Trump-appointed judge rebuffs DOJ over 'incongruous and inappropriate' sentencing memo

A federal judge on Monday sentenced former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison to 33 months in prison and three years of supervised probation on Monday for violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights during the 2020 raid that resulted in her death. The judge termed the Department of Justice's (DOJ) recommendation of no prison time "incongruous and inappropriate."

U.S. District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings imposed the sentence, stating that "no prison time is not appropriate" for Hankison, according to Politico. She also said it was "startling" that no one else was harmed in the violent raid.