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.
Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division prosecutors requested on March 21 that the judge permanently dismiss their charges “in the interest of justice.”
“The Court has received and considered the Government’s motion to dismiss,” Judge Simpson wrote in his Friday order. “The Court hereby GRANTS the Government’s motion.”…