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DOJ Moves to Dismiss With Prejudice Charges Against Two Ex–Louisville Officers in Breonna Taylor Raid

The move follows judges twice reducing the prosecution’s core allegations to misdemeanors.

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Protesters, law enforcement members, and members of the press gather in front of the Gene Sander Federal Building on the day of the sentencing of former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison for violating the rights of Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed by police officers in March 2020 after they used a no-knock warrant at her home, in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. July 21, 2025. REUTERS/Jon Cherry/File Photo
FILE - Sgt. Kyle Meany of the Louisville Metro Police Department testifies, Feb. 23, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool)
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Overview

  • In a Friday court filing, the Civil Rights Division asked a federal judge to end the case against Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany, and the dismissal still requires judicial approval.
  • The Justice Department seeks dismissal with prejudice, which would bar refiling, after an internal review of the case.
  • The motion was signed by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon and senior appointees Robert Keenan and Katie Neff, with no career criminal-section prosecutors on the brief.
  • Although earlier indictments left other counts pending, including alleged false statements to the FBI and records conspiracy, the new filing asks to drop all remaining charges.
  • The department said it notified Breonna Taylor’s family, and Reuters reports the action aligns with a broader Trump DOJ reassessment of Biden-era civil-rights prosecutions.