{"id":17785,"date":"2020-10-31T05:03:20","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T09:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=17785"},"modified":"2020-10-31T05:03:20","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T09:03:20","slug":"breonna-taylor-police-officer-sues-shot-black-womans-boyfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2020\/10\/31\/breonna-taylor-police-officer-sues-shot-black-womans-boyfriend\/","title":{"rendered":"Breonna Taylor: Police officer sues shot black woman&#8217;s boyfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p><b class=\"css-14iz86j-BoldText e5tfeyi0\">A police officer involved in the fatal shooting of black woman Breonna Taylor has sued her boyfriend for emotional distress, assault and battery.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Jonathan Mattingly was one of three officers who took part in a raid on Ms Taylor&#8217;s home in Kentucky in March.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Boyfriend Kenneth Walker said he feared they were intruders and allegedly fired a shot injuring Mr Mattingly. Returning fire, the police killed Ms Taylor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Mr Walker&#8217;s lawyer condemned the civil lawsuit as &#8220;baseless&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Ms Taylor&#8217;s death has been one of a number of incidents that have spurred protests in the US and around the world by the Black Lives Matter movement, amid wider calls for police reform.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>The incident took place in March during a night-time drugs raid by police on an apartment in Louisville, Kentucky where Ms Taylor was staying with Mr Walker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" data-component=\"unordered-list-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<div class=\"css-1pzprxn-BulletListContainer e5tfeyi3\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li><a class=\"css-yidnqd-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-54210448\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What happened to Breonna Taylor?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"css-yidnqd-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-54391432\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Breonna Taylor grand jury recordings released<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"css-yidnqd-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-54477523\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Protesting in a pandemic: Why people still took to the streets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>In an interview with police, Mr Walker said he believed at the time that Ms Taylor&#8217;s ex-boyfriend, Jamarcus Glover, had broken in, according to the New York Times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-r83t2i-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"css-1759m9z-StyledFigure e34k3c20\">\n<div class=\"css-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22\"><span class=\"css-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/7355\/production\/_112252592_image.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7355\/production\/_112252592_image.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/7355\/production\/_112252592_image.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/7355\/production\/_112252592_image.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/7355\/production\/_112252592_image.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/7355\/production\/_112252592_image.jpg 800w\" alt=\"Image shows Breonna Taylor\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" \/><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"css-1rnnz6t-StyledFigureCaption e34k3c21\">Breonna Taylor, 26, was a decorated emergency medical technician<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ms Taylor&#8217;s family sued Louisville authorities in May and reached a $12m (\u00a39.4m) settlement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-72p885-ComponentWrapper-CrossheadComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"crosshead-block\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1jlqpzd-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10\">What does the latest lawsuit say?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>In a statement, Mr Mattingly&#8217;s lawyer alleged that his gunshot wound nearly killed him, and as a result he was &#8220;entitled to, and should, use the legal process to seek a remedy for the injury that Walker has caused&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Mr Mattingly is one of three Louisville Metropolitan Police officers involved in Ms Taylor&#8217;s death. One officer has been indicted and fired from the police force.\u00a0<a class=\"css-yidnqd-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-54626809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A grand jury was not given the opportunity to consider homicide charges<\/a>\u00a0against the men, according to an anonymous juror.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_17786\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17786\" style=\"width: 432px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kenneth-Walker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17786\" src=\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kenneth-Walker.jpg\" alt=\"Kenneth Walker\" width=\"432\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kenneth-Walker.jpg 432w, https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Kenneth-Walker-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kenneth Walker was initially arrested and charged with attempted murder, but the suit was later dropped.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mr Walker is currently suing Louisville police and seeking immunity from prosecution under Kentucky&#8217;s &#8220;Stand Your Ground&#8221; law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>The controversial legislation grants people the right to defend themselves, with lethal force if necessary, if they believe they are under the threat of bodily harm or death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>&#8220;If Kenny can be sued for defending himself, make no mistake, all lawful gun owners&#8217; rights are at risk. And that should scare everyone,&#8221; his lawyer told the Louisville Courier Journal newspaper.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-72p885-ComponentWrapper-CrossheadComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"crosshead-block\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1jlqpzd-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10\">Why did officers storm the home?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>On the night of the raid, police were executing a search warrant as part of a drugs investigation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>The warrant obtained by police included Ms Taylor&#8217;s name and address. Authorities believed Mr Glover was involved in a drug ring and had used her apartment to hide narcotics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>No drugs were found at the property, though Jefferson County Prosecutor Thomas Wine said the search was cancelled after the shooting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Mr Glover was arrested for drug possession on the night of Breonna Taylor&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>He has said that prosecutors pressed him to name Ms Taylor as a &#8220;co-defendant&#8221; in the case against him.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-54752228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">A police officer involved in the fatal shooting of black woman Breonna Taylor has sued her boyfriend for emotional distress, assault and battery. 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