Louisville officer shot in Breonna Taylor raid shares the UNTOLD story



Breonna Taylor became a symbol of the Black Lives Matter movement when she was shot and killed by Louisville police — but the narrative surrounding her death has done a 180.

Years later, those who jumped to demonize the police have been proven wrong after a judge ruled that Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, was the individual whose actions led to her death, not the Louisville police.

But that didn’t stop the cops present on the scene from being smeared by celebrities, politicians, the media, and activists.

This is why Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly is telling Jason Whitlock of “Fearless” — who calls the outrage following Taylor’s death a “racial hoax” — what really happened on Friday, March 13, 2020.

That night, Mattingly was serving a warrant in a drug investigation — and was initially lauded as a hero for his actions.

“Something happened, and I’m not sure when it took place, but it was fairly quickly,” Mattingly tells Whitlock. After the shooting, Mattingly was in surgery to repair his femoral artery, which was severed when he was shot by Walker.

“That night we went, and they said knock and announce, because Jamarcus Glover, he’s not at this location,” Mattingly explains. “So I said, ‘That’s fine.’ They said, matter of fact, she’s a heavy-set black female, give her extra time to come to the door.”

“After about a minute, no answer, my lieutenant says, ‘Go ahead, and hit the door.’ The breacher hits the door, when it comes open, I’m standing on the left of it. He’s on the right of it,” Mattingly continues, noting that the situation inside was strange.

“Normally people are giving up, they’re hiding, or they’re running. There’s never two people down a hall just in wait, and by the time my mind’s registering this, and I get my gun around to them, I see the tip of Kenneth Walker’s silver gun, and it’s too late.”

“Boom, shots fired, I feel the impact on my leg, I return four rounds and get behind the door. He dives into a room as soon as he shoots and leaves Breonna in the hallway. She attempts to follow him in the room ‘cause her feet crossed the threshold of the door, where she then fell back,” he explains.

“So she ran into the line of fire, chasing this guy who had abandoned her in the hallway,” he adds.


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Jason Whitlock reveals his 'Mount Racemore' of the WORST racial hoaxes



Identity politics has undoubtedly infiltrated American culture, and as a result, far too many racial hoaxes have not only captivated but fooled Americans in recent years.

Jason Whitlock of “Fearless” is fed up with these racial hoaxes — and he’s not afraid to hurt anyone’s feelings, which is why he’s taken it upon himself to create his own “Mount Racemore” and expose the worst of the worst.

“Limiting this to four was very difficult. We should have had a top 10,” Whitlock comments, adding that “the last decade has been filled with nothing but racial hoaxes.”

The four that made “Mount Racemore” are Michael Brown, “Saint” George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Trayvon Martin.

“Michael Brown didn’t have his hands up. Michael Brown’s on camera bullying a guy at a convenience store. Michael Brown tried to take the gun from Darren Wilson and then charged back at Darren Wilson,” Whitlock explains.

“St. George Floyd,” he continues, “died of a fentanyl overdose and died because he fussed and argued and resisted arrest for 20 straight minutes, had a heart attack because he had enough fentanyl in him to kill a dozen horses.”

“He almost died a year before, the same thing, same interaction with the police. Almost died, then they resuscitated him and got him to hospital and fixed him up that time. George Floyd was not killed by Derek Chauvin. Derek Chauvin was at the scene of George Floyd overdosing on fentanyl. It’s a hoax,” Whitlock says.

As for Breonna Taylor, Whitlock feels sorry for her.

“This is the woman out of Louisville, who was shot by Louisville police officers because her ignorant, scared boyfriend fired a shot at police first, and he hit a cop in the leg, and then the cops opened fire,” he explains. “He’s not a man. Allowed his woman to get out of bed and go to the front door with him to see what the trouble was at the front door.”

“Breonna Taylor died because her boyfriend fired at and shot a cop first,” he adds.

While Whitlock initially bought the Trayvon Martin hoax, he’s since seen the light.

“Trayvon Martin was involved in drug dealing and gang activity. His father was a gang member. Trayvon Martin was beating the head of George Zimmerman into the ground. Trayvon Martin was about that life, and he effed around and found out that George Zimmerman was carrying,” Whitlock says.

After Martin’s death, a “fake witness,” who claimed to be Trayvon’s girlfriend, pretended she was on the phone with Trayvon right before he was shot.

