Feds to retry ex-Louisville cop Brett Hankison in police raid death of Breonna Taylor
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Federal prosecutors in Kentucky said theyβll 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 Taylorβs 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 theyβll try again, telling US District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings theyβll take him back to trial βsooner rather than later,β...
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