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Brett Hankison sentenced to 33 months in Breonna Taylor case
July 22, 2025 - A FEDERAL JUDGE GAVE BRETT HANKISON 33 MONTHS IN PRISON AND THREE YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE FOR VIOLATING TAYLOR’S CIVIL RIGHTS, WHEN HE BLINDLY SHOT THROUGH THE WINDOWS OF HER APARTMENT.
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r/legal on Reddit: Why was Brett Hankison convicted of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights, yet charges against the officer who actually killed her dismissed?
November 2, 2024 -
The media seems to be at a lack of details on this. Hankison fired 10 shots, not striking or harming anybody, and was just federally convicted of violating Taylor’s civil rights. What made Hankison case different from the others? Why was he charged+convicted and the others let off/not charged? They all returned fire after Walker (rightfully) tried to defend his property from what he believed to be intruders.
Edit: in addition, why is it a civil rights charge at all? As far as I’m aware, all the shots were fired in the dark.
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Brett Hankison to be sentenced for role in Breonna Taylor raid. What to know
July 21, 2025 - Hankison, who fired several shots in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor in March 2020, was found guilty by a federal jury in November for violating Taylor's civil rights. He is the only officer who fired into Taylor's apartment to be charged ...
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Kentucky Edition | Brett Hankison in Federal Court for Sentencing | Season 4 | Episode 15 | PBS
He was found guilty of using excessive force and violating Taylor's civil rights. The federal sentencing was postponed while the court waited for a sentencing recommendation from the Department of Justice.
Published July 23, 2025
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Judge sentences former LMPD detective Brett Hankison to 2 years, 9 months in prison
July 21, 2025 - Former LMPD detective Brett Hankison was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights.
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Jury selection begins in federal trial of Brett Hankison, charged with civil rights violations in Breonna Taylor raid | News | wdrb.com
Hankison was indicted in August 2022 on two charges of deprivation of rights for firing into a bedroom window in Taylor's apartment that was covered with blinds and a blackout curtain after "there was no longer a lawful objective justifying ...
Published October 30, 2023
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Former officer Brett Hankison appeals his nearly three year sentence
August 6, 2025 - A federal jury convicted the former detective on Nov. 1, 2024, of using excessive force on Taylor the night she was shot to death by police officers in 2020. It was the third attempt to prosecute Hankison for his actions.
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Judge gives ex-officer nearly 3 years in Breonna Taylor raid, rebuffs DOJ call for no prison time – NBC New York
July 22, 2025 - A federal judge on Monday sentenced a former Kentucky police officer to nearly three years in prison for using excessive force during the 2020 deadly Breonna Taylor raid, declining a U.S. Department of Justice recommendation that he be given ...
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Ex-officer Brett Hankison sentenced to 33 months in prison in Breonna Taylor's death - ABC News
July 22, 2025 - Timothy D. Easley/AP · The former Louisville, Kentucky, police officer convicted of a civil rights offense in the death of Breonna Taylor was sentenced to 2 years and nine months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, on ...
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Appeals court to let Hankison out of prison
December 19, 2025 - He was acquitted of state-level wanton endangerment charges in 2022 and a previous federal case ended in a mistrial. The DOJ’s approach to Hankison’s case has changed after coming under the leadership of President Donald Trump, with prosecutors ...
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Jury finds ex-detective guilty of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights in deadly raid
November 2, 2024 - A federal jury convicted former Louisville Metro Police Detective Brett Hankison of using excessive force in violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old who died in a no-knock police raid of her apartment in March 2020.
Washington Times
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Brett Hankison's sentencing hearing set for ex-Kentucky officer convicted in Breonna Taylor raid - Washington Times
July 22, 2025 - Louisville police used a drug warrant to enter the apartment, but found no drugs or cash inside. A separate jury deadlocked on federal charges against Hankison in 2023, and he was acquitted on state charges of wanton endangerment in 2022.
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Judge gives ex-officer nearly 3 years in Breonna Taylor raid, rebuffs DOJ call for no prison time – NBC Connecticut
July 22, 2025 - A federal judge on Monday sentenced a former Kentucky police officer to nearly three years in prison for using excessive force during the 2020 deadly Breonna Taylor raid, declining a U.S. Department of Justice recommendation that he be given ...
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US judge sentences ex-police officer to 33 months for violating civil rights of Breonna Taylor | Reuters
July 22, 2025 - Hankison acquitted on state charges, convicted federally for civil rights violation · LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, July 21 (Reuters) - Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison was sentenced on Monday to 33 months in prison for violating Breonna ...
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Judge gives ex-officer nearly 3 years in Breonna Taylor raid, rebuffs DOJ call for no prison time – NBC Los Angeles
July 22, 2025 - A federal judge on Monday sentenced a former Kentucky police officer to nearly three years in prison for using excessive force during the 2020 deadly Breonna Taylor raid, declining a U.S. Department of Justice recommendation that he be given ...
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Former Louisville officer ordered to report to prison this week - WTVQ
October 7, 2025 - According to ABC affiliate WHAS 11 News, Hankison was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison in July after a jury found him guilty of firing 10 shots into Taylor’s apartment during the botched raid.
Spectrum Local News
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Brett Hankison faces 33 months in prison, Breonna Taylor's family speaks out
July 21, 2025 - A federal jury convicted the former detective on Nov. 1, 2024, of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor.
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Brett Hankison federal trial: Jury selection goes into third day | whas11.com
Price, a former Jefferson County ... that can still happen. "The federal government basically is charging Brett Hankison with different offenses than he was charged in the state court,” he said....