Overview
- Hankison’s legal team gained support from the Justice Department, which filed a motion this week asking the Sixth Circuit to grant his release pending appeal.
- Government attorney Robert Keenan told the court Hankison is not a flight risk or a danger to the community and noted the appeal could result in a reversal, new trial, or reduced sentence.
- Hankison reported to FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey on Oct. 9 to begin serving his 33‑month term after a district judge denied bail pending appeal.
- A federal jury in November 2024 found him guilty of violating Taylor’s civil rights for firing 10 shots into her apartment during the 2020 raid, and none of his bullets struck anyone.
- Prosecutors had previously recommended a one‑day sentence that Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings rejected, and the appeals court has not yet ruled on the new bond request.