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Judge Tosses Charges Against Former Louisville Officers in Breonna Taylor Case

The officers were accused of falsifying a warrant that led to the botched police raid on Taylor’s apartment the night she was shot and killed.
Judge Tosses Charges Against Former Louisville Officers in Breonna Taylor Case
(Left) Louisville Police Det. Joshua Jaynes. (Right) Sgt. Kyle Meany of the Louisville Metro Police Department testifies in Louisville, Ky., on Feb. 23, 2022. Louisville Police via AP; Timothy D. Easley/Pool via AP Photo
Troy Myers
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A federal judge on Friday threw out charges against two former Louisville police officers connected to the incident in which Breonna Taylor was shot and killed.

U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson’s one-page order dismissed the charges against former Detective Joshua Jaynes and former Sgt. Kyle Meany, who were accused of falsifying a warrant that led to the deadly officer-involved shooting at Taylor’s apartment six years ago.

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Troy Myers is a regional reporter based in St. Augustine, Florida. His background includes breaking, criminal justice, and investigative writing for local news, producing on a national morning newscast in Washington, D.C., and working with an award-winning, weekly investigative news program. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his dog at the beach.