“Ben Crump dressed this woman up and had her play the role of Trayvon’s girlfriend. It was a hoax and a lie that led to Trayvon Martin’s mother and father parading around the last 12 years as celebrities, collecting checks off their dead son,” Whitlock says.

“A lot of this stuff is filled with lies and manipulation,” he adds. “It’s all done to drive a narrative, to make you hate America, to make you think America is a failure, to make you think the Constitution and the whole thing has to be thrown out the window.”


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'Trump is a rapist and a con man': Actor Alan Ritchson insults Trump, calls Christians 'vitriolic tribe'

'Trump is a rapist and a con man': Actor Alan Ritchson insults Trump, calls Christians 'vitriolic tribe'



Actor Alan Ritchson called President Donald Trump a "rapist" and attacked the Catholic church while also making comments about the modeling industry.

The self-professed Christian shares video online for what he calls InstaChurch, a series in which the "Reacher" actor explores scripture and how it relates to his life.

"I’m a Christian quite simply because of what Jesus calls us to do. Love other people until death. It doesn’t mean we’re all to be hung on a cross, but how can I suffer for you? That is a beautiful thing," Ritchson said.

Those comments did not come without deep criticism of Christians and the Catholic church.

"Christians today have become the most vitriolic tribe," Ritchson claimed. "It is so antithetical to what Jesus was calling us to be and to do."

The 41-year-old also seemingly called out all levels of the Catholic church other than the papacy.

"It’s worth saying that the atrocities that are happening in the church that are being actively covered up, even to this day with people not being held accountable, is repulsive," he told the Hollywood Reporter. "I can’t for one second support the Catholic Church while there are still cardinals, bishops, and priests being passed around with known pedophilic tendencies."

Despite his mother being Catholic, the outlet reported that Ritchson rejected any association with the church. He also took shots at Christians who have supported President Trump.

Ritchson was described as being upset with said Christians over their alignment with the former president despite him being a "rapist."

"Trump is a rapist and a con man, and yet the entire Christian church seems to treat him like he’s their poster child and it’s unreal. I don’t understand it."

Ritchson has embedded himself in activism in the past and has had some of that commentary resurface. This included a 2020 photo of the actor wearing a shirt that said "arrest the cops that killed Breonna Taylor." This was in reference to a woman who was shot by police during the execution of a warrant for a drug case.

"That was a tragic case," Ritchson said. "Cops get away with murder all the time, and the fact that we can’t really hold them accountable for their improprieties is disturbing to me."

Ritchson also called for complete "reform" and claimed it takes more time to get an education as a "hairstylist than as a cop."

Ritchson also made claims about the modeling agency, which he was once a part of. He called the industry "legalized sex trafficking," adding that it is "not regulated" while likening being hired for a job to being "trafficked" to a photographer.

"The number of times and situations where I was put in horrific environments where sexual abuse was the goal and the paycheck that you were desperate for in order to survive was the carrot, I can’t count on two hands. It was quite often."

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Federal prosecutors seek retrial for former detective shot at by Breonna Taylor's boyfriend



The Biden Department of Justice failed to get a conviction last month in the federal civil rights case against the former Louisville detective who returned fire during a drug raid when shot at by Breonna Taylor's boyfriend.

Despite admitting ahead of the Nov. 17 mistrial that it would take "enormous resources ... to retry this case," federal prosecutors revealed this week they plan to refile charges against former Detective Brett Hankison.

What's the background?

Louisville Metro Police Department narcotics detectives attempted to execute a "no-knock" search warrant around 12:43 a.m. on March 13, 2020. The apparently falsified warrant pertained to a drug investigation involving 26-year-old Breonna Taylor's ex-boyfriend, Jamarcus Glover.

Police indicated they knocked repeatedly, announced their presence, then utilized a ram to gain entry. At the time, Taylor was inside the apartment with her then-boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, reported WHAS-TV.

When the police got the door open, Walker opened fire, striking Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly in the upper thigh and hitting his femoral artery. Officers returned fire.

In the exchange, Taylor was struck multiple times and killed. Mattingly survived, and Walker, initially charged with attempted murder of a police officer, later had his case dismissed.

Hankison reportedly fired 10 shots during the incident but did not hit Taylor or anyone else. He was nevertheless kicked off the force in June 2020 and ended up being the only officer criminally charged in the raid — with three counts of wanton endangerment.

The former detective was ultimately found not guilty of the wanton endangerment state charges last year.

Mistrial

Attorney General Merrick Garland — facing sustained pressure from Taylor's family and activists — announced charges for Hankison and the other officers involved in the fatal raid in August 2022.

