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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said on Saturday that he is seeking a pardon for a U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder for shooting a protester during a 2020 Black Lives Matter demonstration.
Mr. Abbott, a Republican, tweeted that he has filed a request with the state’s Board of Pardons and Paroles to determine whether Sgt. Daniel Perry should be granted a pardon and instructed the board to expedite its review.
“I am working as swiftly as Texas law allows regarding the pardon of Sgt. Perry,” Mr. Abbott wrote.
He added that he looks forward to approving the Board’s pardon “as soon as it hits my desk.”
Perry was convicted of murder on Friday for the killing of Garrett Foster, a 28-year-old protester. Foster approached Perry’s car with an AK-47 as a large crowd of protesters rallied in downtown Austin in July 2020.
Perry, who was stationed at Fort Hood at the time, was driving for Uber to earn extra money when protesters surrounded his vehicle during the demonstration.
Perry’s defense team said their client shot Foster in self-defense with a legally carried handgun after Foster raised his firearm at Perry.
The Austin Police Department concluded immediately after the shooting that Perry acted in self-defense. --->READ MORE HERE
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Saturday that he intends to seek a pardon for an Army sergeant recently convicted of murder for shooting a Black Lives Matter protester during an anti-police demonstration in 2020.
"I am working as swiftly as Texas law allows regarding the pardon of Sgt. Perry," the Texas Republican tweeted Saturday along with a statement on how his office will go about a pardon.
Abbott said in his tweet that pardons in Texas must be recommended by the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
"I have made that request and instructed the board to expedite its review," Abbott said.
The governor said he looks forward to signing the pardon as soon as it reaches his desk.
Army Sgt. Daniel Perry was convicted of murder on Friday for shooting and killing a Black Lives Matter protester holding an AK-47 after the gun was raised toward him. The Austin Police Department concluded at the time that Perry acted in self-defense.
Perry, who was stationed at Fort Hood at the time of the shooting, was driving for Uber to make extra money in downtown Austin on the night of July 25, 2020, when he encountered a large crowd of protesters. They were illegally blocking city streets that night, according to police, as protesters in Austin and elsewhere had done during the weeks of rioting. --->READ MORE HERE
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