More than two years after Breonna Taylor’s death, the current and former police officers involved in the incident now face federal charges
Photo: Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Frontline Actio . The long-awaited development, which was announced by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland at a press conference on Thursday, comes after an in-depth investigation that alleges the Louisville cops lied to get a search warrant and later, after the botched raid on Taylor’s apartment, created a false cover story.
Six months after the tragedy, a Kentucky grand jury decided none of the officers should face charges directly related to Taylor’s death. Now, the federal indictments fill in yet more alleged details of the injustice: Two of the men, officer Joshua Jaynes and former detective Kelly Goodlett, are accused of using a false affidavit to get a search warrant for Taylor’s home, despite having no probable cause to do so.
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