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ruet

(10,276 posts) Fri Mar 20, 2026, 02:53 PM Mar 20

Federal Prosecutors Seek To Dismiss Charges Against Louisville Officers in Breonna Taylor's Killing

Source: AP Via Yahoo News

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to dismiss the charges against two Louisville officers accused of falsifying the warrant that led police to raid Breonna Taylor's apartment the night she was killed six years ago.

Prosecutors said in a court filing Friday that their review of the case showed the charges against former Detective Joshua Jaynes and former Sgt. Kyle Meany should be “dismissed in the interest of justice."

Lawyers for the two didn't immediately respond to Friday requests for comment.

Judges have twice taken a felony charge against each officer and reduced it to a misdemeanor, saying there wasn't a direct link between the false information and Taylor's death. Prosecutors said after the second ruling that they decided

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Federal Prosecutors Seek To Dismiss Charges Against Louisville Officers in Breonna Taylor's Killing (Original Post) ruet Mar 20 OP

Message received ✅ underpants Mar 20 #1

Wasn't a direct link between the false info and Taylor's death? Americanme Mar 20 #2

This is from the people who wanted to see... ruet Mar 20 #3

This infuriates me. nt CozyMystery Mar 20 #4

Vile ck4829 Monday #5

underpants

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Fri Mar 20, 2026, 03:05 PM

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Americanme

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2. Wasn't a direct link between the false info and Taylor's death?

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Fri Mar 20, 2026, 03:31 PM

Mar 20

Without that false information (lies), the police would not have been there, and Breonna Taylor would be alive. What's going to stop the next one, if there are no consequences for lying? I wonder how that judge feels, after finding out that she approved a warrant based on lies, that led to an innocent woman's death?