Kelly Goodlett Wiki
Kelly Goodlett Biography
Who is Kelly Goodlett?
Federal investigators said Kelly Goodlett added a bogus line to the warrant and then conspired with another detective to create a cover story when Taylor’s March 13, 2020 shooting death by police began gaining national attention.
Taylor, a 26-year-old black woman, was shot to death by officers who broke down her door while executing a drug search warrant. Taylor’s boyfriend fired a shot that hit one of the officers as they came through the door and they returned fire, hitting Taylor multiple times.
Goodlett, 35, appeared in federal court in Louisville Tuesday afternoon and admitted to conspiring with another Louisville police officer to falsify the warrant. Goodlett briefly responded to several questions from federal Judge Rebecca Jennings Grady.
Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, was in court Tuesday but did not speak after the trial.
Three former Louisville officers were indicted on criminal civil rights charges earlier this month by a federal grand jury. Goodlett was not charged, but he was charged in a federal information filing, which likely means the former detective is cooperating with investigators.
Goodlett will be sentenced on November 22. Grady said there may be “extenuating circumstances” that may cause the court to push back the sentencing date. Part of the plea hearing was also kept secret and was not discussed in open court Tuesday. She faces up to five years in prison for the conviction.
She resigned from the department on August 5, a day after US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced new federal charges in Taylor’s case.
