The former Louisville cop who shot and killed Breonna Taylor has found himself a new job after being hired at the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department in Carrollton, Kentucky, it has been revealed. Myles Cosgrove, formerly at the Louisville Metro Police Department, has people feeling outraged by the news, which has since been confirmed by Sheriff Ryan Gosser of Carroll County, after Cosgrove was fired from LMPD back in January 2021 for failure to use body camera during the raid at Taylor’s apartment.
Furthermore, he had also violated use-of-force procedures, but for some reason, the disgraced cop has managed to secure himself a new job and people are startled, to say the least. As you will recall, Cosgrove and former Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly fired a total of 32 rounds into Taylor’s home, six of which struck Taylor, with the fatal shot stemming from Cosgrove’s gun. Cosgrove appealed the decision, which was upheld by the LMPD Merit Board, but interestingly enough, the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council chose not to revoke his police certification. Instead, they welcomed him to work for them.
Cosgrove admitted that on the night of the shooting on March 13, 2020, he had failed to identify a target before he discharged his weapon. Cosgrove began working at the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department on April 20, Gosser revealed, who says that his new colleague brings a lot of experience that will be useful at their police department. They also performed a normal background check before making the decision to hire Cosgrove since he was never actually indicted.
The shooting of Breonna Taylor sparked outrage across the nation, with protests erupting in cities across the country. The public was outraged that a young, unarmed Black woman could be killed in her own home by police officers. The Louisville Metro Police Department was criticized for its handling of the investigation into the shooting and for its lack of transparency in releasing information about the incident. The officers involved were placed on administrative leave, but no charges were immediately filed against them.
After months of protests and calls for justice, a grand jury in Louisville indicted one of the officers involved in the shooting, Brett Hankison, on three counts of wanton endangerment. However, no charges were filed against the other officers involved in the incident. The decision to not charge the officers with Taylor’s death led to further protests and calls for justice. The decision was widely criticized, with many people saying that it was a failure of the justice system to hold police officers accountable for their actions.