CARROLLTON, Ky. — A group of demonstrators took the lawn outside of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Monday to protest the recent hiring of an ex-Louisville police officer who was involved in the raid that resulted in the death of Breonna Taylor. 

What You Need To Know

  • Myles Cosgrove, the former Louisville Metro Police Department officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor, has been hired by the Carroll County Sheriff's Office

  •  Around a dozen demonstrators protested Cosgrove's hiring Monday

  • Cosgrove was fired from the police department in Jan. 2021 for violating use-of-force procedures and failing to use a body camera during the raid on Taylor’s apartment

  • Cosgrove was not charged with any crime in connection to Taylor’s death

Officials with the Sheriff’s Office confirmed Myles Cosgrove was hired over the weekend. 

Around a dozen people from Louisville and Carroll County participated in the protest. The group said a number of chants that have been repeated countless times in the three years since Taylor’s death, including “Say her name” and “No justice, no peace.”

The protest was organized by a group from Louisville. 

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office declined to comment on Monday’s demonstration.

Myles Cosgrove, the former LMPD officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor, has been hired by the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. (Louisville Metro Police Department)

Police were conducting a narcotics search warrant when Breonna Taylor was killed in March 2020. Investigators said Cosgrove fired 16 rounds into the apartment after the front door was breached and Taylor’s boyfriend fired a shot at them. 

Cosgrove was fired from LMPD in early 2021 for violating use-of-force procedures and for failing to use a body camera during the raid. He was not charged with any crime in connection to Taylor’s death. 

As for other officers involved in the 2020 raid, some are awaiting trial on charges that Breonna Taylor’s civil rights were violated. 

Former detective Brett Hankison’s trial is set for this October. 

Attorneys for former officers Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany are set to meet with prosecutors next month. Both are charged with criminal civil rights violations. 

Last year, former Detective Kelly Goodlett pled guilty to one count of conspiring to violate Taylor’s civil rights for helping falsify an affidavit for the search of her apartment.

Former LMPD Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly, who was cleared of any wrongdoing, published a book last year giving his account of what happened that night.

Last November, the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council voted not to revoke Cosgrove’s state peace officer certification. This means he is able to apply for other law enforcement jobs in Kentucky.

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