Officer in raid that killed Breonna Taylor could face single-day sentence, DOJ says
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, USA, JUL 17 – The Department of Justice seeks leniency for Brett Hankison, citing no direct harm to Breonna Taylor and his lack of prior convictions, while recommending one day in jail and supervised release.
- Brett Hankison, a former Louisville police officer found guilty of infringing on Breonna Taylor’s rights during a 2020 police raid, is set to be sentenced on July 21, 2025.
- Hankison discharged his weapon ten times into Taylor's residence by firing through a glass door after Taylor's boyfriend shot an officer during a flawed no-knock raid in March 2020.
- Federal prosecutors charged Hankison in 2022 for endangering Taylor, her boyfriend, and neighbors after bullets went into adjacent apartments, and a mistrial was declared in 2023 before retrial in October 2024.
- The Department of Justice is seeking a sentence that includes one day already served in custody, a $100 penalty, and a supervised release period lasting three years, emphasizing that Hankison did not discharge his weapon at Taylor and that no substances were found at the residence.
- This sentencing recommendation, if accepted, could fuel tensions with activists who view it as insufficient accountability despite the case's role in nationwide protests and scrutiny of no-knock warrants.
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A sentence—finally—but still no justice for Breonna Taylor
Attorney Ben Crump (left), stands beside Tamika Palmer, mother of Breonna Taylor, and Kenneth Walker, Taylor's boyfriend, outside the federal courthouse calling the sentencing offers “a start,” though it remains uncertain whether true justice was served for Breonna. The post A sentence—finally—but still no justice for Breonna Taylor appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers.
Ongoing fight to win justice for Breonna Taylor
It was two months before the notorious videotaped lynching of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, by white Minneapolis police officers. On March 13, 2020, Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black emergency medical technician, was fatally shot by white police officers in Louisville, Kentucky. Taylor wa
DOJ's Leniency Request for Hankinson Sparks Outrage - Dallas Weekly
In 2024, when a federal jury convicted a former Louisville cop for his role in the botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor, he faced life behind bars. But last week, the Department of Justice — under new leadership hand-picked by President Donald Trump — argued that the defendant is carrying a heavy “emotional burden” and shouldn’t serve more than a day. On Monday, a federal judge said no. In a sharp rebuke of the revamped DOJ, Judge Rebecca Gra…
Breonna Taylor's family "heartbroken" over 1-day sentence
The mother of Breonna Taylor is “heartbroken and angry” at the government’s recommendation of a single-day sentence for the former cop who “blindly” fired 10 shots into her daughter’s home during a botched narcotics raid in 2020. The Department of Justice announced last week that Brett Hankison, a former Louisville Metro Police Department detective, shouldn’t serve jail time for his involvement in Taylor’s death. Hankison is set to be sentenced …
Trump DOJ seeking one day in prison for ex-officer in Breonna Taylor case is 'insulting': Ben Crump
The Justice Department is seeking no prison time for a former officer who blindly shot into Breonna Taylor’s home during a botched 2020 raid that sparked a federal inquiry into policing in Louisville, Kentucky. Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who represented Taylor's family after her death, joins "PoliticsNation" to discuss.
Justice Department wants no prison time for ex-officer convicted in Breonna Taylor raid
LOUISVILLE — The U.S. Justice Department is recommending an ex-Louisville police officer convicted of using excessive force during the deadly Breonna Taylor raid should serve no prison time, an abrupt about-face after spending years prosecuting the former detective.
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