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Ex-Louisville cop involved in protest shooting pleads guilty

This image provided by the Louisville Metro Police Department shows former Louisville Metro Police officer Katie R. Crews in riot gear following the fatal shooting of a barbecue restaurant owner on June 1, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. Crews pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2022, to a federal charge of using excessive force during curfew enforcement the night of McAtee’s death. (Louisville Metro Police Department via AP)
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This image provided by the Louisville Metro Police Department shows former Louisville Metro Police officer Katie R. Crews in riot gear following the fatal shooting of a barbecue restaurant owner on June 1, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. Crews pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2022, to a federal charge of using excessive force during curfew enforcement the night of McAtee’s death. (Louisville Metro Police Department via AP)



A former Louisville police officer has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of using excessive force during the Breonna Taylor protests.

Katie R. Crews pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to a misdemeanor charge of excessive force. The charge carries a maximum of one year in
prison.

Crews fired nonlethal pepper balls into David McAtee's restaurant just after midnight on June 1, 2020. A lawsuit from McAtee's family says Crews instigated a conflict that led to his death. He was
shot by a National Guard member after firing a shot out his kitchen door.

Crews was dismissed in February.