Have a news tip? The detective who applied for the warrant that ended in the March shooting death of Breonna Taylor has been placed on administrative reassignment, the Louisville, Kentucky, interim police chief said. RELATED: 'I want justice.' Police shot the 26-year-old EMT at least eight times after breaking down the door of her apartment in an attempted drug raid. In his affidavit, Jaynes claimed the main suspect of their drug investigation had been using Taylor's apartment as his own since Feb. 20. The warrant asserted that Jaynes had confirmed with a U.S. postal inspector that an alleged drug dealer had been receiving packages at Taylor’s apartment. Cosgrove and two other officers who fired into Taylor's apartment were not charged in her death by a grand jury in September. #BreonnaTaylor @WHAS11 pic.twitter.com/ZPufQnfH4K. "It is clear from this review there should have been better controls, supervision and scrutiny over this operation prior to the warrant being signed and executed," Gentry said in the termination letter. The Taylor family, their attorney, the US postal inspector and others have raised questions about how and why the warrant was approved, Louisville Metro Police Interim Chief Robert Schroeder said Wednesday. EMT recounts night Breonna Taylor was killed in newly released interview, Breonna Taylor grand jurors call LMPD's actions 'negligent' and 'criminal'. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville police have taken steps that could result in the firing of an officer who sought the no-knock search warrant that led detectives to the apartment where Breonna Taylor was fatally shot. While Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's investigation into Taylor's death ended in a Jefferson County grand jury indicting former detective Brett Hankison for his actions the night of Taylor's death, Cameron's investigation did not look into Jayne's search warrant. In his affidavit, Jaynes said he believed Glover had been stashing drugs or money at her apartment to avoid detection from law enforcement. Interim LMPD Chief Yvette Gentry said detective Joshua Jaynes violated LMPD's standard operating procedure when obtaining a warrant for Taylor's address, saying in a termination letter to Jaynes that he failed to complete a Search Warrant Operations Plan form and lied in his affidavit. Taylor, an emergency room technician, died when officers attempted to search her South Louisville apartment shortly before 1 a.m. Instead, the warrant is part of the FBI's independent investigation that has not concluded. In the PIU summary written in July, investigators described Jaynes' affidavit wording as "misleading," saying "given Jaynes' statement related to the information" it "should be reviewed for criminal actions. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville police officer who obtained the search warrant for Breonna Taylor's home has received a pre-termination notice, his lawyer confirmed to WHAS11. The action "further" proves "our position that everything about the search warrant needs to be scrutinized," said Lonita Baker, an attorney for the family. Joshua Jaynes secured the search warrant that led to the raid, and Myles Cosgrove was one of the officers who busted into Breonna Taylor's apartment that night and killed her. They were serving a no-knock search warrant for … Detective Myles Cosgrove, the Louisville police officer who Attorney General Daniel Cameron said fatally shot Taylor, also received a pre-termination notice, his attorney confirmed. By Kristina Sgueglia and Theresa Waldrop, CNN. The warrant was signed on March 12. Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black medical worker in Louisville, Kentucky, was shot to death by police shortly after midnight on March 13, 2020, in the apartment she shared with her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker. Gooden said it is "possible" that the police had asked a mail inspector from another jurisdiction of the US Postal Inspection Service for help, but added that his office almost surely would have been notified of an outside agent's involvement, WDRB reported. Schroeder added that the detective who applied for the warrant has been put on administrative reassignment until those questions can be answered. In the United States, a no-knock warrant is a warrant issued by a judge that allows law enforcement to ambush a property without immediate prior notification of the residents, such as by knocking or ringing a doorbell. No drugs or money were found at Taylor's home the night she was killed. Myles Cosgrove, one of the police officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, and Detective Joshua Jaynes, the officer who obtained the "no-knock" warrant for the raid, will be fired by the Louisville Metro Police . The search warrant included Taylor's residence because it was suspected that Glover received packages containing drugs there, might have been "keeping narcotics and/or proceeds from the sale of narcotics" there, and because a car registered to Taylor had been seen parked in front of Glover's house several times. Download the WHAS11 News app now. Credit... Family of Breonna Taylor, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images TWO more police officers, who were involved in the botched raid in which Breonna Taylor was shot dead, are set to be fired. None of the three white officers who fired into Taylor's home were charged by a grand jury in her death. LMPD obtained a "no-knock" search warrantfor Taylor's apartment at 3003 Springfield Drive in Louisville. The warrant alleged that one of the men may have been keeping narcotics and/or proceeds at Taylor's address. Recent protests in the city have called for justice in her death. "We must make it happen.". While the affidavit claimed Jaynes had verified that Glover received packages at Taylor's place, Jaynes said in an interview with LMPD's Public Integrity Unit that he actually asked Mattingly to verify that information. 