Hankison was indicted accordingly for two civil rights offenses and accused of willfully using "unconstitutionally excessive force, while acting in his official capacity as an officer, when he fired his service weapon into Taylor’s apartment through a covered window and covered glass door."

The indictment noted that multiple bullets fired by the former detective traveled through the wall of Taylor's apartment and into neighboring apartments, endangering a pregnant woman, her partner, and their son.

During the trial, the former detective claimed his actions were the result of an attempt to defend himself and his fellow officers after seeing Mattingly catch a bullet from a shadowy figure who he figured was armed with a rifle, reported CNN.

"I felt helpless knowing that I had a handgun and I was facing rifle fire," Hankison testified. "Even though I had a tactical vest on, I knew that was no match for if the shooter came out with the rifle."

"I knew they were trying to get to him, and it appeared to me they were being executed with this rifle," continued Hankison. "I returned fire through the sliding glass door, and that did not stop the threat."

The Hill reported that after several days of deliberation in November, the 12-member jury notified U.S. District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings that they were at an impasse. Jennings implored them to keep trying. While they obliged her, their continued efforts were in vain.

Learning that the jury was deadlocked on both counts against Hankison, Jennings declared a mistrial on Nov. 17.

"I think the totality of the circumstances may be beyond repair in this case," said Jennings. "They have a disagreement that they cannot get past."

As the 47-year-old former officer was not acquitted, he remained susceptible to a retrial.

Retrial

While federal prosecutor Michael Songer indicated a retrial will be costly, an attorney for the Taylor family told reporters last month, "The assistant U.S. attorneys from the Department of Justice did indicate that it is their intention to retry Brett Hankison in this case."

Sure enough, federal prosecutors informed Hankison during a status hearing Wednesday that they plan to refile charges, the former detective's attorneys, Stew Matthews and Ibrahim Farag, confirmed to CNN.

A status hearing is reportedly set for Jan. 24, and a trial date has tentatively been set for Oct. 14.

Jack Byrd, another attorney for Hankison, filed a new motion of acquittal over the weekend, noting, "The evidence presented by the government in this case is insufficient to sustain a conviction on any of the Counts."

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Attorney calls jurors who wanted to acquit cop involved in raid on Breonna Taylor 'less-than-patriotic fellow Americans'



A federal jury deadlocked in the case against one of the former Louisville police officers who was involved in the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor's home several years ago. After the judge declared a mistrial, an attorney representing some of the victims took aim at the jurors who had voted to acquit, questioning their loyalty to America and the Constitution.

Brett Hankison was one of seven Louisville Metro Police Department officers who showed up at Breonna Taylor's apartment shortly after midnight on March 13, 2020, to serve a drug-related search warrant to Taylor's ex-boyfriend Jamarcus Glover. Officers claimed to have identified themselves before breaking down the door, but Taylor's boyfriend at the time, Kenneth Walker III, allegedly did not hear the warning and fired at officers, believing them to be intruders.

Walker's shot injured one of the officers, and the seven cops, including Hankison, returned fire. Hankison fired 10 rounds through a window, though none of his bullets struck a human being. Some of his shots did go through a wall that Taylor shared with the apartment next door. Inside that apartment were a man named Cody Etherton, a woman named Chelsey Napper, and an unnamed 3-year-old boy, court documents said.

Six bullets fired from other officers' weapons struck and killed Taylor. Walker was not injured in the incident. Glover, the subject of the warrant, was not at the premises that night, and no drugs or drug paraphernalia were ever recovered from Taylor's residence.

Hankison was fired from the department a few months after the shooting and was the only cop involved in the incident who was tried at the state level. State jurors took just three hours to acquit him of charges related to wanton endangerment. After that acquittal, federal prosecutors decided to charge Hankison with violating the civil rights of Taylor, Walker, and the neighbors by using "unconstitutionally excessive force."

The federal trial against Hankison took three weeks and about two dozen witnesses before it was handed over to the jury, made up of one black man, five white men, and six white women. Jurors then deliberated for three days, during which time, they requested a copy of a court transcript, a request which Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings denied.

Jurors then warned the judge that they were having difficulty reaching a unanimous verdict, so Judge Jennings issued an Allen charge in the hopes of compelling them to come to a consensus, but it did not work. At the end of the day on Thursday, Jennings declared a mistrial.

