department three of the officers made false claims in the false claims protecting breonna taylor to their drug investigation. the doj also argues that hankison deprived taylor, her boyfriend and their neighbors of their constitutional rights when he fired recklessly into the apartment through a window covered with blinds. if these officers are convicted of any of these charges, they could face years in prison. for example, willfully violating someone s rights when it results in death can result in a maximum sentence of life in prison. the indictment stated did not name the officers who actually shot and killed taylor, but at the very least, 874 days after breonna taylor was killed, these are the potential consequences these four officers now face. one of breonna taylor s family attorneys, ben crump, put it this way after the charges were announced. as dr. king said, the more
the justice department has been investing in the practices of the louisville police department for a year now made false claims in the search warrant affidavit connecting taylor to their drug investigation. the doj also argues that hankison deprived taylor, her boyfriend and their neighbors of their constitutional rights when he fired recklessly into the apartment through a window covered with blinds. if these officers are convicted of any of these charges, they could face years in prison. for example, willfully violating someone s rights when it results in death can result in a maximum sentence of life in prison. the indictment stated did not name the officers who actually shot and killed taylor, but at the very least, 874 days after breonna taylor was killed, these are the potential consequences these four officers now face. one of breonna taylor s family attorneys, ben crump, put it this way after the charges were announced.
falsified the affidavit used to obtain the search warrant of ms. taylor s home. that this act violated federal civil rights laws. and that those violations resulted in ms. taylor s death. the four officers charged include three officers who were part of the investigative unit which obtained the search warrant to raid breonna taylor s lome and the fourth is brett hankison fired from the police department for shooting blindly into taylor s lome. the justice department has been investigating the practicing of the louisville police department for a year now, and today the department of justice argues that three of the officers made false claims in the search warrant affidavit containing, connecting breonna taylor to their drug investigation. the d.o.j. also argues that hankison deprived taylor, her boyfriend and their neighbors of their constitutional rights when he fired recklessly through the apartment through a window covered with blinds. if these officers are convicted of any of thes
hankison is now facing no jail time at all and his defense attorney says it s good he took the stand in his own defense. wolf. athena jones reporting on that story. ath athena thank you very much and to our viewers thanks very much for watching. i am wolf blitzer in the situation room. erin burnett outfront starts right now. out front next. breaking news. putin gaining ground in southern ukraine as the mayor of the sen second largest city tells me his people are under siege and konts bomba bombardment tonight. he says putin is intentionally targeting innocent civilians. plus, the west punishing putin looking to go after the pricey yachts, belonging to russia s richest. yachts that include missile defense systems and submarines in addition to massive pools. and we are live in moscow tonight, where citizens tell cnn that fae negative news about putin s invasion is, quote, fake news. let s go out front. good evening, i am erin