{"id":2330205,"date":"2024-08-23T17:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T21:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-throws-out-felony-charges-against-ex-louisville-police-officers-who-shot-breonna-taylor-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T17:06:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T21:06:45","slug":"court-throws-out-felony-charges-against-ex-louisville-police-officers-who-shot-breonna-taylor-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-throws-out-felony-charges-against-ex-louisville-police-officers-who-shot-breonna-taylor-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Court throws out felony charges against ex-Louisville police officers who shot Breonna Taylor &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fcourt-throws-out-felony-charges-against-ex-louisville-police-officers-who-shot-breonna-taylor-washington-examiner%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=2330205&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>A federal court has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alvin-bragg-brings-felony-charges-for-fake-vax-cards-gives-violent-perps-a-pass-judge-says-no-way\/\" title=\"Alvin Bragg charges for fake vax cards, ignores violent offenders: Judge disagrees\">dismissed felony charges<\/a> against\u200b former Louisville police officers involved in the shooting\u2062 death of Breonna Taylor in 2020. U.S. District\u2064 Judge Charles Simpson ruled that the\u2063 actions of Taylor&#8217;s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, who fired at police \u200cduring their forced\u200d entry, \u200bwere pivotal in her death, shifting the blame away\u200d from the officers. This ruling contrasts\u2062 with previous conclusions that highlighted a faulty warrant as a contributing factor. The case, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/robert-kennedy-formally-announces-democratic-2024-presidential-campaign\/\" title=\"Robert Kennedy Formally Announces Democratic 2024 Presidential Campaign\">drew significant attention<\/a> and fueled the Black Lives Matter movement, prompted \u200dfederal charges against the officers for falsifying warrant details, but Simpson&#8217;s decision has diminished these to lesser misdemeanors.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Court throws out felony charges against ex-Louisville police officers who shot Breonna Taylor<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1736650\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A federal court judge has thrown out the felony charges against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/law-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ex-police officers\">ex-police officers<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/louisville\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Louisville<\/a>, Kentucky, who shot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/breonna-taylor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Breonna Taylor<\/a> in 2020.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson ruled that the actions of her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, who shot at an officer and hit his leg as they broke down the couple&rsquo;s door because of a drug warrant, caused Taylor&rsquo;s death. The previous ruling was that a bad warrant caused her death.<\/p>\n<p>The death of Taylor heavily contributed to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/black-lives-matter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Black Lives Matter<\/a> movement, which was rejuvenated by the killing of George Floyd several months later.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Merrick Garland announced federal charges against former Louisville Police Detective Joshua Jaynes and former Sgt. Kyle Meany in 2022. Garland accused Jaynes and Meany, who were not present at the raid, of knowing they had falsified part of the warrant and put Taylor in a dangerous situation by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-wray-responds-to-accusations-of-fbis-political-bias-fbi-is-on-the-american-peoples-side\/\" title=\"Chris Wray Responds To Accusations Of FBI\u2019s Political Bias: \u2018FBI Is On The American People\u2019s Side\u2019\">sending armed officers<\/a> to her apartment.<\/p>\n<p>But Simpson wrote in the Tuesday ruling that &ldquo;there is no direct link between the warrantless entry and Taylor&rsquo;s death.&rdquo; Simpson&rsquo;s ruling effectively reduced the civil rights violation charges against Jaynes and Meany, which carried a maximum sentence of life in prison, to misdemeanors.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-refuses-to-stop-vaccine-mandate-from-indiana-university\/\" title=\"Federal Judge Refuses To Stop Vaccine Mandate From Indiana University\">judge declined<\/a> to dismiss a conspiracy charge against Jaynes and another charge against Meany, who is accused of making false statements to investigators. <\/p>\n<p>Simpson concluded that Walker&rsquo;s &ldquo;conduct became the proximate, or legal, cause of Taylor&rsquo;s death.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While the indictment alleges that Jaynes and Meany set off a series of events that ended in Taylor&rsquo;s death, it also alleges that (Walker) disrupted those events when he decided to open fire&rdquo; on the police, Simpson wrote.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A third officer pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in 2022 and is expected to testify against Jaynes and Meany at their trials. A fourth was charged by federal prosecutors in 2022 with endangering the lives of Taylor, Walker, and some of her neighbors when he fired into Taylor&rsquo;s windows, but their trial ended in a hung jury.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the city of Louisville agreed to pay&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/breonna-taylor-boyfriend-kenneth-walker-2-million-louisville-settle-lawsuits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$2 million to settle lawsuits<\/a> that Walker filed in federal and state court.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1736650\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1736650\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal judge has dismissed the felony charges against former Louisville police officers involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor in 2020. U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson determined that the actions of Taylor&#8217;s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, who fired at an officer and struck his leg during a raid related to a drug warrant, were the primary cause of her death. Previously, it was ruled that a faulty warrant led to her death. Taylor&#8217;s death played a significant role in energizing the Black Lives Matter movement, especially following George Floyd&#8217;s killing months later.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced federal charges against former Detective Joshua Jaynes and former Sergeant Kyle Meany for their roles in falsifying parts of the warrant and endangering Taylor by sending armed officers to her home; however, they were not present during the raid. Judge Simpson stated that there was &#8220;no direct link&#8221; between the unlawful entry and Taylor\u2019s death. This ruling effectively downgraded civil rights violation charges against Jaynes and Meany from felonies with potential life sentences to misdemeanors.<\/p>\n<p>Simpson did not dismiss conspiracy charges against Jaynes or another charge against Meany for allegedly making false statements to investigators. He concluded that Walker\u2019s actions were legally responsible for Taylor\u2019s death, noting that while Jaynes and Meany may have initiated events leading up to her death, Walker disrupted those events by firing at police.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, one officer pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in 2022 and is expected to testify against Jaynes and Meany during their trials. Another officer faced federal charges for endangering Taylor and others when he shot into her apartment but resulted in a hung jury at trial. In 2022, Louisville agreed to pay $2 million as part of settlements related to lawsuits filed by Walker in both federal and state courts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2330206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/breonna-taylor-tribute-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[39129,34412,39130],"class_list":["post-2330205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-breonna-taylor","tag-felony-charges","tag-louisville-police"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/breonna-taylor-tribute-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2330205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330205\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2330206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2330205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2330205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2330205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}