{"id":2101443,"date":"2023-11-16T21:37:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T02:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-declares-mistrial-for-ex-officer-involved-in-breonna-taylor-raid\/"},"modified":"2023-11-16T21:41:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T02:41:23","slug":"jury-declares-mistrial-for-ex-officer-involved-in-breonna-taylor-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-declares-mistrial-for-ex-officer-involved-in-breonna-taylor-raid\/","title":{"rendered":"Jury Declares Mistrial For Ex-Officer Involved In Breonna Taylor Raid"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjury-declares-mistrial-for-ex-officer-involved-in-breonna-taylor-raid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2101443&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former Louisville Police officer\u2062 Brett \u2062Hankison describes \u2064what\u200d he saw in the apartment of Breonna Taylor during testimony, March 2, 2022, in Louisville, \u200cKy. A federal judge on Thursday, Nov.\u2062 16, 2023 declared \u2063a\u200d mistrial in the trial\u2064 of the former\u2063 Louisville police officer who \u200bfired stray bullets in\u2064 the deadly Breonna Taylor raid. Hankison was \u200bcharged with using excessive force that violated the rights of Taylor, her boyfriend and her next-door \u2062neighbors. The 12-member jury struggled over several days to reach a verdict. (AP Photo\/Timothy D. Easley, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abril Elfi<\/a> <br \/>6:02 PM \u2013 Thursday, November 16, 2023<\/p>\n<p><strong>A mistrial declared in case of former \u200bofficer charged in\u2063 Breonna Taylor raid<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Jury Deadlocked\u2062 in Breonna Taylor Case<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A jury has declared a mistrial in the case\u2063 of Brett Hankinson,\u200c a former officer who was \u200dcharged in connection \u2063to the fatal raid of Breonna Taylor\u2019s \u200bhouse.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, \u2062a federal \u2064judge declared a mistrial in the case of\u200d the former Louisville police officer who was charged with violating the civil rights of Taylor, her boyfriend, and their neighbors, the night \u200cTaylor \u200bwas killed in a police\u2063 raid in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The night of the\u2063 incident, Hankinson fired 10 shots into \u200dTaylor\u2019s\u2063 home after officers came under\u2063 fire during a drug \u200dwarrant\u2063 search on March 13<sup>th<\/sup>, 2020. <\/p>\n<p>Some of the \u2063gun shots reportedly\u2062 flew into a neighboring apartment, but did not strike anyone. The 12-member\u200b jury sent a\u2064 note to U.S. District \u200cJudge Rebecca Grady Jennings that said they were at \u2063an impasse. <\/p>\n<p>During deliberations, the judge reported hearing\u2063 \u201celevated voices\u201d from the\u200d jury room, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-declares-mistrial-in-ex-officer-involved-in-breonna-taylor-raid\/\" title=\"Jury Declares Mistrial In Ex-Officer Involved In Breonna Taylor Raid\">prompting court security agents<\/a> to enter the room. On Thursday, jurors informed the judge\u2062 that they were deadlocked on both \u200bcounts \u2063against\u2063 Hankison and were unable to reach a verdict, prompting Jennings to declare a mistrial.<\/p>\n<p>Federal prosecutors now have to determine if the mistrial \u200ccould\u2062 result in a retrial for Hankison. <\/p>\n<p>Lonita Baker, an attorney for Taylor\u2019s family, spoke to the\u200b press and said that Taylor\u2019s mother, Tamika Palmer, was disappointed\u200c with the outcome but remained encouraged \u201cbecause a mistrial is not an \u200bacquittal.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 August 2022, Hankison was accused in \u200ca two-count indictment with \u2063deprivation of rights\u200b under cover of law, both of which are\u2063 civil rights violations. <\/p>\n<p>According to court filings, he was charged with knowingly depriving Taylor and her boyfriend, Kenneth\u200c Walker, of their constitutional right to be free\u200b from arbitrary seizures, which includes the right to be free from the use of unreasonable force by a police officer during a seizure.<\/p>\n<p>He was also \u200ccharged with willfully depriving Taylor\u2019s neighbors Chelsey Napper, Cody \u2062Etherton, and Zayden Flournoy of their right \u2064to be\u200d free from the deprivation of liberty without \u200ddue process of \u200claw, \u2062which includes the right to be free from a police \u200dofficer\u2019s use of unjustified force.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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The jury, consisting of 12 members, was deadlocked and unable to reach a verdict after several days of deliberation.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred on March 13, 2020, when officers executed a drug warrant at Taylor&#8217;s home. Hankinson fired 10 shots into\u200d Taylor&#8217;s home after the officers came under fire. Some of\u200c the shots entered a \u200dneighboring \u2062apartment \u200bbut \u200ddid not \u2062harm\u2062 anyone.<\/p>\n<p>During the trial, the jury sent a \u200cnote to U.S. District\u2063 Judge Rebecca Grady \u200bJennings, stating that they were \u2062unable to reach \u2062a unanimous\u2062 decision. The judge reported\u200b hearing elevated voices from the jury\u2064 room, and \u200dcourt \u2062security\u200b agents \u200centered the\u2063 room. Ultimately,\u200b the jury\u2063 informed the judge\u200c that they were deadlocked on \u200cboth counts\u200c against Hankinson, leading\u2063 to the declaration of a \u200dmistrial.<\/p>\n<p>Now, federal prosecutors \u2063will have to determine\u200d if \u200da retrial \u200bis warranted for Hankinson. \u2062This outcome has left Taylor&#8217;s mother, Tamika Palmer, \u2062disappointed but encouraged, as a mistrial is not an acquittal.<\/p>\n<p>Hankinson \u200bwas indicted in August 2022, with two counts of deprivation of rights under the cover of law, which are civil\u2063 rights violations. The charges alleged that he\u200b knowingly deprived Taylor and her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, of \u200ctheir constitutional rights to be free from arbitrary \u200cseizures and the \u200duse of unreasonable force by a police officer. He was also \u2062accused of willfully depriving Taylor&#8217;s\u2062 neighbors of\u2062 their right to\u2064 be free\u200b from\u200c the deprivation of liberty without due process of\u200c law.<\/p>\n<p>The mistrial\u200c in this case highlights the\u2062 challenges of seeking justice in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sitting-members-of-congress-and-more-commemorate-ferguson-police-shooting-by-lying-about-it\/\" title=\"Sitting Members Of Congress \u2014 And More \u2014 Commemorate Ferguson Police Shooting By Lying About It\">cases involving police officers<\/a>. While\u2064 disappointed, Taylor&#8217;s family remains hopeful that the pursuit of justice will continue. The mistrial does \u2063not represent an\u200d acquittal and leaves \u2063the \u2062possibility open for \u200ba retrial. The final decision rests with federal prosecutors who will now have to carefully consider their next\u2063 steps.<\/p>\n<p>To \u200bstay informed and receive\u200b breaking news\u2062 updates, \u2064you \u2064can subscribe \u200bto receive\u2063 news blasts directly to \u2064your inbox for free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Louisville Police officer Brett Hankison describes what he saw in the apartment of Breonna Taylor during testimony, March 2, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. A federal judge on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 declared a mistrial in the trial of the former Louisville police officer who fired stray bullets in the deadly Breonna Taylor raid. 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