Judge dismisses felony against former Louisville officers behind Breonna Taylor search warrant

FILE PHOTO: Breonna Taylor’s art is seen in Jefferson Square after the announcement that the FBI arrested and brought civil rights charges against four current and former Louisville police officers for their roles in the 2020 fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud/File Photo

(Reuters) - A federal judge agreed to dismiss part of the most serious charge against two former police officers in Lousiville, Kentucky, accused of falsifying a search warrant that led to colleagues killing Breonna Taylor, an unarmed Black medical worker, in her apartment in 2020.

Joshua Jaynes, a former Louisville Police Department detective, and Kyle Meany, a former Louisville sergeant, are accused of knowingly making false statements in their application to a judge for a "no knock" warrant to search Taylor's home.