Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron releases statement about new charges in Breonna Taylor case
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has released a statement in regard to Thursday's update on the Breonna Taylor case.
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Cameron and his team led the initial investigation into the Breonna Taylor case. He presented their findings to a grand jury back in 2020 and ultimately, only Brett Hankison was indicted, but not in connection to Taylor's death.
Instead, he was charged with three counts of wanton endangerment for shots that went into a neighboring unit.
According to a background document from Cameron's office, they were only investigating whether the three officers who fired shots that night, which would include Jon Mattingly and Myles Cosgrove, violated any laws that night.
They did not consider claims of civil negligence by the officers, Breonna Taylor or her boyfriend who fired his gun that night, Kenneth Walker, the narcotics investigation against Jamarcus Glover or the obtaining of the search warrant.
A judge did rule that the grand jurors could speak publicly about the proceedings, which are typically secret, and some said they were only presented possible charges for Hankison, no the other two.
Taylor's family and attorneys have said they didn't feel Cameron went far enough with his investigation.
Earlier this year, Hankison was found not guilty by a jury on all charges.
Now, more than two years later, Hankison is among four officers being charged federally for civil rights violations connected to the raid on Taylor's home.
The other officers charged are and . (Click on their names to read their documents)
Hankison's charges stem from the shots he fired that night into Taylor's home. The department of justice charged the other three for their parts in the warrant, which they say ultimately led to Taylor's death because it created a dangerous situation. >> Read more here.