Former Louisville police officer sentenced for violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights

A federal judge has sentenced former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison to months in prison for violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor who was killed in by law enforcement during a botched drug raid Hankison was convicted last year of violating Taylor's civil rights which could have resulted in a maximum sentence of life in prison U S District Court Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings who was appointed by President Donald Trump handed down the sentence on Monday afternoon Last week the U S Justice Department urged a federal judge to sentence him to just one day in prison and three years of supervised probation noting in a court filing that he did not shoot Ms Taylor and is not otherwise responsible for her death It is unfathomable that after absolutely securing a conviction the Department of Justice would seek a sentence so drastically below the federal guidelines a report from national civil rights attorneys Ben Crump Lonita Baker and Sam Aguiar who represent the family of Taylor reported in a message FORMER DC COP WHO LIED ABOUT LEAKING INFO TO PROUD BOYS LEADER GETS PRISON TIME This sets a dangerous precedent When a police officer is uncovered guilty of violating someone s constitutional rights there must be real accountability and justice it commented Taylor a Black woman was killed by police in after they executed a no-knock warrant during a botched raid of her home Her boyfriend who was carrying a legally owned firearm shot at police prompting them to fire back times into the apartment FEDERAL JUDGE DISMISSES CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST ATLANTA POLICE OFFICER OVER DEATH DURING ARREST OPERATIONHer death as well as the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked mass racial justice protests around the country The Civil Rights Division during former Democratic President Joe Biden's tenure brought criminal charges against the officers involved in both Taylor and Floyd's death A separate jury deadlocked on federal charges against Hankison in and he was acquitted on state charges of wanton endangerment in The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this account