After being cleared from all charges for his involvement in Breonna Taylor’s death, Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly’s attorney released a statement.
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Earlier today, Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced the grand jury’s decision regarding the investigation surrounding Breonna Taylor’s death. They decided to indict former Detective Brett Hankison on three counts of wanton endangerment since he opened fire in Taylor’s Louisville home and the shots entered a neighboring apartment. Although Mattingly fired several shots during the raid, he was cleared from all charges, and his attorney, Kent J. Wicker, released a statement after the grand jury’s decision.
It says, “The grand jury’s decision to not indict Sgt. Mattingly or Det. Cosgrove shows that the system worked and that grand jurors recognized and respected the facts of the case. The death of Breonna Taylor is a tragedy. But these officers did not act in a reckless or unprofessional manner. They did their duty, performed their roles as law enforcement officers and, above all, did not break the law.”
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Based on the evidence overseen by Cameron, he claims the shots fired by Mattingly and Cosgrove did not fit “the six types of homicide” and agreed with the grand jury that Taylor’s boyfriend fired the first shot.
We will provide more updates as this story develops.
SOURCE: WLKY