Texas officials on Tuesday voted unanimously to support a resolution calling for George Floyd to be posthumously pardoned for a drug arrest from over 15 years ago.All five members of the Harris County Commissioners Court voted to approve a resolution in support of the pardon request. The request was submitted last month to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles.Floyd was arrested in 2004 by former police officer Gerald Giones for selling $10.
Texas officials back pardoning George Floyd for 2004 drug arrest
Juan A. Lozano
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Ronaly Brooks walks past a mural in the neighborhood where George Floyd grew up Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Houston. Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, the explosive case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
HOUSTON – Top leaders in the Texas county where George Floyd grew up supported a resolution Tuesday calling for him to be posthumously pardoned for a 2004 drug arrest by a former Houston police officer now facing murder charges in a separate case.
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A mural painted in honor of George Floyd.
HOUSTON, Texas Local officials in Texas unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday calling for a posthumous pardon for George Floyd on a drug charge from more than 15 years ago.
Floyd died in May of 2020 after former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for over nine minutes. Chauvin was convicted last month of two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter.
In 2004, Floyd was convicted on a drug charge for an alleged sale of $10 of crack cocaine in Texas.
By JUAN A. LOZANO •
Updated on May 11, 2021 at 3:38 pm
Top leaders in the Texas county where George Floyd grew up supported a resolution (embedded at the bottom of this page) Tuesday calling for him to be posthumously pardoned for a 2004 drug arrest by a former Houston police officer now facing murder charges in a separate case.
The five members of Harris County Commissioners Court unanimously approved the resolution in support of the pardon request, which was submitted last month to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. The board still must decide whether to recommend a pardon, and Republican Gov. Greg Abbott will have the final say.
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HOUSTON – Top leaders in the Texas county where George Floyd grew up supported a resolution Tuesday calling for him to be posthumously pardoned for a 2004 drug arrest by a former Houston police officer now facing murder charges in a separate case.
The five members of Harris County Commissioners Court unanimously approved the resolution in support of the pardon request, which was submitted last month to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. The board still must decide whether to recommend a pardon, and Gov. Greg Abbott will have the final say.