Records show a Louisville man was locked up for months on charges stemming from a violent crime he didn't commit because he shared the same name as the suspect, a mistake that's drawn scrutiny from the Louisville Office of Inspector General.
The U.S. Department of Justice recommended Hankison avoid prison and instead be placed on supervised release.
Benjamin Ritchie died by lethal injection early Tuesday at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City.
A Louisville Metro Corrections officer faces assault and official misconduct charges after he allegedly shoved a handcuffed man into a metal door and tased him while he was face down on the floor.
Kurtis Smith, 22, was shoplifting when he was stopped by a Lyndon Police officer and two Walmart security guards.
Benjamin Schildknecht, 40, was driving a stolen Toyota pickup truck when he ran a stop sign and crashed into an on-duty officer in an unmarked Chevy Malibu.
The crash happened around 10:00 p.m. Monday night near the Westport Road exit.
The incident happened during a traffic stop in West Baden, at the intersection of US-150 and Indiana State Road 56.
Former Louisville Metro Police Det. Joshua Jaynes and Sgt. Kyle Meany have been accused of providing and lying about false information in a search warrant used by police to burst into Taylor's house, resulting in her death.
