Kentucky Ex-Cop Convicted In Death Of Breonna Taylor

The Associated Press reports:

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 raid.

Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, celebrated the verdict with friends outside the federal courthouse, saying: “It took a lot of time. It took a lot of patience. It was hard. The jurors took their time to really understand that Breonna deserved justice.”

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A jury has convicted a former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during a botched and deadly raid in 2020. https://t.co/KsxL0cwPfj

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