the defendant argued that he acted lawfully …
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta