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Judge gives ex-officer nearly 3 years in Breonna Taylor raid, rebuffs DOJ call for no prison time
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday sentenced a former Kentucky police officer to nearly three years in prison for using excessive force during the deadly Breonna Taylor raid five years ago, rebuffing a U.S. Department of Justice recommendation of no prison time for the defendant.
Prosecutors said the former Louisville police detective fired through a window and a sliding glass door in the botched raid that killed Taylor.
Louisville police in 2020 conducted a drug raid on Breonna Taylor's apartment. Shots were fired that killed Taylor.