{"id":121462,"date":"2024-11-03T04:49:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T21:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121462"},"modified":"2024-11-03T04:49:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T21:49:51","slug":"jury-convicts-former-kentucky-officer-of-using-excessive-force-on-breonna-taylor-during-deadly-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121462","title":{"rendered":"Jury convicts former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid"},"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>LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) \u2014 A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Kentucky police detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during a botched 2020 drug raid that left her dead.<\/p>\n<p>The 12-member jury returned the late-night verdict after clearing Brett Hankison earlier in the evening on a charge that he used excessive force on Taylor\u2019s neighbors. <\/p>\n<p>It was the first conviction of a Louisville police officer who was involved in the deadly raid.<\/p>\n<p>Some members of the jury were in tears as the verdict was read around 9:30 p.m. They had earlier indicated to the judge in two separate messages that they were deadlocked on the charge of using excessive force on Taylor, but chose to continue deliberating. The six-man, six-woman jury deliberated for more than 20 hours over three days.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor\u2019s mother, Tamika Palmer, celebrated the verdict with friends outside the federal courthouse, saying: \u201cIt took a lot of time. It took a lot of patience. It was hard. The jurors took their time to really understand that Breonna deserved justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LMPD\/status\/1852801778368344462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a statement<\/a><\/span> posted to social media Saturday, the Louisville Metro Police Department said that it respects the jury\u2019s verdict and that since 2020, it has improved training, practices and policies and implemented reforms emphasizing \u201caccountability and thorough investigations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not lost on us that this event forever altered the fabric of our community, and we acknowledge the pain caused by the death of Breonna Taylor,\u201d the department said. \u201cOur officers are sworn to protect and serve the community, upholding the law with integrity and fairness. We condemn any behavior that runs afoul of the mission to help and protect our citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBreonna Taylor\u2019s life mattered,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Rights Division. \u201cWe hope the jury\u2019s verdict recognizing this violation of Ms. Taylor\u2019s civil and constitutional rights brings some small measure of comfort to her family and loved ones who have suffered so deeply from the tragic events of March 2020.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Hankison fired 10 shots into Taylor\u2019s glass door and windows during the raid, but didn\u2019t hit anyone. Some shots flew into a next-door neighbor\u2019s adjoining apartment. <\/p>\n<p>The death of the 26-year-old Black woman, along with the May 2020 police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked racial injustice protests nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Bernice King, the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., called the verdict \u201ca long-awaited moment of accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile it cannot restore Breonna to her family, it represents a crucial step in the pursuit of justice and a reminder that no one should be above the law,\u201d King said in a social media post Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>A separate jury deadlocked on federal charges against Hankison last year, and he was acquitted on state charges of wanton endangerment in 2022. <\/p>\n<p>The conviction against Hankison carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. He will be sentenced on March 12 by U.S. District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings.<\/p>\n<p>Hankison, 48, argued throughout the trial that <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/breonna-taylor-police-trial-56117ae98215b283845f55ce803bb64c\">he was acting to protect his fellow officers<\/a><\/span> after Taylor\u2019s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, fired on them when they broke down Taylor\u2019s door with a battering ram. <\/p>\n<p>This jury sent a note on Thursday to the judge asking whether they needed to know if Taylor was alive as Hankison fired his shots.<\/p>\n<p>That was a point of contention during closing arguments, when Hankison\u2019s attorney Don Malarcik told the jury that prosecutors must \u201cprove beyond a reasonable doubt that Ms. Taylor was alive\u201d when Hankison fired.<\/p>\n<p>After the jury sent the question, Jennings urged them to keep deliberating. <\/p>\n<p>Walker shot and wounded one of the officers. Hankison testified that when Walker fired, he moved away, rounded the corner of the apartment unit and fired into Taylor\u2019s glass door and a window. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, officers at the door returned Walker\u2019s fire, hitting and killing Taylor, who was in a hallway. <\/p>\n<p>Hankison\u2019s lawyers argued during closing statements Wednesday that Hankison was acting properly \u201cin a very tense, very chaotic environment\u201d that lasted about 12 seconds. They emphasized that Hankison\u2019s shots didn\u2019t hit anyone.<\/p>\n<p>Hankison was one of <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/breonna-taylor-louisville-civil-rights-violations-merrick-garland-b137cccd940652c20e1294363cb01b72\">four officers charged<\/a><\/span> by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2022 with violating Taylor\u2019s civil rights. Hankison\u2019s verdict is the second conviction from those cases. The first was <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/kelly-goodlett-pleads-guilty-breonna-taylor-killing-6dfa31e6b4d2d2609c2ae4edc0ab2ad4\">a plea deal from a former officer<\/a><\/span> who was not at the raid and became a cooperating witness in another case.<\/p>\n<p>Malarcik, Hankison\u2019s attorney, spoke at length during closing arguments about the role of Taylor\u2019s boyfriend, who fired the shot that hit former Sgt. John Mattingly at the door. He said Walker never tried to come to the door or turn the lights on as police were knocking and instead armed himself and hid in the dark.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrett Hankison was 12 inches away from being shot by Kenneth Walker,\u201d Malarcik said.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/breonna-taylor-brett-hankison-federal-charges-kentucky-b1d0fbd78cbcb718c6be310c28e014b9\">Prosecutors said Hankison acted recklessly<\/a><\/span>, firing 10 shots into doors and a window where he couldn\u2019t see a target.<\/p>\n<p>They said in closing arguments that Hankison \u201cviolated one of the most fundamental rules of deadly force: If they cannot see the person they\u2019re shooting at, they cannot pull the trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neither of the officers who shot Taylor \u2014 Mattingly and former Detective Myles Cosgrove \u2014 were charged in Taylor\u2019s death. 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