Overview
- The Justice Department, which filed the request Friday, asked a federal judge to throw out all charges against Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany with prejudice.
- DOJ said a further review led it to seek dismissal "in the interest of justice." A department spokesperson called the earlier case "inappropriate, weaponized federal overreach." The spokesperson also noted neither officer was present during the shooting.
- Tamika Palmer, Taylor’s mother, said her daughter was killed because of officers’ "lies and negligence" and urged that someone be held accountable.
- Family attorney Lonita Baker said that if the federal case is dropped, Kentucky should prosecute, even though the state previously declined to charge Jaynes and Meany.
- Coverage points to a shift in federal policing cases, with ABC noting judges had already cut the most serious counts to misdemeanors and The Root casting the DOJ move as a retreat on accountability under President Trump.