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Jul 14, 2020 3 tweets 1 min read Read on X
Louisville Merit Board hearing today. Former @LMPD Det. Brett Hankison was voted onto the merit board 3 times by fellow officers. Had a disciplinary case come up against him while on board. Hankison was fired for the shooting of #BreonnaTalyor
Background: wdrb.com/in-depth/polic…
Attorney David Leightty, who represents Hankison, has filed an appeal of the termination.
Leightty asking that the hearing in front of the merit board be delayed until Hankison's criminal investigation has been completed.
The board is going to take up the Hankison issue again in 60 days.

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Sep 6, 2022
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Former @LMPD Det. Brett Hankison has a hearing in U.S. District Court this morning regarding his attorney status. He currently does not have one. He is one of 4 former officers charged in connection with the fatal raid on Breonna Taylor’s home.
Background: wdrb.com/wdrb-investiga…
Hankison says he is going to retain three attorneys. One local.
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Defense attorneys asking judge to prohibit prosecution from telling jurors Roger Burdette was watching porn when wreck occurred. Says there is a “social stigma” with porn and prosecution just needs to prove he was distracted. Type of video not important, defense argues
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