Feds to retry ex-Louisville cop Brett Hankison in police raid death of Breonna Taylor
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Federal prosecutors in Kentucky said theyโll retry a disgraced ex-Louisville cop over the 2020 death of Breonna Taylor during a botched police raid after a mistrial in the case last month. Brett Hankison, 47, faces civil rights violations in Taylorโs March 13, 2020, shooting death inside her Louisville apartment but dodged a conviction when the jury remained deadlocked after 20 hours of deliberations on Nov. 26. On Wednesday, prosecutors said theyโll try again, telling US District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings theyโll take him back to trial โsooner rather than later,โ...
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