A Grand Jury Member In The Breonna Taylor Case Accuses The Kentucky Attorney General Of Using The Jury As "Shield"

By Doha Madani - NBC News

A grand jury member in the Breonna Taylor case filed a motion Monday in Louisville, Kentucky, for the sealed grand jury transcripts to be released and "the truth prevails."

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The motion, filed in Jefferson County five days after the jury's decision to charge a former police officer for reckless behavior but not for Taylor's death was announced, also calls for jurors to be allowed to address the case as a matter. of public interest.

In the petition, an anonymous jury attorney notes that Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron made public statements that "tried to make it very clear that the grand jury was the only one making the decision."

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"The citizens of this autonomous territory have demonstrated their lack of faith in the process and procedures in this matter and in the justice system itself," the petition says.

"Using grand juries as a

only sows more doubts in the process," he adds.

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Cameron announced last week that the grand jury had decided not to enter manslaughter charges against any of the three officers who fired their guns in the police raid that killed Taylor in March.

Hankison pleaded not guilty Monday.

During his hearing, the judge ordered that the grand jury proceedings be recorded in the court record.

Ben Crump, the attorney for Breonna Taylor's family, this afternoon in Louisville, Kentucky.

"The grand jury is meant to be a secret body. It is clear that the public interest in this case is not going to allow that to happen," Cameron said in a statement Monday night.

"As a special counsel, our team has an ethical obligation not to disclose the recording of the grand jury proceedings, and we maintain our belief that such disclosure could compromise the ongoing federal investigation and could have unforeseen consequences, such as poisoning the jury." , He said.

"Despite these concerns, we will comply with the judge's order to release the recording on Wednesday. The release of the recording will also address the legal complaint filed by an anonymous grand jury."

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The motion says the jury that filed the petition wishes to remain anonymous but feels "obligated to act in a manner that promotes transparency, truth and justice."

The decision not to charge officers with Taylor's death was greeted with

Taylor's case has become one of the flags against police violence and racial inequality in recent months.

Cameron said he supports the case his team made.

"Once the public hears the recording, they will see that over the course of two and a half days, our team presented a thorough and comprehensive case to the grand jury," he said Monday.

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Taylor, a 26-year-old African-American paramedic, was sleeping at her home in Louisville on March 13 with her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, 27, when three people broke into the home.

According to Walker's account and a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Taylor's family, the couple did not hear the police announce themselves and believed the department was being raided.

Walker, the legal owner of a gun, shot at the front door and hit Sgt Jonathan Mattingly in the leg, according to police.

Authorities said officers forcibly entered the apartment after no one opened the door.

Mattingly stated in his account that he saw the couple standing at the end of the hall and fired back.

Cameron said Wednesday that Mattingly fired six shots and that "almost simultaneously" Detective Myles Cosgrove fired 16 times from the door.

Taylor was previously reported to have been shot five times, but

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