The facts are out about the Breonna Taylor case today in Louisville, Kentucky. One officer is being charged, and not directly for the death of Breonna Taylor. According to USA Today in part:
A Jefferson County grand jury has indicted one of three Louisville officers in the March 13 fatal police shooting of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor.
It was announced Wednesday:
- Former detective Brett Hankison was indicted on three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment.
- Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly was not indicted.
- Detective Myles Cosgrove was not indicted.
A wanton endangerment charge is a class D felony and carries a penalty of one to five years in prison. The charges read by Judge Annie O’Connell on Wednesday said that Hankison “wantonly shot a gun” into adjoining Apartment 3.
Meanwhile riots and protesters are gearing up as the city of Louisville has been preparing for a state of emergency ahead of this announcement. In one disturbing video on Twitter posted by @BGOnTheScene, an angry mob is apparently well funded, and it’s unclear where the funding is coming from, but Attorney General Bill Barr and local law enforcement should get to the bottom of this, and it appears to be more than a peaceful protest they are preparing for. Riot shields bearing logos for both Antifa and Black Lives Matter are being unloaded in the clip below:
Unloading the riot shields from the Uhaul #Louisville #BreonnaTaylor pic.twitter.com/F9KqzRB5lM
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) September 23, 2020
Kyle Griffin posted:
“LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Grand jury indicts 1 officer on criminal charges 6 months after Breonna Taylor fatally shot by police in Kentucky.”
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Grand jury indicts 1 officer on criminal charges 6 months after Breonna Taylor fatally shot by police in Kentucky.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 23, 2020
The announcement from Louisville prosecutors can be seen on the PBS video below:
More videos are continually being posted on social media highlighting the seriousness of what is gearing up to be a disastrous evening in Kentucky:
The National Guard is on standby in Louisville as the city braces for severe unrest in the wake of the Breonna Taylor announcement #Louisville #BreonnaTaylor pic.twitter.com/roViaqE6Lt
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) September 23, 2020
“We didn’t get it, burn it down!” The crowd continues to grow out here in Louisville this afternoon #Louisville #BreonnaTaylor pic.twitter.com/m4nHrbPvJC
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) September 23, 2020
Calls to shut the highway down as the crowd continues to mobilize #Louisville #BreonnaTaylor pic.twitter.com/R71aqiMp8u
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) September 23, 2020
Many rioters are calling to burn the city down. One person tweeted then deleted such a post, likely because he was apparently connected to a news organization, but the tweet was captured by Big League Politics among others. This is developing…
