Overview
- Hankison is serving a 33‑month federal sentence at FCI Fort Dix after surrendering in October.
- Justice Department filings submitted Nov. 13–14 tell the Sixth Circuit he poses no flight risk or danger to the community.
- A federal jury in October 2024 convicted him of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights, and acquitted him on the count involving neighbors.
- Prosecutors previously urged a one‑day sentence with credit for time served, a recommendation the judge rejected in July.
- The government highlights appellate issues over whether his gunfire constituted a Fourth Amendment seizure, the reasonableness and willfulness of his force, and sentencing factors, with the appeals court to decide on release.