Ex-officer involved in 2020 protest shooting avoids prison
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A former Louisville police officer blamed for instigating a deadly shooting during the 2020 Breonna Taylor protests has been sentenced to two years of probation.
Katie Crews pleaded guilty last year to using excessive force.
During a curfew enforcement at the height of the protests, she fired pepper balls into a crowd and restaurant, leading to an exchange of gunfire and the killing of David McAtee.
Federal judge Benjamin Beaton on Monday called Crews’ actions “incredibly dangerous.”
He doubled a one-year recommended probation period to two years.
McAtee’s death furthered the anger of protesters who had been protesting over the death of Taylor.
