A federal judge ruled that the conduct of Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, became the legal cause of her death when he fired at Louisville police.
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AfederaljudgeclearedtwoformerLouisvillepoliceofficersoffelonychargesinconnectiontoBreonnaTaylor’sfatalshootingandinsteadfaultedTaylor’sboyfriendforherdeath.
InanorderThursday,U.S.DistrictJudgeCharlesSimpsondroppedfelony“deprivationofrightsunderthecoloroflaw”chargesagainstformerLouisvillePoliceDetectiveJoshuaJaynesandformerSgt.KyleMeany.
U.S.AttorneyGeneralMerrickGarlandfirstannouncedfederalchargesagainstJaynesandMeanyinAugust2022duringahigh-profilevisittoLouisville.GarlandaccusedJaynesandMeany,whowerenotpresentduringthefatal2020policeraidofTaylor’sapartment,ofknowingtheyhadfalsifiedpartofthewarrantandputthe26-year-oldBlackwomaninadangeroussituationbysendingarmedofficerstoherdoor.
SimpsondeclaredthattheactionsofTaylor’sboyfriend,KennethWalker,whofiredashotatpolicethenightoftheraid,werethelegalcauseofherdeath,