Former officers Joshua Haynes, Kelly Goodlett, and Brett Hankison and current Sergeant Kyle Meany were charged in two separate indictments.
, who was shot during a law enforcement raid at her apartment two years ago, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday.
“Federal charges announced today allege that members of the place based Investigations Unit falsified the affidavit used to obtain the search warrant of Ms. Taylor’s home,” Garland said.In March 2020, Louisville cops shot and killed Taylor, a 26-year-old black medical worker, when they attempted to carry out the no-knock warrant at her home. During the incident, her boyfriend fired at the officers, believing an intruder was entering the apartment.
Jaynes and Goodlett have also been accused of conspiring to “mislead federal, state, and local authorities” investigating the incident after Taylor’s death. “Community Safety dictates that police officers use their weapons only when necessary to defend their own lives or the lives of others and even then, that they must do so with great care and caution,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said.
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