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Brett Hankison sentenced to 33 months in Breonna Taylor case
July 22, 2025 - The shot that killed her came from ... the leg.Hankison was found not guilty on state charges, but guilty last year on federal charges of violating her civil rights.Despite the DOJ's recommendation, the judge is not bound to give ...
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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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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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Jury selection begins in federal trial of Brett Hankison, charged with civil rights violations in Breonna Taylor raid | News | wdrb.com
In a similar case, a jury in a state criminal case found Hankison not guilty on three counts of wanton endangerment last March stemming from the botched raid of Taylor's home. ... Three other former officers have also been federally charged ...
Published October 30, 2023
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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.
Spectrum Local News
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Brett Hankison faces 33 months in prison, Breonna Taylor's family speaks out
July 22, 2025 - A federal jury convicted the former detective Nov. 1, 2024, of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor the night she was shot to death by police officers in 2020. It was the third attempt to prosecute Hankison for his actions.
ABC News
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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 ...
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.
U.S. Department of Justice
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Office of Public Affairs | Former Louisville, Kentucky, Metro Police Officer Found Guilty of Federal Civil Rights Crimes Related to the Breonna Taylor Case | United States Department of Justice
February 6, 2025 - Brett Hankison, 46, was convicted on one count of civil rights abuse. Count one charged him with depriving Taylor of her constitutional rights when he fired five shots through a bedroom window that was covered with blinds and a blackout curtain.
NBC New York
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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 ...
Reuters
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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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Brett Hankison retrial: Jury convicts former LMPD detective of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights
December 11, 2025 - A jury has convicted former LMPD detective Brett Hankison of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor during a federal retrial. Earlier on Friday night, the same jury acquitted Hankison of violating the civil rights of Taylor's neighbors.
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Officer convicted in Breonna Taylor raid gets 33-month sentence
A former Kentucky police officer ... Taylor, a black woman, in her home. A federal jury last year found Brett Hankison guilty of violating Taylor's civil rights by using excessive force. The maximum sentence for the charge was ...
Published July 21, 2025
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Breonna Taylor case: Former LMPD officer Brett Hankison serving federal prison sentence in New Jersey
Last November, a federal jury found Brett Hankison guilty of using excessive force with the intent to kill when he fired 10 shots into the side of her apartment during the night of the deadly 2020 police raid.
Published October 9, 2025
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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 ...
NBC Los Angeles
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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 ...
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.
WDRB
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Department of Justice recommends no prison time for Brett Hankison in Breonna Taylor case | In-depth | wdrb.com
July 18, 2025 - The new DOJ administration under Trump noted Hankison was found not guilty during a state trial and his original federal trial ended in a mistrial, prompting a third trial before getting a conviction.
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Judge rejects Brett Hankison's bid to postpone start of prison term
October 6, 2025 - A federal jury convicted the former detective on Nov. 1, 2024, of using excessive force on Taylor when police officers shot her to death in March 2020. Hankison didn’t shoot her, but he fired 10 rounds blindly into her unit, with some bullets ...