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Attorneys representing the victims quickly issued statements to the media that criticized either the makeup or opinions of the jurors. In her statement, Lonita Baker, who is representing the Taylor family, implied that there were too many white people on the jury: "The Western District is made up of more than just Louisville, and we recognize that, but hopefully on the next trial, the jury does reflect the diversity of this city and the Western District of Kentucky."

Jeffery Sexton, who is representing Taylor's former neighbors, Etherton and Napper, went even farther, claiming that the jurors who wanted to acquit Hankison were "less-than-patriotic fellow Americans" who tried to "throw" the Constitution "in the trash can."

"Some of those deadlocked jurors are heroes," Sexton said. "They stood up for the Constitution. They said, 'No!' when some of their less-than-patriotic fellow Americans on that jury wanted to wad it up and throw it in the trash can."

While Sexton lamented that "there are no winners in a tie" and "there is no expiration date for the harm Hankison caused" Etherton and Napper, attorney Baker expressed optimism that Hankison might be convicted someday soon. "A mistrial is not an acquittal," she said. "And so we live another day to fight for justice for Breonna."

Baker also indicated she has good reason to hope. "As it stands right now, the assistant U.S. attorneys from the Department of Justice did indicate that it is their intention to retry Brett Hankison in this case," Baker said.

Judge Jennings has scheduled a conference date for December 13.

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Jason Whitlock and Delano Squires expose BLM propaganda during 'The Woman King' credits



In this clip, Jason Whitlock and Delano Squires reviewed "The Woman King," a so-called American historical epic film about the Agojie. The film is about the all-female warrior unit that protected the West African kingdom of Dahomey during the 17th to 19th centuries. Still, during the credits, Delano observed a moment when he says propaganda peeked through the storyline.

"Fearless" host Jason Whitlock said he could not leave the movie theater fast enough, so he missed the dramatic pause when one of the film stars, Viola Davis, gave a shoutout to Breonna Taylor. Delano stayed through the credits and saw the Breonna Taylor reference. "This movie was BLM's dream," Delano said.

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Who was Breonna Taylor?


Sometimes a situation will arise where there are no winners, and nobody was right, or worse, when Black Lives Matter hijacks a tragic situation to exploit for political gain. Such is the sad case of Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot by Louisville Metro Police Department officers on March 13, 2020.

In this clip, Stu Burguiere took a thoughtful look at the case's known details from every angle, and he gave reasonable explanations for some actions while calling out the wrong that transpired that tragic night in March. Watch the video for more information.

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Washington Post staffer 'horrified and humiliated' after co-worker misidentifies her as Breonna Taylor



A Washington Post staffer is under fire after making the ultimate gaffe: confusing the names of Post video technician Breanna Muir and late police shooting victim Breonna Taylor, Fox News reported.

What are the details?

In a lengthy Twitter thread, the Post's director of video, Micah Gelman, misidentified Muir as "Breanna Taylor" — as both share similar first names — while lauding the outlet's coverage of the Ukraine crisis.

Muir took to LinkedIn, where she decried Gelman's careless mistake, which she said "horrified and humiliated" her.

She wrote, "It’s very disheartening that this is my first post on LinkedIn but I felt like I needed to stand up for myself. On Sunday, the Director of Video misidentified me as Breanna Taylor on Twitter. My name is NOT Breonna Taylor, the black woman who was murdered in 2020. My name is Breanna Muir, the black woman who has dedicated 4 years of her life to the Washington Post. I feel horrified and humiliated."

Muir explained that the incident even made her parents cry.

"It has been difficult for me to explain to my black parents that the Director of Video is referring to me as Breonna Taylor in public," Muir added. "This was the first time that I witnessed my black mother and black father cry. Although, Breonna and I share the same ethnicity, we are two different people. Please stop misidentifying people of color in the workplace. It is not okay and I’m not okay. I pray that these type of ‘mix-ups’ never happen to anyone."


What was the outlet's response?

In a statement on the mix-up, a spokesperson for the Post told Fox News Digital that the company realizes the "emotional toll" the mishap must have taken on Muir and her loved ones.

"Our director of video has apologized both publicly and privately for his mistake," the statement said. "However, we do not take the impact of that error lightly and regret the emotional toll it has had on Breanna. We have also reached out to her and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment throughout the newsroom."

Gelman himself tweeted an apology for the gaffe and attributed the error to "working extremely long hours" during a highly irregular and politically charged news cycle.

"In a long thread last night thanking my staff for working exhaustive hours, I inadvertently misidentified Breanna Muir," Gelman wrote. "I reached out to her to apologize and do so here now. We are all working extremely long hours and while this was not intentional, it should not have happened."

