{"id":306219,"date":"2024-08-23T10:34:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T15:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/breonna-taylor-officers-get-dangerous-weapon-charges-dismissed"},"modified":"2024-08-23T10:34:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T15:34:57","slug":"breonna-taylor-officers-get-dangerous-weapon-charges-dismissed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/breonna-taylor-officers-get-dangerous-weapon-charges-dismissed","title":{"rendered":"Breonna Taylor Officers Get &#039;Harmful Weapon&#039; Costs Dismissed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"51.7072927073\">\n<section id=\"cb-ff219280fe27e526f35b16f9849782da\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240823_d41653e15dbc4431ad2e1e17f6bb42b0\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:4a881630-a7e5-4a4b-ad6f-b7214892216c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d4\/4by3\/2024\/08\/23\/d41653e15dbc4431ad2e1e17f6bb42b0_md.jpg\" alt=\"breonna taylor and cops 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ff219280fe27e526f35b16f9849782da--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d4148e6203639d3a34862280961ad865\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>A federal judge is dismissing felony charges against 2 officers who got the warrant to enter <strong>Breonna Taylor<\/strong>&#8216;s home &#8230; with the judge blaming Breonna&#8217;s boyfriend, and not the warrant, for causing her death.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d4148e6203639d3a34862280961ad865--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2e71074c1a35418c01e1a3b9f255e8f9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Here&#8217;s the deal &#8230; in 2022, Detective <strong>Joshua Jaynes<\/strong> and Sgt. <strong>Kyle Meany<\/strong> were charged with submitting a false affidavit to search Taylor&#8217;s home before the raid, and then creating a fake cover story to avoid responsibility after Taylor was killed during the raid.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2e71074c1a35418c01e1a3b9f255e8f9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-80ab4da31655c1d23b04be8b69090a65\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240823_d5fc84c844db40ec913d6db703ed0e8f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:4a881630-a7e5-4a4b-ad6f-b7214892216c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d5\/4by3\/2024\/08\/23\/d5fc84c844db40ec913d6db703ed0e8f_md.jpg\" alt=\"joshua jaynes and Kyle Meany\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-80ab4da31655c1d23b04be8b69090a65--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6cfbfad2f71bd323f631c42fda9143c3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>They were also charged with felonies for using a dangerous weapon to deprive Breonna of her Fourth Amendment right to defend herself against unreasonable search.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6cfbfad2f71bd323f631c42fda9143c3--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-39d8bd7ebd3d3ef1e809aec301fb613c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>But, U.S. District Judge <strong>Charles Simpson<\/strong> says there&#8217;s no link between the warrantless entry and Breonna&#8217;s death &#8212; claiming the immediate cause of her death was the fact her boyfriend <strong>Kenneth Walke<\/strong>r shot at officers, who responded with lethal force.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-39d8bd7ebd3d3ef1e809aec301fb613c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-51ffc1cc300100451c1142c46ba4cedf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>Dropping the weapons charges is huge victory for the officers, who could&#8217;ve gotten life sentences if they&#8217;d been convicted.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-51ffc1cc300100451c1142c46ba4cedf--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-14f4b2a9d94c492888594b7c6140925b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Worth noting, neither Jaynes or Meany were actually at the raid.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-14f4b2a9d94c492888594b7c6140925b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f33a662a33ddf123f1499b3f2b9c8ca3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-b61e6554-99a6-4f87-a0f9-6c92f3d8be3b-557901461-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-b61e6554-99a6-4f87-a0f9-6c92f3d8be3b-557901461-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a6\/16by9\/2020\/10\/08\/a6be3718a07a4833bf0628539b897fb0_md.jpg\" alt=\"100820_breonna_taylor_hogan_bodycam_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><br \/>\n                      <span class=\"media-video-swipe video-block__media-video-swipe\">3\/13\/20<\/span>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f33a662a33ddf123f1499b3f2b9c8ca3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-418147c8ee492309492d475141f0ea51\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Jaynes and Meany still aren&#8217;t out of the woods yet &#8230; Meany faces one charge of false statement to federal investigators, while Jaynes has been charged with two counts of falsification of records, conspiracy to falsify records and witness tampering.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-418147c8ee492309492d475141f0ea51--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1454ad5107cc90df3d185e1fcac7deb1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Jaynes could get up to 40 years if convicted and Meany could get 5. They&#8217;ve both been fired from Louisville PD.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1454ad5107cc90df3d185e1fcac7deb1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d1a8c8f9a52db2c83bf0aa6934e3c906\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d1a8c8f9a52db2c83bf0aa6934e3c906--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-64f55816c213164d639edc02ac6c52c8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Taylor&#8217;s 2020 death sparked outrage across the country, and contributed to widespread protests.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-64f55816c213164d639edc02ac6c52c8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cac417db43fb50437c3f72e001db84e8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"25.8928571429\">\n<p>Two other detectives were federally charged alongside Jaynes and Meany &#8212; former detectives <strong>Brett Hankison <\/strong>and <strong>Kelly Goodlett <\/strong>were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/08\/04\/breonna-taylor-cops-charged-raid-murder-death-civil-rights\/\"><strong>hit with various charges<\/strong><\/a> as well. Goodlett reportedly pled guilty and is awaiting sentencing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cac417db43fb50437c3f72e001db84e8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4408c4a211e48c5bfc1dce58e63ce15e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\">\n      <a id=\"gallery-link-06dad28b-44fc-461d-a320-9a095f90c966\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2020\/06\/17\/remembering-breonna-taylor\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:06dad28b-44fc-461d-a320-9a095f90c966\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:4a881630-a7e5-4a4b-ad6f-b7214892216c\" data-gallery-layout=\"carousel\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/06\/4by3\/2020\/06\/17\/06648a6168674a9dbc5744e8fd099c0f_md.jpg\" alt=\"Remembering Breonna Taylor\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4408c4a211e48c5bfc1dce58e63ce15e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e61999b93a679e4278ff2adbdf51f141\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"27.1011904762\">\n<p>In a statement to a Louisville <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdrb.com\/in-depth\/federal-judge-dismisses-most-serious-charges-against-2-officers-involved-in-breonna-taylor-raid\/article_a0c61794-60c3-11ef-b081-f78cbabb8a13.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>news outlet<\/strong><\/a>, the Taylor family says they&#8217;re devastated &#8230; though they add the prosecutors on the case plan to appeal the judge&#8217;s ruling.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e61999b93a679e4278ff2adbdf51f141--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/08\/23\/breonna-taylor-officers-felony-charges-dropped\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal judge is dismissing felony charges against 2 officers who got the warrant to enter Breonna Taylor&#8216;s home &#8230; with the judge blaming Breonna&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1075,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-306219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306219\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=306219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=306219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}