U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Thursday (August 4) that the Department of Justice has filed federal charges against Brett Hankison, detective Joshua Jaynes, former Louisville detective Kelly Goodlett, and sergeant Kyle Meany in connection with the 2020 death of Breonna Taylor. Garland added, "Among other things, the affidavit falsely claimed that officers had verified that the target of the alleged drug trafficking operation had received packages at Ms. Taylor's address. In fact, defendants Jaynes and Goodlett knew that was not true." Prosecutors also allege that Jaynes and Goodlett agreed to tell investigators a false story about the deadly raid. Hankison has been charged in a two-count indictment for deprivation of rights under color of law, both of which are civil rights offenses.

Source: ABC News August 04, 2022 18:11 UTC