The former Louisville cop who shot and killed Breonna Taylor has landed another police job, Forbes reported.
Myles Cosgrove has been hired by the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office as a deputy.
Cosgrove was fired by the Louisville Metro Police Department in January 2021 for violating use-of-force policies and not turning on his body camera during the incident.
A protest against Cosgrove’s hiring by the sheriff’s department was planned for Monday. The department’s chief acknowledged the controversial nature of the hiring, saying: “There will be opinions on both sides of the equation.” He added: “We’re going to give him a chance.”
In March 2020, Taylor, 26, was shot and killed by officers while she was asleep as they executed a no-knock narcotics search warrant on her home. Taylor’s boyfriend, who was also asleep beside her, fired his handgun at the officers allegedly because he thought they were intruders.