Felony charges have been dropped against 87 people who were arrested this week on the lawn of Kentucky's attorney general while protesting the response to the death of Breonna Taylor, the top local prosecutor says.
LMPD stands guard outside the home of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron as protesters sit in his front yard Tuesday afternoon.filed by Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer, says drugs were not found in Taylor's home.
On Tuesdays, the protesters marched from a high school to the home of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, where they sat down on his front lawn. Police arrested nearly 100 people, including"Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Porsha Williams and NFL player Kenny Stills, according to NBC affiliateOther charges against the demonstrators, including disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing, remain under review, O'Connell said.
"Officers have to make the best decisions they can with the information they have at the time, and we appreciate that the County Attorney agreed that the officers in this case had probable cause to make the charges they did," Louisville Metro Police Department spokeswoman Jessie Halladay said in a statement.Corey Shapiro, legal director of the group, said Tuesday that he thought Louisville police were using the measure in an attempt to muzzle the protests.
"This action is an overblown, outrageous and inappropriate reaction to a community that is rightfully upset with its government’s delay in holding the police accountable," Shapiro said by email."The only purpose these charges seem to serve is to potentially chill the free speech rights of the protesters."
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