Ex-officer Brett Hankison indicted in connection with Breonna Taylor's death

[George II]

Source: CNN

(CNN)The long-awaited findings of a grand jury probe into the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor will be announced by Kentucky's Attorney General Wednesday afternoon.

Attorney General Daniel Cameron's announcement comes more than six months after Taylor, a 26-year-old Black EMT and aspiring nurse, was shot to death by Louisville police officers in her home. The officers broke down the door to her apartment while executing a late-night, "no-knock" warrant in a narcotics investigation on March 13.

The grand jury was to present its report to Jefferson County Circuit Judge Annie O'Connell at 1:15 p.m., according to a statement from the Administrative Office of the Courts. Cameron's news conference is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

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Depending on the grand jury's findings, Cameron's options range from declining to prosecute to charging one or more officers.


Read more: https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/breonna-taylor-announcement/index.html

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(Updated with more detail, link changed by CNN)

[FBaggins]

1. Wanton endangerment in KY law:

A person is guilty of wanton endangerment in the first degree when, under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life, he wantonly engages in conduct which creates a substantial danger of death or serious physical injury to another person.

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19734#:~:text=the%20first%20degree.-,(1)%20A%20person%20is%20guilty%20of%20wanton%20endangerment%20in%20the,physical%20injury%20to%20another%20person.

A class D felony.

[still_one]

2. I don't think this will sit well with many people, including Breonna Taylor's family,

especially with the fact that it was a no knock warrant, and they broke down the door with blind shooting

I am sure they feel the charges are very inadequate

[George II]

5. Anecdotal comments on the scene are that they're upset, and people outside the courtroom....

...are starting to chant.

I hope this doesn't explode into anything later tonight.

[still_one]

23. It appears peaceful right now. The AG is laying out the facts now

[BumRushDaShow]

10. The city had a settlement with the family

(am assuming "wrongful death" ) so they opted to do that rather than wait for the outcome of the grand jury and subsequent trial.

We (black folk) know how this country is. It's going to take many years to move this juggernaut around, although in the past couple months, it has at least been loosed from its moorings.

[still_one]

25. Breonna Taylor's attorney calls the grand jury result outrageous and offensive

[BumRushDaShow]

29. IMHO

it was sadly to be expected.

[Baclava]

13. Bottom line, No charges for murder. NO charges involving Breonna Taylor or her apartment.

Charges are for endangering others in surrounding apartments

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Seems the media were getting ready with a big build-up to this

so they could have cameras and correspondents "in place" and "on the scene" to dutifully capture all the "looting and rioting".

[brooklynite]

6. ...and plenty of people here were saying that "the fix was in".

[BumRushDaShow]

12. It always is. That's nothing new.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

17. It is.

No justice here.

[Arazi]

24. You think the Taylor family got justice here?

[Baclava]

4. "Wanton endangerment" for the bullets he fired that hit other apartments?

[Arkansas Granny]

7. Was he the only officer who fired a weapon?

[Lars39]

19. No, there was someone firing through the window.

Of course the cops there for warrant did not wear body cams.

[Aristus]

8. Indicted?

More like a 'tsk-tsk' with a judge's clerk stamp...

[MadLinguist]

9. "wanton endangerment" is the charge listed on speeding tickets

Class D Felony, maximum sentence is 5 years. And they wonder why people want to defund or in fact abolish the police.
The system as is does not deliver anything approaching justice

[George II]

11. This is good to see - a woman is walking up to demonstrators and directing them to NOT....

....do anything. People are leaving the area and are marching peacefully. Someone set a garbage can on fire and others have immediately put it out.

[Bayard]

14. Article doesn't say what the sentence might be for those charges

So, what happens with the other 2 guys?

[csziggy]

27. See post #9 nt

[npk]

15. What about the other three officers?

Is this is it? Just three counts of a bullshit charge against this one officer. You have to be kidding if you think this is anywhere close to justice.

[George II]

16. The attorney general is speaking now, he's hinting that additional charges can be added....

....by his office.

This is just the Grand Jury indictment.

He just said that he's prohibited from making comments about any further action, however he all but said something else might happen.

[VarryOn]

18. Case in point that putting prosecutors, law enforcement....

politicians and the public on notice that there would be severe consequences for the wrong outcome on this.

The right people need to know there will be hell to pay if they go against us. Go ahead, nominate a Nazi to the Supreme Court. Let Durham indicted half of DC. Start lifting restrictions protecting us fro COVID. Be silent while cops beat up our fellow citizens.

Democrats need to let the other side know we have plans of actions when we get control again. And even without it, the quiver is full!

Think again before going against us!

[Hoyt]

20. I've always felt it was mainly the fault of the police that approved the warrant.

I'm glad they got one on charges; but, the officers who went in were going in blind.

Such warrants just set up these type tragedies and should be avoided where possible. And they darn sure should make sure the address, etc., is correct.

[George II]

22. The AG just said that the indictments were for endangering the people in the NEIGHBOR'S apt....

....not the Taylor apartment.

Not good at all.

[stopdiggin]

26. no knock, is dangerous as hell

and yet is considered SOP for many policing situations. And, given the prevalence of firearms (and LE attitudes) -- you have to kind of wonder if this changes any time soon. Unfortunately -- we're probably destined for more of this.

[Igel]

31. A judge approved the warrant.

Police don't approve warrants--but they do make the case before a judge that the warrant is, well, warranted.

[Hoyt]

33. That's what I'm saying, charge the police AND judge involved. The failed.

[George II]

21. Holy crap, it seems the reason for the charge is because the officer put the NEIGHBORS....

....in the other apartment in danger (Apartment 3), not Taylor's apartment (Apartment 4)!!!

This is NOT fucking good. This is a whitewash.

The attorney general is selling out in my opinion.

[Igel]

32. Grand jury. n/t

[Takket]

28. They literally only charged an officer

For MISSING Breonna. I guess they didn’t pump enough lead into her for their liking.

[Marcuse]

30. The officer will be sentenced to practice time on the firing range.