Former Louisville cop pleads not guilty on wanton endangerment charges
Source: ABC News
Brett Hankison, the only officer to be indicted in the Breonna Taylor case, pleaded not guilty to his charges during a telephone court appearance Monday afternoon.
Hankison, who was fired from the Louisville Metro Police Department in June, was hit with three counts of wanton endangerment in the first degree last week for shooting into the apartment of Taylor's neighbors during the March 13 incident.
If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison.
During the phone hearing, Hankison only spoke to indicate he was initially present and alerted Judge Anne Bailey Smith that his attorney, Stewart Matthews, had not called into the conference.
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