A United States Army sergeant was sentenced to 25 years in a Texas priso, for killing a man at a protest against police brutality in 2020, setting the stage for Gov. Greg Abbott to make good on a pledge to grant a pardon. | Reuters
Daniel Perry was found guilty last month of shooting to death 28-year-old Garrett Foster, a U.S. Air Force veteran, at a Black Lives Matter rally in Austin, Texas. The demonstration came months after the police killing ofPerry said he was acting in self-defense when he shot Foster. His defense team said he had no choice but to fire his handgun when Foster pointed a legally owned AK-47 at Perry, the Texas Tribune reported.
After Perry’s conviction, Republican Greg Abbott said he would seek a pardon for him. He said the state’s “stand your ground” law justified Perry’s actions and could not be “nullified by a jury or progressive district attorney,” Abbott said at the time.
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