Texas parole board denies George Floyd posthumous pardon for 2004 drug charge
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied a posthumous pardon for George Floyd on Thursday despite recommending the pardon last year.
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The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied a posthumous pardon for George Floyd on Thursday despite recommending the pardon last year.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles had initially decided last October to unanimously recommend that Floyd become just the second person in Texas since 2010 to receive a posthumous pardon from the governor.
The recommendation that George Floyd be posthumously pardoned was initially made after the ex-Houston police officer who arrested him was indicted.
In 2004, Floyd was arrested for selling $10 worth of crack and sentenced to 10 months in prison. The ex-Houston police officer who arrested Floyd is now facing murder charges for a deadly 2019 drug raid.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles declined a request that George Floyd be granted a posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug arrest made by a now-indicted ex-Houston police officer.