(8/22/22)

Anna Gotfryd, a Trial Attorney in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, is prosecuting the federal criminal cases related to the death of Breonna Taylor. On August 4, 2022, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced that current and former Louisville, Kentucky police officers were charged with federal crimes related to the death of Breonna Taylor. Charges include federal civil rights offenses, unlawful conspiracies, obstruction offenses, and use of excessive force.