Mistrial Declared in Civil Rights Trial of Ex-Cop Linked to Breonna Taylor Death
Black Lives Matter,Breonna Taylor,General News
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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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