Justice Department Announces Civil Rights Charges Against Louisville Cops in Breonna Taylor’s Death

The Justice Department has announced federal charges against Louisville police officers in connection with the 2020 no-knock search warrant death of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor.

Per the Associated Press, civil rights charges have been filed against former officers including Joshua Jaynes, Kelly Goodlett, and Brett Hankison. Additionally, Sgt. Kyle Meany has also been charged.

“The federal charges announce today allege that members of the Place Based Investigations unit falsified the affidavit used to obtain the search warrant of Taylor’s home, that this act violated federal civil rights laws, and that those violations resulted in Ms. Taylor’s death,” U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said at a press conference on Thursday, as seen above.

This story is being updated.