Judge agrees to toss charges against ex-officers in Breonna Taylor case
By Ryan Mancini
Published on March 28, 2026.
A federal judge in Kentucky has dismissed charges against two former Louisville police officers accused of providing false information on a search warrant leading to the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in 2020. The Department of Justice requested the dismissal, stating that it was in the interest of justice. During the Biden administration, the DOJ charged ex-officers Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany for using excessive force, creating false information to enter Taylor's home, and covering up their wrongdoing. The former Attorney General Merrick Garland announced civil rights charges in 2022.
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