State Attorney General Daniel Cameron said the investigation showed officers acted in self-defense; one was wounded. A single officer was charged with wanton endangerment for firing into neighboring apartments. The FBI is still investigating whether Taylor’s civil rights were violated. But the ...
Ben Crump, a civil rights attorney representing Taylor’s family,appeared on NBC’s “Today” showThursday morning and said the decision to chargeBrett Hankisonwith wanton endangerment “doesn’t make sense.” He said Taylor’s family was “outraged, they were insulted, and they we...
Last July, a Kentucky man wasarrested and charged with wanton endangerment and criminal mischief for shooting down a drone, but a county District Court judgelater threw out the charges. (He usedNumber 8 birdshot, in case you were wondering.) Other jurisdictions may not be so forgiving. "I...
they could have done that. But our recommendation was that Mattingly and Cosgrove were justified in their acts and their conduct." He added, "The charge that we could prove at trial, beyond reasonable doubt, was for wanton endangerment against Mr. Hankison." ...
Doing donuts or "turfing" a private yard or public property is considered to be an act of vandalism, and the offending driver could also face other charges of reckless driving and public endangerment. The act of doing donuts with a privately owned vehicle in an approved location is not ...
1, 1975. First-degree wanton endangerment is a Class D felony in the state of Kentucky. One Kentucky law firm explains why someone tied to a death might be charged differently depending on the circumstance. “One of the defining elements of many criminal offenses is the state of mind of ...