Prosecutors Seek Dismissal of Charges Against Two Officers in Breonna Taylor Case

Federal prosecutors in Louisville, Kentucky, have moved to dismiss charges against two former police officers accused of falsifying a search warrant that prompted the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor's apartment six years ago.

In a court filing submitted Friday, the U.S. Attorney's Office stated that a thorough review of the evidence warranted dropping the cases against former Detective Joshua Jaynes and former Sergeant Kyle Meany in the interest of justice. The decision follows two prior judicial rulings that downgraded felony charges against each officer to misdemeanors, based on findings that the false statements in the warrant application lacked a direct connection to Taylor's death. Prosecutors indicated that these reductions influenced their choice to seek full dismissal. Attorneys for Jaynes and Meany did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The charges stemmed from the March 13, 2020, no-knock warrant execution at Taylor's apartment in Louisville. Officers were searching for evidence related to a suspected drug operation involving Taylor's former boyfriend, Jamarcus Glover, who no longer resided there. When police forced entry, Taylor's boyfriend at the time,...