A federal judge has dropped some felony charges against two former Louisville, Kentucky officers charged in Breonna Taylor’s death.
Western Kentucky Circuit Court Judge Charles Simpson Simpson dismissed charges of “aiding and abetting a violation of Taylor’s Fourth Amendment right to be free from an unreasonable search” on Thursday. The charges were brought against officers Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany by the DOJ in 2022.
Additionally, Simpson further ruled that Taylor’s boyfriend was the cause of her death because he fired a shot at police officers upon their no-knock entry. “There is no direct link between the warrantless entry and Taylor’s death,” wrote Simpson.
