Jury convicts ex Kentucky officer of using excessive force in Breonna Taylor raid

Jury convicts ex-Kentucky officer of using excessive force in Breonna Taylor raid

The 12-member jury returned the late night verdict after clearing Brett Hankison earlier in the evening on a charge that he used excessive force on Taylor's neighbors.

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Brett Hankison is first Louisiana police officer at scene of raid that killed Taylor to be convicted. A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Kentucky police detective of using excessive force ...

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