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George Floyd (right) could be pardoned for a bogus 2004 drug charge made by now-indicted ex-Houston officer Gerald Goines (left), whose arrests came under scrutiny after he led a deadly drug raid.
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Gov. Greg Abbott must either approve or reject the parole board’s decision. The 2004 case involved a Houston officer later found to have lied to obtain a search warrant in a 2019 case.
A Texas pardon board voted unanimously on Monday to recommend that George Floyd be given a posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug conviction.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday recommended that George Floyd receive a pardon for a 2004 drug arrest in Houston involving a former police officer charged with murder in a separate case.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles unanimously recommended a posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug arrest made by a now-indicted ex-Houston police officer whose case history is under scrutiny following a deadly drug raid.