Mistrial Declared for Kentucky Officer Charged in Breonna Taylor Death
Published on November 17, 2023
The federal civil rights trial of a former Louisville, Kentucky, police officer charged in the 2020 death of Breonna Taylor, a black woman whose death fueled a wave of protests, was declared a mistrial on Thursday. U.S. District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings declared the mistrial in the trial of Brett Hankison—charged with civil rights violations for allegedly using excessive force—after the jury told her they could not reach an unanimous verdict. Federal prosecutors must now decide if they will try Mr. Hankison again. A spokesperson for the Department of Justice said in a written statement that the department “is actively considering all of our available options.”...