LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former Louisville police officer charged in connection to Breonna Taylor’s shooting death pleaded not guilty Monday to three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment.
An attorney for Brett Hankison entered the not guilty pleas on his client’s behalf during an audio conference call arraignment addressing charges he fired recklessly into a neighboring apartment during the March 13 raid on Taylor’s residence, The Washington Post reported.
A Kentucky detective accused in the Breonna Taylor case has pleaded not guilty. A grand jury last week charged Brett Hankison with “wanton endangerment” for firing into the home of Taylor’s neighbors during the drug raid that left the woman dead.https://t.co/k4J4CakBXq
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 28, 2020
Jefferson County Circuit Judge Ann Bailey Smith set Hankison’s bail at $15,000, on the conditions that he attend his court appearances and not possess any firearms, CNN reported.
A pretrial hearing is slated for Oct. 28.
Hankison was fired from the Louisville Metro Police Department in June for his actions the night officers fired multiple rounds into her apartment, striking and killing her.
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