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.
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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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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel waiting to hear how she will do incarcerated.
..."Goodlett faced just one conspiracy charge, while the other LMPD officers involved in the search warrant application — Jaynes and former Sgt. Kyle Meany — were charged with falsifying records, making false statements to federal investigators, conspiracy and civil rights violations.
Attorney Ben Crump, who represented Taylor’s family in a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, has claimed Goodlett is cooperating with the feds and her testimony has been “pivotal” to the investigation.
“It’s really a ‘Serpico’ moment, when you have an officer who finally starts telling on everybody and how they conspired together to cover up the murder this innocent Black woman,” Crump said earlier this month, making reference to a 1973 film about a whistle-blowing police officer in New York City."
..."Goodlett faced just one conspiracy charge, while the other LMPD officers involved in the search warrant application — Jaynes and former Sgt. Kyle Meany — were charged with falsifying records, making false statements to federal investigators, conspiracy and civil rights violations.
Attorney Ben Crump, who represented Taylor’s family in a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, has claimed Goodlett is cooperating with the feds and her testimony has been “pivotal” to the investigation.
“It’s really a ‘Serpico’ moment, when you have an officer who finally starts telling on everybody and how they conspired together to cover up the murder this innocent Black woman,” Crump said earlier this month, making reference to a 1973 film about a whistle-blowing police officer in New York City."
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