In a letter to Detective Joshua Jaynes, LMPD interim Chief Yvette Gentry said she has the utmost confidence in my decision to terminate your employment for breaching department polices on truthfulness and search warrant preparations.
An attorney representing the detective, however, said Wednesday he thought the allegations against Jaynes are demonstrably wrong. I was not surprised that the pre-termination letter was delivered; we d heard rumors about that, said Jaynes lawyer, Thomas Clay. What did kind of surprise me were the grounds that are alleged as the basis for this termination action, Clay added. There are two of them: One, that he should have been at 3003 Springfield Drive when that search warrant was executed, and second was that he was untruthful in a statement he included in the search warrant affidavit. Â
Over nine months after Louisville police killed Breonna Taylor, officials moved to fire two more officers. The two detectives, Myles Cosgrove and Josh Jaynes, received pre-termination letters from interim chief Yvette Gentry.
Jaynes was not present during the raid, but reports show he provided the information to get the no-knock warrant. CBS News reported authorities accused Jaynes of lying on the application for the search warrant. Per the letter, Jaynes lied and said he received information from a U.S. Postal Inspector which instead came from another law enforcement officer who heard it from another officer.
Jaynes is expected to appear at a hearing Thursday as a next part of the process. Louisville Metropolitan Police officials also challenge him with failing to plan the raid properly. In response, his lawyer told CBS News that senior officials were present including a representative from the mayor’s office at the final briefing. Cosgrove fired the shot that killed Breonna. Th
A second officer in the Breonna Taylor case is expected to be fired from the Louisville Metro Police Department, WAVE 3 News Troubleshooters have learned.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) Citing extreme violations of department standards, Louisville s interim police chief plans to fire a detective who she claims lied in getting a search warrant for Breonna Taylor s apartment.Â
Also, Chief Yvette Gentry sent a termination letter Tuesday to the officer who fired the fatal shot killing Taylor on March 13.Â
In a letter, Gentry notified Detective Joshua Jaynes of her intent to fire him for breaching Louisville Metro Police Department policies on truthfulness and search warrant preparations.
Thomas Clay, Jaynes attorney, said he and Jaynes will appear at a Thursday administrative hearing to contest his proposed firing.
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