ResolvedPriorityCriminal · Federal civil-rights conviction· W.D. Ky. (Louisville)
United States v. Brett Hankison — the Breonna Taylor raid (2020)
Breonna Taylor was killed during a Louisville no-knock raid in March 2020. Detective Brett Hankison was acquitted by the state in 2022 and convicted federally in 2024.
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Timeline
- 2020
A state grand jury charges only wanton endangerment; the city settles a civil claim for $12m.
- 2022
A state jury acquits Hankison; federal charges follow against four current and former officers.
- 2024
A federal jury convicts Hankison of a civil-rights violation.
- 2025
A 33-month sentence is imposed.
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