Aug 4, 2022

Feds charge 4 officers in fatal Breonna Taylor raid Transcript

Feds charge 4 officers in fatal Breonna Taylor raid Transcript
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The U.S. Justice Department has charged four Louisville police officers involved in the deadly Breonna Taylor raid with civil rights violations. Read the transcript here.

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Merrick Garland: (00:03)
Good morning, everyone.

Merrick Garland: (00:05)
Earlier today, I spoke with the family of Breonna Taylor. This morning, they were informed the Justice Department has charged four current and former Louisville Metro Police Department officers with federal crimes related to Ms. Taylor’s death. Those alleged crimes include civil rights offenses, unlawful conspiracies, unconstitutional use of force, and obstruction offenses. The four defendants were charged through two separate indictments and one in formation.

Merrick Garland: (00:37)
The federal charges announced today allege that members of the place-based investigations unit falsified the affidavit used to obtain the search warrant of Ms. Taylor’s home, that this act violated federal civil rights laws, and that those violations resulted in Ms. Taylor’s death. Specifically, we allege that Ms Taylor’s Fourth Amendment rights were violated when defendants Joshua Jaynes, Kyle Meany, and Kelly Goodlett sought a warrant to search Ms. Taylor’s home, knowing that the officers lacked probable cause for the search.

Merrick Garland: (01:12)
The charges announced today also allege that the officers responsible for falsifying the affidavit that led to the search took steps to cover up their unlawful conduct, after Ms. Taylor was killed. We allege that defendants Jaynes and Goodlett conspired to knowingly falsify an investigative document that was created after Ms. Taylor’s death. We also allege that they conspired to mislead federal, state, and local authorities who were investigating the incident.

Merrick Garland: (01:43)
We share, but we cannot fully imagine, the grief felt by Breonna Taylor’s loved ones and all of those affected by the events of March 13th, 2020. Breonna Taylor should be alive today. The Justice Department is committed to defending and protecting the civil rights of every person in this country. That was this department’s founding purpose, and it remains our urgent mission.

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