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Simon & Schuster says it won't distribute book by Louisville cop in deadly Breonna Taylor raid
By Louis Casiano
Published April 15, 2021
Simon & Schuster put out a statement late Thursday clarifying it won't be involved in the distribution of a book by one of the Louisville, Ky., police officers connected to the shooting death of Breonna Taylor during a botched raid.
Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, 48, is in the process of writing the book, titled: "The Fight For Truth: The Inside Story Behind the Breonna Taylor Tragedy." The book will be edited and published this fall by the Tennessee-based Post Hill Press was to be distributed by Simon & Schuster., the publisher told Fox News Thursday.
"Like much of the American Public earlier today, Simon & Schuster learned of plans by distribution client Post Hill Press to publish a book by Jonathan Mattingly," Simon & Schuster said in a statement. "We have subsequently decided not to be involved in the distribution of this book."
The Post Hill Press has not commented. A release date for the book has not been confirmed.
Louisville police Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly is in the process of writing the book, titled: "The Fight For Truth: The Inside Story Behind the Breonna Taylor Tragedy." (LMPD)
Books published by the Post Hill Press focus on pop culture, business, self-help and Christian issues and conservative politics, according to its website.
Mattingly was one of several Louisville officers who executed a "no-knock" warrant on Taylor's apartment in the early morning hours of March 13, 2020 in connection with a series of drug raids. Kenneth Walker, Taylor's boyfriend, shot at the officers with his legally-owned firearm and struck Mattingly.
He said they did not announce themselves and was subsequently charged. The charges were later dropped.
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The officers fired back and Taylor was struck multiple times. She later died.
Two officers – Myles Cosgrove and Brett Hankinson – were fired from the police force. Hankison was the only officer charged – three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment due to shots fired into a neighboring unit – in connection with the raid.
Mattingly is still with the department.
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