Posthumous pardon request submitted for George Floyd arrest by ex-Houston police officer in 2004 Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY
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An attorney in Harris County, Texas, has applied for a pardon in the 2004 drug arrest of George Floyd in Houston after the arresting officer has been accused of using false evidence.
Floyd was arrested by former Houston police officer Gerald Goines in February 2004 for selling $10 worth of drugs.
But Harris County Public Defender Allison Mathis, who filed the posthumous pardon application to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, said Goines made up the confidential informant in Floyd s case.
Posthumous pardon request submitted for George Floyd over arrest in 2004 Texas case Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY
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A Texas attorney has applied for a pardon in the 2004 drug conviction of George Floyd in Houston after the arresting officer was accused of using false evidence.
Floyd was arrested by former Houston police officer Gerald Goines in February 2004 for selling $10 worth of drugs.
But Harris County public defender Allison Mathis, who filed the posthumous pardon application to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, said Goines made up the confidential informant in Floyd s case.
“No one bothered to question the word of a veteran cop against that of a previously convicted Black man, she said.
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A posthumous pardon request was submitted on Monday to Texas officials on behalf of George Floyd for a 2004 drug arrest that was done by a now indicted ex-Houston police officer whose case history is under scrutiny following a deadly drug raid.
The May 2020 killing of Floyd, who was Black, by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, prompted worldwide protests against racial injustice. Chauvin was convicted last week of murder and manslaughter for Floyd’s killing.
Years before his death, Floyd was arrested in Houston where he grew up in February 2004 by former police officer Gerald Goines for selling $10 worth of crack in a police sting. Floyd later pleaded guilty to a drug charge and was sentenced to 10 months in a state jail.
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A posthumous pardon request was submitted on Monday to Texas officials on behalf of George Floyd for a 2004 drug arrest that was done by a now indicted ex-Houston police officer whose case history is under scrutiny following a deadly drug raid.
The May 2020 killing of Floyd, who was Black, by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, prompted worldwide protests against racial injustice. Chauvin was convicted last week of murder and manslaughter for Floyd’s killing.
Years before his death, Floyd was arrested in Houston where he grew up in February 2004 by former police officer Gerald Goines for selling $10 worth of crack in a police sting. Floyd later pleaded guilty to a drug charge and was sentenced to 10 months in a state jail.
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