But his attorneys filed a motion Friday asking that the report date from the Bureau of Prisons be postponed 60 to 90 days while Hankison appeals his conviction to a higher court, according to court records.
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Brett Hankison has asked a federal judge to allow him to remain out of prison while he appeals his conviction and sentence of 33 month in prison for using excessive force and violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor.
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Emotions ran high outside the federal courthouse Monday as former Louisville Metro Police officer Brett Hankison was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for violating civil rights during the deadly Breonna Taylor raid.
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"There is no need for a prison sentence to protect the public" from Hankison, according to a sentencing memorandum.
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Although some of the protests turned violent, the movement has led to positive changes in the community that continue today.
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Breonna Taylor was shot and killed by Louisville Metro Police officers executing a no-knock drug warrant at her home on March 13, 2020.
On Friday, Hankison’s attorneys filed several motions, including requesting a new trial, in part, because prosecutors misled jurors in their closing arguments about what other officers testified happened during the raid.
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The jury — made up of six women and six men, one of whom is Black — are deadlocked on the other charge, whether Taylor's civil rights were violated the night other officers shot and killed her while serving a warrant at her home.
"Even when officers face the most serious threats, they can’t fire their weapon unless they know what they are shooting at."
Hankison told jurors he had no doubt officers were in danger as he had already seen former Sgt. John Mattingly shot when police burst through Taylor’s door to serve a warrant and he saw a “large muzzle flash” he believed was coming from an assault rifle.