Daniel Perry sentenced to 25 years for shooting BLM protester
The Army sergeant was convicted of murder in April for killing 28-year-old Garrett Foster during the downtown Austin protest in July 2020.
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The Army sergeant was convicted of murder in April for killing 28-year-old Garrett Foster during the downtown Austin protest in July 2020.
- Soldier sentenced to 25 years in prison in BLM protester killing
Perry remains subject to a possible pardon by Gov. Greg Abbott following Judge Clifford Brown's sentencing.
A U.S. Army sergeant plans to appeal his 25-year prison sentence for fatally shooting an armed man during a Black Lives Matter protest in Texas, and will cooperate with efforts by the state's Republican governor to issue a pardon, his attorney said Wednesday.
The Army sergeant was convicted of murder in April for killing 28-year-old Garrett Foster during the downtown Austin protest in July 2020.