Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison was charged by a Jefferson County grand jury with three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment. Hankison is only one of the three cops involved in the death of Breonna Taylor. The other two officers who fired shots were not charged, meaning no one has been charged for killing Taylor.
Hankison was fired from the police department more than three months after Taylor's death. In his termination letter to Hankison, Police Chief Robert Schroeder said Hankison violated standard operating procedure when his "actions displayed an extreme indifference to the value of human life" when he "wantonly and blindly fired ten rounds" into Taylor’s apartment.
"The result of your action seriously impedes the Department’s goal of providing the citizens of our city with the most professional law enforcement agency possible," Schroeder wrote. "I cannot tolerate this type of conduct by any member of the Louisville Metro Police Department. Your conduct demands your termination."
Ben Crump, the attorney for Breonna Taylor's family, tweeted his disappointment in the announcement.
"Jefferson County Grand Jury indicts former ofc. Brett Hankison with 3 counts of Wanton Endangerment in 1st Degree for bullets that went into other apartments but NOTHING for the murder of Breonna Taylor," Crump wrote. "This is outrageous and offensive!"
Hankison's bail has been set at $15,000. Wanton endangerment carries a maximum penalty of five years if convicted.
Source: CNN
