Goodlett was accused of filing a false affidavit to search Taylor’s home before the police department’s raid and working with other Louisville officers to create a “false cover story in an effort to avoid responsibility for their roles in the preparation of the warrant affidavit that contained false information,” according to court documents released earlier this month. He is scheduled to appear on Aug. 22 for a hearing to discuss the appeal. She was released on $10,000 bond, according to a court document. CNN has reached out to Marshall and the Justice Department for comment. Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency room technician, was shot and killed in her apartment during a botched forced-entry raid in the early morning hours of March 13, 2020. Her death, along with that of other black people at the hands of law enforcement — including George Floyd in Minnesota and Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia — sparked a summer of protests calling for police reform. Three other current and former Louisville police officers involved in the deadly raid have been indicted on civil rights violations and other charges. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced last week. The charges are the first federal charges against any of the officers involved in the botched raid. In addition to civil rights offenses, federal authorities charged the defendant with unlawful conspiracy, unconstitutional use of force and obstruction, Garland said.
