In the complaint and in a subsequent interview, Mr. Aguiar, the lawyer, exposed a series of alleged violations that, according to him, precipitated the death of the young woman. The police, according to the lawsuit, relied on outdated intelligence. The search warrant for Ms. Taylor’s home said that the drug dealer, Jamarcus Glover, was visiting her and listed her apartment as her home address, but that was based on January surveillance and information from the February computer database.
The narcotics unit executing the search warrant also confused his Dodge Charger, parked outside his apartment at the time of the raid, with that of a drug dealer they were seeking, which was the same brand and model, according to the complaint. .
And, the lawyer said, there were numerous violations of established police protocols, including the fact that there was no ambulance on site waiting at the time of the raid.
The Louisville Metro Police Department confirmed that officers generally request an ambulance before executing no-touch orders and other high-risk orders. “It is common practice,” said Jessie Halladay, a spokeswoman, adding that she was unable to comment on the details of the case due to the ongoing investigation.
The emergency record indicates that an ambulance was dispatched to Ms. Taylor’s home at 11:12 pm on March 12. But for reasons that are unclear, she left at 11:39 pm, the complaint says. At 12:44, after firing, the log was updated with the following notation: “PD NEEDS EMS NOW”.
And officials say they didn’t even know that Taylor was injured until later. Telephone records show that Mr. Walker called 911 at 12:47 am
“Is he alert and can he talk to you?” the operator asked him. “No,” he replied, and then shouted, “Oh my God. Oh my God.”
