Posted on Aug 24, 2022
Ex-LMPD officer pleads guilty to federal charge related to Breonna Taylor’s killing – 89.3 WFPL...
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Former Louisville Metro Police Department Detective Kelly Goodlett pleaded guilty to a felony conspiracy charge in federal court Tuesday, becoming the first officer who will be convicted for their role in the deadly 2020 raid on Breonna Taylor’s home.
Goodlett, 35, resigned from the police department on Aug. 5, the day after the U.S. Department of Justice announced federal charges against her and three other Louisville police officers. The felony conspiracy charge carries a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Goodlett’s sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 21, but attorneys indicated in court that hearing may be pushed back.
The DOJ alleged that Goodlett, along with her partner Joshua Jaynes, knowingly provided false information to a judge in order to secure the search warrant for Taylor’s apartment. The two falsely claimed they had verified with a U.S. Postal Inspector that Taylor’s ex-boyfriend, who was the subject of a narcotics investigation, was getting packages delivered to Taylor’s home. Then, in the two months following Taylor’s killing, prosecutors said Goodlett and Jaynes concocted a cover story to feed investigators through text messages, phone calls and a secret meeting in Jaynes’ garage.
Goodlett, 35, resigned from the police department on Aug. 5, the day after the U.S. Department of Justice announced federal charges against her and three other Louisville police officers. The felony conspiracy charge carries a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Goodlett’s sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 21, but attorneys indicated in court that hearing may be pushed back.
The DOJ alleged that Goodlett, along with her partner Joshua Jaynes, knowingly provided false information to a judge in order to secure the search warrant for Taylor’s apartment. The two falsely claimed they had verified with a U.S. Postal Inspector that Taylor’s ex-boyfriend, who was the subject of a narcotics investigation, was getting packages delivered to Taylor’s home. Then, in the two months following Taylor’s killing, prosecutors said Goodlett and Jaynes concocted a cover story to feed investigators through text messages, phone calls and a secret meeting in Jaynes’ garage.
Ex-LMPD officer pleads guilty to federal charge related to Breonna Taylor’s killing – 89.3 WFPL...
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It's about time we did the right thing and made them accountable gor their inappropriate behavior and conduct.
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MSG Thomas Currie
To be very blunt, the city and state were unwilling to seriously pursue charges against the officers who lied on the warrant application because lying on warrant applications is common practice across law enforcement - not just in Louisville or Kentucky, but nationwide - the fact that warrant applications routinely include unverified "facts" was even part of the expert testimony used to keep them from facing state charges.
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Remember all of the folks on RP that basically said she had it coming......I do.
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