Mistrial Declared in Breonna Taylor Civil Rights Case Against Ex-Louisville Officer

Jury fails to reach unanimous verdict in federal trial of Brett Hankison, who was charged with violating civil rights during 2020 police raid.

A federal judge declared a mistrial in the case of former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison, who was charged with violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor, her boyfriend, and her neighbors during a flawed drug warrant search in March 2020.
The jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict after several days of deliberations, leading to the declaration of a mistrial.
Hankison was the only officer who fired his weapon during the raid to be criminally charged. He fired 10 shots into Taylor's apartment, some of which entered a neighboring apartment.
The mistrial could result in a retrial of Hankison, but this would be determined by federal prosecutors at a later date.
Hankison was acquitted by a Kentucky jury last year on wanton endangerment charges. The U.S. Department of Justice brought new charges against him months after his acquittal.