In a long thread last night thanking my staff for working exhaustive hours, I inadvertently misidentified Breanna Muir. I reached out to her to apologize and do so here now. We are all working extremely long hours and while this was not intentional, it should not have happened.
— Micah Gelman (@Micah Gelman) 1646057498

What was the response to this?

Much of social media appeared to be divided over the snafu, with some supporting Muir and others empathizing with Gelman for the inadvertent mistake.

One user wrote, "It’s difficult to make an apology sound sincere when it’s wrapped in excuses."

Another complained, "[M]isidentified as the murdered black woman, 'Breanna Taylor'… multiple times. Please do better and don’t blame exhaustive hours for unchecked prejudice you have."

"He called his black female colleague the name of a black woman who was murdered by the police. The idea that race has nothing to do with it is absurd," another user reasoned.

Others stated that the gaffe was trivial in comparison to what is happening across the globe at the current time.

"If this is the most tragic thing to have ever happened to Ms. Muir, I think it's about time for her to get outdoors a bit more. There are people in another country who are literally having bombs dropped on their heads — pretty sure they would happily trade places with her," one user wrote.

Another added, "Big deal, man. There are more pressing issues in the world now. Cut yourself some slack, and ignore the people who will try to cancel you over a petty mistake."

"She's an overdramatic drama queen," another user said, referring to Muir. "You made a mistake. She makes it seem like she was kidnapped for 10 years."

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VIDEO: Gun-toting restaurant patron puts scare into Black Lives Matter protesters in Louisville



A Louisville restaurant patron put a bit of a scare into Black Lives Matter marchers Saturday night when video caught him pointing a handgun at the protesters in a wild scene amid tables on the sidewalk in front of La Chasse, the Courier-Journal reported.

What are the details?

The paper said the protesters' demonstration coincided with the 147th Kentucky Derby and was in memory of Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot by police last year.

Just after 8:30 p.m., protesters stopped outside La Chasse on Bardstown Road, which is about five miles northeast of Churchill Downs, and the Courier-Journal reported that a man watching from the restaurant's patio pulled a gun and pointed it at protesters during a confrontation.

It's not clear what led to the confrontation, but there are numerous examples of leftist protesters caught on video harassing and terrorizing restaurant patrons at their tables in the name of their causes — such as this courageous mob in Washington, D.C., last August:

1) In a scene that played out several times Monday, a Black Lives Matter protest that began in Columbia Heights con… https://t.co/kAceaq1yEW

— Fredrick Kunkle WaPo (@KunkleFredrick) 1598384374.0

But apparently the armed restaurant patron in Louisville wasn't about to let anything like that happen to him.

Video of the confrontation begins with an image of the white-haired man in a blue dress shirt and light-colored pants standing near one of the outdoor tables and pointing a small handgun at the protesters, who are hollering and making gestures — but not daring to get anywhere near him.

Image source: Courier-Journal video screenshot

In the clip, one of the protesters can be heard hollering at the man, "You're not the only one with a gun!"

Indeed, a pair of men armed with rifles and handguns who appeared to be acting as security for the protesters were seen facing down the white-haired patron and arguing with him.

Image source: Courier-Journal video screenshot

A woman who appeared to be one of the protesters and man who appeared to be restaurant employee did their best to keep things calm.

Image source: Courier-Journal video screenshot

The paper said other protesters told the group to keep moving, and a few minutes later several Louisville police cruisers pulled up in front of the restaurant. The Courier-Journal didn't indicate if any arrests were made.

The video ends with the white-haired man and another man being led inside the restaurant as the more heavily armed men watch them leave the scene:

Anything else?

A number of Twitter commenters weighed in on a separate video of the incident posted by a Courier-Journal reporter.

Confrontation between patrons at La Chasse and protesters. https://t.co/iUFKA9zWvY

— Hayes Gardner (@HayesGardner) 1619916034.0

While no context for the confrontation was noted in the tweet, it was clear where folks who observed the clip stand on the issue:

  • "THESE BLM turds NEED TO STAY THE F*** OUT OF PEOPLE LIVES," one commenter wrote. "People that did nothing to harass get harassed in return. It's going to backfire sooner than you think."
  • "Bunch of stupid jackasses have pushed good decent people to the brink," another user said. "Best look out!!"
  • "Good for him," another commenter noted. "Stop harassing and threatening people eating diner."