Topline
Myles Cosgrove, the former police officer who shot and killed Breonna Taylor—a death that garnered national attention and triggered widespread protests against systemic racism and police brutality—has landed a new law enforcement job.
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Key Facts
ABC affiliate WHAS-TV reported over the weekend that Cosgrove had been hired by the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office as a deputy, citing the department’s chief Robert Miller.
Confirming Cosgrove’s hiring, Miller noted that he and two other white officers involved in Taylor’s shooting were not charged by a grand jury.
Miller told CBS affiliate WLKY that Cosgrove joined the Department on April 20 and has already begun active duty.
Cosgrove was fired by the Louisville Metro Police Department in January 2021 for violating procedures pertaining to the use of force and his failure to use a body camera during the incident.
Miller told WLKY that Kentucky Law Enforcement Council’s decision not to initiate a hearing to take away Cosgrove’s police certification was also taken into consideration while hiring him.
What To Watch For
Some local residents of Carroll County are planning to protest Cosgrove’s hiring by the sheriff’s department on Monday. The department’s chief acknowledged the controversial nature of the hiring, saying: “There will be opinions on both sides of the equation.” He added: “We’re going to give him a chance.”
Key Background
In March 2020, Taylor—a 26-year-old black woman—was shot and killed by police officers while she was asleep as they were executing a no-knock narcotics search warrant of her home. Taylor’s boyfriend, who was also asleep beside her, fired his handgun at the officers suspecting them to be intruders. Her death, along with the killings of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbury at the hands of law enforcement officials, triggered nationwide protests against racial injustice and police brutality. Four other officers involved in the raid—Kelly Goodlett, Joshua Jaynes, Brett Hankison and Kyle Meany—were charged with federal civil rights offenses, unlawful conspiracies, obstruction offenses, and use of excessive force by the Justice Department in August last year.
Further Reading
Protest planned in Carroll County after sheriff’s office hires Myles Cosgrove (WHAS-TV)
Ex-LMPD officer who fired shots that killed Breonna Taylor hired by another police department (WLKY)
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2023/04/24/ex-louisville-officer-who-fatally-shot-breonna-taylor-begins-new-law-enforcement-job/