LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Former Louisville Metro Police officer Brett Hankison has begun serving his sentence at a federal prison in New Jersey for violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights.

Hankison was sentenced in July for his involvement in the botched raid that led to the death of Breonna Taylor in March of 2020.

On Friday, Oct. 3, Hankison’s attorneys filed a motion to extend his scheduled report date of Oct. 9 by 60 to 90 days so the court could rule on the motion for Hankison’s bond and so there would be time to present that motion to the Sixth Circuit if necessary. This motion was then denied by a federal judge on Monday, Oct. 6.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed to WAVE that Hankison reported to FCI Fort Dix on Thursday to begin his 33-month sentence.

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