Jury convicts former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid

Breonna Taylor Case: Former Kentucky Officer Brett Hankison Convicted Of Using Excessive Force

Former Kentucky police officer Brett Hankison has been convicted of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor when she died during a botched drug raid in 2020. A jury of six men and six women reached the verdict around 9:30 p.m. on Friday after deliberating for more than 20 hours over three days, the Associated Press reported. Hankison, one of the four officers who faced charges for Taylor’s death, becomes the first convicted officer who was invol…

Jury convicts former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Kentucky police detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during a botched 2020 drug raid that left her dead. The 12-member jury returned the late-night verdict after clearing Brett Hankison earlier in the evening on a charge that he used excessive force on Taylor’s neighbors. It was the first conviction of a Louisville police officer who was involved in the deadly rai…

Ex-Louisville Officer Convicted of Civil Rights Abuse in Breonna Taylor Case

A former Louisville police officer was convicted on Friday of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights during the 2020 raid at her apartment that resulted in her death. The jury found that former officer Brett Hankison used excessive force against Taylor when he fired 10 shots during the botched raid at Taylor’s apartment, though none of his shots struck anyone. Hankison faces a maximum sentence of life in prison for the conviction. The verdict w…

Officer convicted of ‘excessive force’ in death of Breonna Taylor—he fired shots but hit no one

The conviction for excessive force on Taylor was delivered late on Friday evening by the 12-member jury, despite the shots not causing physical harm to anyone.