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Ex-officer accused of endangering Breonna Taylor's neighbors found not guilty

Former Louisville, Kentucky, police officer Brett Hankison was found not guilty on all counts Thursday after he was accused of endangering a couple and their 5-

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Former Louisville, Kentucky, police officer Brett Hankison was found not guilty on all counts Thursday after he was accused of endangering a couple and their 5-

Highlights

  • Brett Hankison was accused of endangering Cody Etherton, his partner, Chelsey Napper and their 5-year-old son.
  • The jury reached their verdict after deliberating for a little over three hours following nearly two weeks of testimony.
  • Police were at the complex to raid a neighboring apartment that belonged to Breonna Taylor in connection to a narcotics investigation.
  • Police shot and killed Taylor, 26, after her boyfriend said he fired a shot, fearing a home invasion.
  • A grand jury indicted Hankison on three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment for bullets that went into Etherton and Napper’s apartment on March 13, 2020.