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BREAKING: FBI arrests former Louisville cop involved in deadly Breonna Taylor raid for lying on the search warrant about her drug dealer boyfriend
- Joshua Jaynes has been arrested and charged by the FBI for adding a false statement to his sworn affidavit
- His lawyer claimed that two other Louisville police officers could also be charged in connection with the incident
- As a result the ‘no knock’ raid on Breonna Taylor’s apartment was approved, leading to her death
- The EMT was shot six time by officers after her boyfriend Kenneth Walker returned their fire
- Louisville Metro Police department organized the raid after believing that Taylor’s ex-boyfriend had been drug dealing at her apartment
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An ex-Louisville Police detective has been arrested and charged by the FBI for lying on a search warrant which led to the deadly raid at Breonna Taylor’s apartment in 2020.
Joshua Jaynes was fired by the Louisville Metro Police department, in Kentucky, for his actions which meant Taylor, 26, was shot and killed by cops.
His attorney, Thomas Clay, has confirmed that Jaynes was taken into custody by the FBI this morning, though the official charges are unclear.
However he said that he believes that it relates to a conspiracy to falsify records in relation to a federal investigation.
Clay added that Jaynes was taken to a detention facility in Oldham County, and it is unclear when the initial court hearing may occur.
He said that he believes that two other LMPD officers involved in Taylors case, Kelly Hannah Goodlett and Kyle Meany, may also be facing federal charges.
Jaynes, 40, was sacked in January 2021 for adding a false statement to his sworn affidavit for the ‘no knock’ warrant to search Taylors apartment over her drug dealer ex-boyfriend.
Joshua Jaynes has been arrested and charged by the FBI for lying on a search warrant which led to the deadly raid
Jaynes, 40, was sacked in January 2021 for adding a false statement to his sworn affidavit for the ‘no knock’ warrant to search Taylor’s (pictired) apartment
He claimed that he had verified through a U.S. Postal Inspector that Taylor’s ex-boyfriend Jamarcus Glover, a suspected drug trafficker, had been getting packages delivered to her apartment.
But he had actually spoken to a fellow officer, Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly, who had received the information from Shivley Police.
EMT Taylor was fatally shot by LMPD officers on 13 March 2020, sparking widespread protests around the country.
Myles Cosgrove and Brett Hankison were also fired from their roles in the police over the Taylor case.
Hankison was acquitted of all charges in the drug raid that killed Taylor, after firing shots through her window and sliding glass door.
The bullets went into a neighbouring apartment, with Taylor’s boyfriend Kenneth Walker returning fire with a shot that struck an officer in the leg.
Police then opened fire, hitting Taylor six times and killing her in the incident.
He was found not guilty of three counts of wanton endangerment for firing shots during a highly charged court case in March this year.
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron failed to charge Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly and Detective Myles Cosgrove with a crime last year, saying that both cops were justified in returning fire against Walker.