A Kentucky judge signed an order permanently dismissing the charges against Kenneth Walker over his shooting of a police officer during the deadly raid on March 13, 2020 that killed his beautiful girlfriend Breonna Taylor.
Walker was charged with an attempted murder of a police officer after shooting a Louisville police officer during the flawed forced-entry raid. Taking officers as intruders, Walker fired one shot that struck an officer in the leg as they knocked down the door. Officers fired back at him, riddling the apartment with bullets and unfortunately killing his 26-year-old girlfriend Taylor in the process.
Charges against Walker was dismissed by prosecutors in May, about two months after Taylor’s death. But prosecutors said they would revisit the charge against Walker if new evidence surfaced.
Jefferson Circuit Judge Olu Stevens on Monday, dismissed the charges “with prejudice,” meaning the 2020 criminal case against Walker is permanently closed. The officer, Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, who was shot by Walker, recovered from the leg wound and resumed work few days later. Meanwhile, the two other officers who took part in the raid, were charged for blindly firing 10 shots into Taylor’s home. They have been dismissed from the department but have pleaded not guilty.
