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Ex-officers’ charges tossed in Taylor killing

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A federal judge has thrown out major felony charges against two former Louisville officers accused of falsifying a warrant that led police to Breonna Taylor's door before they fatally shot her.

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  1. WSVN Miami

    Judge rules Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend caused her death, dismisses some charges against ex-officers - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out major felony charges against two former Louisville officers accused of falsifying a warrant that led

  2. Newsweek

    Felony charges dismissed against ex-officers charged in Breonna Taylor raid (opens Newsweek)

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    Former police officers Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany were previously charged by federal prosecutors in Taylor's death.

  3. Black Enterprise

    Federal Charges Dropped Against Two Former Louisville Police Officers Who Issued Warrants In Breonna Taylor Case (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Judge Charles Simpson dropped felony charges against former LMPD officers who created a false affidavit to search the home of Breonna Taylor.

  4. NBC Los Angeles

    Judge rules Breonna Taylor's boyfriend caused her death, dismisses some charges against ex-officers (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Kenneth Walker was initially charged with attempted murder of a police officer, but that charge was dropped after his attorneys argued Walker didn't know he was...

  5. The Guardian

    Judge throws out major felony charges against police in Breonna Taylor killing (opens The Guardian)

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    Ruling says actions of Taylor’s boyfriend, who says he fired at police believing they were intruders, caused her death

  6. CNN

    Felony charges dismissed against 2 former Louisville officers charged in the Breonna Taylor raid (opens CNN)

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    A federal judge on Thursday dismissed felony charges against two former Louisville Metro Police Department detectives who worked on the search warrant in the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor’s home.

  7. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Ex-officers’ charges tossed in Taylor killing (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A federal judge has thrown out major felony charges against two former Louisville officers accused of falsifying a warrant that led police to Breonna Taylor's door before they fatally shot her.

  8. Mother Jones

    Judge rules Breonna Taylor's boyfriend, not police, caused her death (opens Mother Jones)

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    The court dismissed major charges against the cops, but they're still going to trial.

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