Murder charge announced in killing of LeGend Taliferro, 4, whose death sparked Operat

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A Kansas prosecutor has announced charges in the killing of 4-year-old LeGend Taliferro, whose death led to the establishment of the Department of Justice's Operation Legend.


Ryson Ellis, 22, faces felony charges of second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action, Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced Thursday during a press conference in downtown Kansas City.

He is being held in the Tulsa County Jail in Oklahoma, KSHB reported.

A woman identified as the sister of LeGend's father was in the apartment at the time of the shooting, a KCPD probable cause statement said. She told police that Ellis, with whom she has a child, assaulted her a few days before the shooting, KSHB reported.

After the alleged assault, the woman's brothers confronted Ellis at his residence. An altercation left Ellis injured and his mother threatened the brothers with a gun, KSHB reported.

Taliferro's death was part of a surge of violent crime this summer, Attorney General Bill Barr said in a statement. The child's death led the Justice Department to launch "Operation Legend," which sends hundreds of law enforcement officers to cities around the country to work with state and local law enforcement to remove violent criminals from the streets.

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Looks like Trump's "storm troopers" are having results. Good.