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They are detective Joshua Jaynes, who was responsible for the "no-knock" search warrant, and his colleague Myles Cosgrove, who an FBI ballistics report concluded fired the fatal shot. Taylor, a black woman, was killed on March 13 by police executing a narcotics search warrant. Grafitti artist Resko painting a mural in honor of Breonna Taylor for a protest march held May 29, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer on Wednesday announced a process for finding a new police chief that could take as long as six months, using input from community members and assistance from a DC-based non-profit. "Change is possible, and transformation is possible," he said. The "no-knock" entry was requested for the premises "due to the nature of how these drug traffickers operate," having "a history of attempting to destroy evidence, have cameras on the location that compromise detectives once an approach to the dwelling is made," and "have history of fleeing from law enforcement," the warrant said. Taylor was killed on March 13 while LMPD officers were serving a search warrant as part of a drug investigation. Breonna Taylor, 26, was killed on March 13 by officers executing a so-called no-knock warrant. "Because the operations plans was not completed properly a very dangerous situation was created for all parties involved.". Taylor was fatally shot after Louisville police officers forcibly entered her home after midnight on March 13. The affidavit says Glover would make frequent trips to Taylor's apartment and was once spotting leaving with a USPS package. Here's where her case stands. EMT recounts night Breonna Taylor was killed in newly released interview, RELATED: Breonna Taylor grand jurors call LMPD's actions 'negligent' and 'criminal', Here are copies of the termination letter. This image shows the door to Breonna Taylor's apartment after Louisville Metro Police used a no-knock warrant to raid the apartment. Taylor's family has filed a lawsuit alleging battery, wrongful death, excessive force, and negligence and gross negligence. "Detective Jaynes also lied when he swore a US Postal Inspector advised 'that Jamarcus Glover has been receiving packages at [Taylor's apartment].". CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable News Network. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. Police had said they verified through multiple databases that Taylor lived at that address. The process to contract an outside firm to do a comprehensive "top to bottom review of LMPD is already underway" the mayor said, and the proposal deadline was extended until June 16. Email assign@whas11.com, visit our Facebook page or Twitter feed. Schroeder said he recognizes that the process is taking longer than many want, but it's what must be done to ensure a thorough and fair investigation. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville police officer who obtained the search warrant for Breonna Taylor's home has received a pre-termination notice, his lawyer confirmed to WHAS11. Louisville fires its police chief over handling of fatal shooting during protest. The three officers involved in the shooting are also on administrative reassignment. (CNN)The detective who applied for the warrant that ended in the March shooting death of Breonna Taylor has been placed on administrative reassignment, the Louisville, Kentucky, interim police chief said. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general has formed a task force to study the search warrant process nearly a year after the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor by officers who used a narcotics warrant to enter her home. "This is all part of the process of getting to the truth of what happened that night and leading up to that night," Schroeder said. Gentry also noted that neither Jaynes nor his supervisors were present at Taylor's apartment when the search warrant was executed. Breonna Taylor would have been 27 today. In most cases, law enforcement will identify themselves just before they forcefully enter the property. Taylor was killed the following day. Specifically, the warrant alleges that in January 2020, Glo… The matter has also been referred to the FBI, he said. It's time to "rethink many of the structures that have produced much of the pain that we're seeing here in Louisville and around the country," Fischer said. The warrant does not specifically connect Taylor to any alleged drug activity. The department has said the officers announced themselves and returned gunfire from her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker. LOUISVILLE, KY. — Kentucky’s attorney general has formed a task force to study the search warrant process nearly a year after the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor … The reason for targeting Breonna Taylor's apartment for a search warrant after midnight has been a key question since she was fatally shot. ►Make it easy to keep up-to-date with more stories like this. Police also said they verified through a US Postal Inspector that the man had been receiving packages at Taylor's home and as of February 20, he used the location as his home address, according to the warrant. Interim LMPD Chief Yvette Gentry said detective Joshua Jaynes violated LMPD's standard operating procedure when obtaining a warrant for Taylor's apartment. For Apple or Android users. Plainclothes police, executing a search warrant, forced their way into the apartment where Breonna Taylor was in bed with her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, shortly after midnight. Jaynes claimed he had observed Taylor's ex-boyfriend, 30-year-old Jamarcus Glover, running a "trap house" at a home on Elliott Ave. Baker said Taylor was never involved in narcotics and disputed the facts of the warrant, saying it was "based on lies of LMPD.".