Former Alaska-based soldier found guilty in Texas protest killing had posted 'I am a racist'
Prosecutors sought Tuesday to portray as racist a U.S. Army sergeant assigned to Fort Wainwright who shot an armed man during a Black Lives Matter protest.
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Prosecutors sought Tuesday to portray as racist a U.S. Army sergeant assigned to Fort Wainwright who shot an armed man during a Black Lives Matter protest.
Daniel Perry was convicted of murder in April in the July 2020 killing of 28-year-old Garrett Foster.
A U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder in the shooting death of an armed protester during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Texas could be sentenced to up to life in prison.
Daniel Perry, 35, wore a striped jail uniform in court and plead for a 10 year sentence - sporting a newly grown beard after going clean shaven during his conviction last month.
Prosecutors sought Tuesday to portray as racist a U.S. Army sergeant who fatally shot an armed man during a Black Lives Matter protest in Texas, saying he was hostile toward social justice causes and looking for trouble before the encounter.