Breonna Taylor: Justice Department Charges 4 Louisville Police Officers Connected To Her Killing
Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed by police in a raid on an apartment where she was sleeping.The charges against defendants Joshua Jaynes, Kyle Meany, Kelly Goodlett and Brett Hankison include various civil rights violations, conspiracy, use of force offenses and obstruction. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the civil rights offenses stem from three officers' alleged falsification of the affidavit used to obtain the search warrant that authorized the raid — which mistakenly targeted Taylor's apartment.«The federal charges announced today allege that members of the place-based investigations unit falsified the affidavit used to obtain the search warrant of Ms.