Charges have been permanently dismissed with prejudice against Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, who shot a police officer during the deadly raid that killed Taylor, according to reports.
Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Olu Stevens in Kentucky signed an order on Monday permanently closing the criminal case against Kenneth L. Walker. Stevens’ order dismissed the 2020 indictment against Walker with prejudice, meaning it can’t be reconsidered.
Taylor was fatally shot by police who burst through her door with a narcotics warrant on March 13, 2020. She and Walker had settled in for the night when police arrived and knocked down the door. Walker said he thought an intruder was breaking in and he fired a single shot that struck Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly in the thigh.
“I’m not naive enough to believe that, A, maybe Kenneth Walker didn’t hear us, or B, that [attorneys] couldn’t convince one out of 12 people that he didn’t hear us,” Mattingly said in October.
Mattingly recovered from the leg wound and remains on the Louisville police department.
They both were drug dealers and both armed
Another free pass for a black man!
I have seen credible reporting by prominent national commenter, blogger, TV & radio host that she was acting as the bagman/bank for her former boyfriend who was a busy drug dealer. Her current boyfriend had to have been aware of this activity. Her EMT job was both employment and a cover. He enjoyed something more significant than ‘white privilege’ on this case.