Prosecutors ask appeals court to let ex-officer convicted in Breonna Taylor raid out of prison
The U.S. Department of Justice is arguing that former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison, convicted of using excessive force during the Breonna Taylor raid, should be released from prison while he appeals his conviction.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (FOX 56) — Nearly a year after his conviction, former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison has been ordered to turn himself in on Thursday to serve his prison sentence. In November 2024, a federal jury found Hankison guilty of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights during a 2020 police…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (FOX 56) — A judge dismissed the most serious felony charges for two former LMPD officers indicted in connection with the police raid that killed Breonna Taylor. Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany are accused of lying on the search warrant used by police to burst into Taylor's apartment.…
A federal judge on Monday sentenced a former Kentucky police officer to nearly three years in prison for using excessive force during the deadly Breonna Taylor raid five years ago, rebuffing a U.S. Department of Justice recommendation of no prison time for the defendant. Brett Hankison, who fired 10 shots during the raid but…