The Justice Department said the officers were charged with «civil rights offenses, unlawful conspiracies, obstruction offenses, and use of excessive force.»
Four former and current Louisville, Kentucky, Metro Police Department officers were charged on Thursday in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor.
During a press conference, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that his office has filed federal charges against Louisville Metro Police Department’s Detective Joshua Jaynes and Sergeant Kyle Meany, as well as against former Detective Kelly Goodlett and former Officer Brett Hankison.
