The Trump administration had asked the court to dismiss the charges, describing them as an example of “weaponized federal overreach” by the Biden administration.
The Trump administration had asked the court to dismiss the charges, describing them as an example of “weaponized federal overreach” by the Biden administration.
Attorneys for Taylor’s family sharply denounced the Trump administration’s push to drop the charges.
The DOJ asked a court to drop charges against two former officers accused of providing false information on a search warrant that led to the 2020 Breonna Taylor raid.
The filing seeks to drop outstanding criminal charges against former officers Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany with prejudice. They were charged with unlawful conspiracies, unconstitutional use of force and obstruction offenses.
Feds move to dismiss charges against officers accused of falsifying warrant in Breonna Taylor raid.
The move comes six years after police shot and killed Taylor inside her Louisville apartment.
The civil rights charges against the two Louisville, Ky., police officers stemmed from their involvement in drafting the no-knock search warrant that led to the fatal shooting.