Felony charges dropped for 87 who protested over Breonna Taylor's death outside Kentucky AG's home
Nearly 90 protesters who were arrested earlier this week while calling for justice for Breonna Taylor have had felony charges against them dismissed, the Louisville Courier Journal reported on Friday.
The Louisville Metropolitan Police Department (LMPD) had arrested 87 protesters on Tuesday outside the home of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R), where they were calling for charges against the police officers who fatally shot Taylor. They were charged with intimidating a participant in the legal process, a felony that could result in up to five years in prison, as well as two misdemeanors.
"While we do believe the LMPD had probable cause for the charge, in the interest of justice and the promotion of the free exchange of ideas, we will dismiss that charge for each protester arrested this past Tuesday," Jefferson County Attorney Mike O'Connell announced in a statement on Friday.
More than 100 demonstrators, including NFL wide receiver Kenny Stills and Minneapolis NAACP President Leslie Redmond, walked to Cameron's home in the protest organized by the social justice group Until Freedom.
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