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.
The U.S. Department of Justice recommended Hankison avoid prison and instead be placed on supervised release.
Brett Hankison's actions in Breonna Taylor raid were 'unfathomably dangerous,' officers will testify
Hankison believed there was someone with a rifle "executing his friends,” his attorney told jurors. “Brett Hankison did everything he could to try to protect and save his fellow officers."
This comes as city leaders continue to talk about transparency.
Defense attorneys have asked for Taylor's cell phone saying it could “correct the record” on whether Taylor was involved in selling drugs or holding money for dealers, in particular a former boyfriend.
Tuesday marks 4 years since protests sparked by police killing of Breonna Taylor began in Louisville
A group of protesters returned to Jefferson Square Park in downtown Louisville Tuesday evening, and said they don't feel justice has been served in Taylor's death.
Another year in Louisville will end with triple-digit homicides.
Hankison's defense attorney said he was trying to protect his fellow officers from an "execution."
Jury selection began Monday morning in the federal trial of a former Louisville police officer charged with civil rights violations in connection to the raid that ended in Breonna Taylor's death.
Glover was the focus of the investigation that led to the Louisville Metro Police raid that killed Breonna Taylor on March 13, 2020.