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An ex-Louisville cop pleads guilty to using excessive force in Breonna Taylor protests

Former Louisville Metro Police officer Katie R. Crews, show in riot gear, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal charge of using excessive force during curfew enforcement the night of David McAtee's death. (Louisville Metro Police Department via AP)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former Louisville police officer blamed for instigating a conflict that led to the fatal shooting of a Black barbecue restaurant owner during the Breonna Taylor protests has pleaded guilty to using excessive force.

Katie R. Crews, 29, pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to a misdemeanor. She was indicted in March on a felony excessive force charge that carried a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

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