By Erin Donaghue, CBS News 12:23 PM PST, January 6, 2021 etonline
The Louisville Metro Police Department has formally fired two of the officers involved in the March police raid that killed emergency medical worker Breonna Taylor. Louisville mayor Greg Fischer confirmed the firings Wednesday and CBS News obtained copies of the termination letters.
The department last week sent pre-termination letters to Detective Myles Cosgrove, who an FBI analysis determined fired the shot that killed Taylor, and Detective Josh Jaynes, who applied for the search warrant at Taylor s Louisville home. In the letter to Jaynes obtained by CBS News, Interim Police Chief Yvette Gentry said Jaynes was not truthful when he claimed he received information from a U.S. Postal Inspector that Taylor s ex-boyfriend had been receiving suspicious packages at Taylor s home.
By: CBS News
The Louisville Metro Police Department is moving to fire two of the officers involved in the raid that led to the police shooting of Breonna Taylor in March, attorneys for the officers confirmed on Tuesday. Detective Myles Cosgrove, one of the officers who opened fire during the raid, and Detective Josh Jaynes, who obtained the search warrant for Taylor s home, have both received pre-termination letters, their attorneys said.
Jaynes pre-termination letter, signed by Interim Police Chief Yvette Gentry, accuses him of lying on the application for the search warrant, according to a copy of the letter obtained by CBS News. In the application, Jaynes claimed he received information from a U.S. Postal Inspector that Jamarcus Glover, Taylor s ex-boyfriend, had been receiving suspicious packages at Taylor s apartment.
Updated: 4:18 PM PST, December 31, 2020
Detective Myles Cosgrove, one of the officers who opened fire during the raid and Detective Josh Jaynes, who was not at the raid, but the person who obtained the search warrant for Taylor s home, have both received pre-termination letters their attorneys
Two Louisville, Kentucky police officers involved in the botched raid that led to the shooting death of Breonna Taylor in March will likely be terminated, according to the attorney for one of the officers, according to NPR.
Detective Myles Cosgrove, one of the officers who opened fire during the raid, and Detective Josh Jaynes, who was not at the raid, but the person who obtained the search warrant for Taylor s home, have both received pre-termination letters their attorneys said, according to CBS News.
A detective who obtained the search warrant for Taylor's home and one of the officers who opened fire during the raid have both received pre-termination letters, their attorneys confirmed to CBS News.