{"id":121161,"date":"2024-11-02T09:36:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T02:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121161"},"modified":"2024-11-02T09:36:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T02:36:51","slug":"ex-officer-brett-hankison-violated-breonna-taylors-civil-rights-in-deadly-raid-jury-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121161","title":{"rendered":"Ex-officer Brett Hankison violated Breonna Taylor&#8217;s civil rights in deadly raid, jury finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">A jury on Friday found a former Louisville, Kentucky, police officer guilty of violating Breonna Taylor\u2019s civil rights in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/black-woman-shot-killed-after-kentucky-police-entered-her-home-n1205651\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">botched raid that led to her death<\/a>, NBC affiliate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wave3.com\/2024\/11\/01\/jurors-deliver-split-verdict-brett-hankison-case\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=snd&amp;utm_content=wave\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WAVE of Louisville reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The jury earlier Friday found Brett Hankison not guilty of a second count that accused him of violating the civil rights of Taylor\u2019s neighbor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Hankison fired 10 shots into Taylor\u2019s apartment during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/breonna-taylor-s-death-ignites-debate-no-knock-warrants-louisville-n1208156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 13, 2020<\/a>, raid but none of them struck anyone. Some of his shots also flew into a neighboring apartment. Hankison was not charged with fatally shooting Taylor. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Hankison, 48, was being retried by the Justice Department after a first jury deadlocked on both counts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/breonna-taylor-brett-hankison-mistrial-rcna124891\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ending in a mistrial<\/a>, in November 2023.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241030-brett-hankison-se-212p-ce1f9d.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241030-brett-hankison-se-212p-ce1f9d.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241030-brett-hankison-se-212p-ce1f9d.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241030-brett-hankison-se-212p-ce1f9d.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241030-brett-hankison-se-212p-ce1f9d.jpg\" alt=\"Brett Hankison answers questions \" height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Former Louisville Police Officer Brett Hankison is questioned by his defense attorney, March 2, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. <\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Timothy D. Easley \/ AP Pool file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">In 2020, police were at Taylor\u2019s apartment seeking evidence in a narcotics investigation that targeted her ex-boyfriend, who lived at a different address at the time. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/breonna-taylor-s-death-ignites-debate-no-knock-warrants-louisville-n1208156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">During the raid<\/a>, officers opened fire, killing Taylor, 26, who was Black, after her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/breonna-taylor-s-boyfriend-files-civil-complaint-against-louisville-police-n1238990\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boyfriend<\/a> fired a single shot toward the front door, believing an intruder had broken in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Hankison testified that he had to act quickly because he believed his fellow officers were being executed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x styles_noCaption__KOOim\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241030-breonna-taylor-se-203p-9208c5.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241030-breonna-taylor-se-203p-9208c5.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241030-breonna-taylor-se-203p-9208c5.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241030-breonna-taylor-se-203p-9208c5.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241030-breonna-taylor-se-203p-9208c5.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Breonna Taylor at a march\" height=\"1666\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Apu Gomes \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">He has faced three trials in two years. Before his federal trials, he was accused of endangering Taylor\u2019s neighbors but was found not guilty of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/former-louisville-police-officer-brett-hankison-charged-breonna-taylor-s-n1238036\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wanton endangerment<\/a> charges in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">His latest trial in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky lasted about two weeks. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In the current trial, the jury found Hankison not guilty of violating the neighbor\u2019s rights and then returned to deliberate on the count regarding Taylor herself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The jury later came back with a guilty verdict on the Taylor count, WAVE reported around 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The charge that Hankison was convicted on carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">Some members of the jury were in tears as the verdict was read, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/breonna-taylor-brett-hankison-kentucky-louisville-3eccaf41592f8172e66e3557556a89be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Associated Press reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"articleDevelopingTag\">\n<p>This is a<span class=\"articleDevelopingTag__content--red\"> developing <\/span>story. Please check back for updates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline-contributors articleBylineContainer\">\n<div class=\"expanded-byline article-expanded-byline\" data-activity-map=\"expanded-byline-article-bottom\">\n<div class=\"byline-thumbnail byline-thumbnail--has-image expanded-byline__thumbnail\" data-testid=\"byline-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/melissa-chan-ncpn1293642\"><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/newscms\/2022_28\/3562183\/melissa-chan-byline-2022.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2022_28\/3562183\/melissa-chan-byline-2022.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2022_28\/3562183\/melissa-chan-byline-2022.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"\/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline-name expanded-byline__name\" data-testid=\"byline-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/melissa-chan-ncpn1293642\">Melissa Chan<\/a><\/span><span class=\"byline-social expanded-byline__social\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/melissalchan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/mailto:Melissa.Chan1@nbcuni.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-email\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline__bio-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"byline-bio expanded-byline__bio\">Melissa Chan is a reporter for NBC News Digital with a focus on veterans\u2019 issues, mental health in the military and gun violence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline article-expanded-byline\" data-activity-map=\"expanded-byline-article-bottom\">\n<div class=\"byline-thumbnail byline-thumbnail--has-image expanded-byline__thumbnail\" data-testid=\"byline-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/phil-helsel-ncpn115631\"><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/newscms\/2024_16\/3645833\/230208-phil-helsel-headshots-14-mjf.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2024_16\/3645833\/230208-phil-helsel-headshots-14-mjf.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2024_16\/3645833\/230208-phil-helsel-headshots-14-mjf.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"\/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline-name expanded-byline__name\" data-testid=\"byline-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/phil-helsel-ncpn115631\">Phil Helsel<\/a><\/span><span class=\"byline-social expanded-byline__social\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilHelsel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/mailto:philip.helsel@nbcuni.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-email\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline__bio-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"byline-bio expanded-byline__bio\">Phil Helsel is a reporter for NBC News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Associated Press<!-- --> <!-- -->contributed<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/brett-hankison-breonna-taylor-guilty-civil-rights-rcna178056\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A jury on Friday found a former Louisville, Kentucky, police officer guilty of violating Breonna Taylor\u2019s civil rights in a botched raid that led to her death, NBC affiliate WAVE &hellip; 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