Breonna Taylor’s mother has spoken out after the Department of Justice moved to drop charges against two police officers who drafted the no-knock warrant that led to Taylor’s shooting death by Louisville police.
“She was killed because of their lies and negligence, and somebody should be held accountable for that,” Breonna Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, said in a Tuesday (March 25) interview with ABC News.
According to The New York Times, the DOJ requested that the charges against Kyle Meany and Joshua Jaynes be dropped “in the interest of justice.” Former Attorney General Merrick Garland filed the charges against Meany, Jaynes, and two other officers during the Biden administration.
While Meany and Jaynes weren’t present at the shooting, Garland accused the two of falsifying the documents that allowed the officers to enter Taylor’s apartment.
On March 13, 2020, Breonna Taylor was watching a movie at the apartment she shared with her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, when a group of plainclothes Louisville Metro Police officers battered down the door to search for illegal drugs. Walker thought the men were robbers and fired one shot with a firearm he legally owned when the cops began to fire back, killing Taylor in the crossfire. There were no drugs in the apartment.
Breonna Taylor’s death, along with the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, were two of the primary catalysts for the protests against racial injustice during the summer of 2020. Meany and Jaynes faced charges of misdemeanor civil rights violations, falsifying records, and conspiracy to cover up their actions.
“We are elated with this development,” Travis Lock, an attorney for Jaynes, told ABC News. Meany’s attorney, Michael Denbow, told ABC News that his client is “incredibly grateful” that the DOJ has moved to dismiss the charges and is “looking forward to putting this matter behind him and moving forward with his life.”
Palmer addressed the comments in her interview with ABC News. “Breonna doesn’t
Source: Breonna Taylor’s Mother Speaks Out After DOJ Drops Charges Against Officers
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