FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE

Why were Porsha Williams and Kenny Stills arrested in Louisville?

REAL Housewife Porsha Williams and NFL player Kenny Stills were both arrested at a Breonna Taylor protest.

They were two of 87 people busted outside of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's home.

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Porsha Williams was arrested and led away in a videoCredit: Instagram/friendsofnicole

Protesters gathered outside of Cameron's home to demand that the police who shot and killed Breonna Taylor be arrested.

Why were Porsha Williams and Kenny Stills arrested?

Real Housewives of Atlanta's Porsha Williams and football wide receiver Kenny Stills were arrested on Tuesday for "trespassing" on the front lines of the Breonna Taylor protests in Louisville.

The 39-year-old  star was videotaped being restrained with zip ties by a police officer as the crowd joined her in a  chant.

, Porsha was taken into custody outside the home of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron.

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 star was “cited for criminal trespass, disorderly conduct and intimidating a participant in legal process.”

Kenny Stills, a wide receiver for the Houston Texans in the NFL, was also arrested.

Law enforcement also told the publication that the controversial AG "requested cops remove the protesters because they were trespassing on his property."

 against all three officers involved in the shooting that killed Breonna Taylor.

 has been  in recent months and made it clear she wants her voice heard.

What happened to Breonna Taylor?

by police on March 13.

According to a lawsuit filed by her family, her killing was the result of a botched drug-warrant execution.

Cops were looking for suspect Jamarcus Glover, who allegedly dated Breonna two years ago.

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But the man was arrested in a separate raid ten miles away on the same night officers broke into her apartment.

Breonna TaylorCredit: Twitter

Breonna's boyfriend Kenneth Walker - who was not the man wanted by cops - fired one shot with his legally held weapon, claiming he thought they were burglars.

Three officers returned fire with a hail of bullets that killed frontline medic Breonna.

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Cops said they had seen Glover pick up a USPS package at Breonna’s home and drive to a “known drug house."

But a Louisville postal inspector, Tony Gooden, told a local news station that Louisville police did not check with his office about Breonna’s apartment.

He said another law enforcement agency had asked his office in January to investigate for suspicious mail arriving at her home, but they concluded there were none.

Have the cops involved in her murder been arrested?

After weeks of no legal action against the officers who shot Breonna, a Change.org petition was launched to demand justice for the frontline medic - who worked for two local hospitals and had no criminal history.

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The petition asks for charges to be filed immediately against the police officers involved in her death.

Protests have erupted across the country calling for the arrest of the police who shot Breonna TaylorCredit: EPA

It calls for them to be fired, charged and arrested immediately and for their pensions to be revoked.

The petition, which has been signed by over nine million people, also asks for damages to be paid to Taylor's family by the LMPD.

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It also adds: "Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear must speak up on behalf of Breonna, and Governor Beshear or Attorney General Daniel Cameron must appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the Louisville Police Department immediately."

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The petition also calls for Congress to discuss the constitutionality of no-knock warrants.

Brett Hankison, one of the police officers involved in Breonna's death, has been fired more than three months after Taylor's death, according to the police department.

He was informed in a letter signed by the police chief that his employment with the department "is terminated."

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