Mistrial Declared in Civil Rights Trial of Ex-Cop Linked to Breonna Taylor Death
Black Lives Matter,Breonna Taylor,General News
The federal trial of Brett Hankison, the former Louisville, Ky., police officer facing civil rights charges over the death of Breonna Taylor, has ended in a mistrial. The development comes after three days of jury deliberation, leaving much unanswered in a case that ignited protests over police violence involving Black people.The Louisville Courier-Journalreports jurors deliberated for three full days, which resulted in a deadlock over the fate of Hankison. He was already acquitted in March 2022 on state charges of wanton endangerment in the case. The jury, consisting of five...
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