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Former officer Amber Guyger freed on parole after serving seven years
The Guardian reports that Amber Guyger was released from prison on Friday after the Texas parole board reversed a 2024 denial.
The short version
- Former Dallas officer Amber Guyger was released from prison on Friday after serving seven years of a 10-year sentence.[The Guardian]
- The Texas board of pardons and paroles approved her release despite opposition from the family of Botham Jean, whom she shot in 2018.[The Guardian]
- Guyger was convicted of murder in 2019 and remains under supervision for the rest of her sentence.[The Guardian]
Key facts
- Guyger was released from prison on Friday morning after serving seven years of a 10-year sentence.[The Guardian]
- Guyger was sentenced to 10 years after her murder conviction on 1 October 2019 in the fatal shooting of Botham Jean, 26, inside his Dallas apartment in September 2018.[The Guardian]
- The Texas board of pardons and paroles approved Guyger's release a little more than two weeks before she was freed, despite opposition from Jean's family.[The Guardian]
- Guyger first sought parole in 2024 and was denied, then granted parole when she became eligible to apply again.[The Guardian]
- At trial, Guyger testified that she believed she was entering her own residence and mistook Jean for a burglar, firing because she feared for her life.[The Guardian]
- Guyger will remain under supervision for the remainder of her 10-year sentence.[The Guardian]
What remains uncertain
- This event is reported by a single outlet, The Guardian, and the provided reporting has not been independently confirmed by other outlets.[The Guardian]
- The provided reporting does not state the specific reasons the parole board gave for approving Guyger's release.[The Guardian]
Sources
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