Gov. Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, who was convicted of killing a Black Lives Matter protester
Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murder for fatally shooting a demonstrator during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020, has been pardoned.
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Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murder for fatally shooting a demonstrator during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020, has been pardoned.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a full pardon Thursday for a former U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed demonstrator in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice.
Republican Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott issued a full pardon for a man who was convicted of murdering a protester at a Black Lives Matter demonstration in 2020 in Austin. A jury found Daniel Perry guilty of murder in April 2023 after deliberating for 17 hours in the eight-day trial. Perry claimed that he...
Daniel Perry was jailed for 25 years for shooting dead protester Garrett Foster in Austin in 2020.
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a full pardon Thursday for a former U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed demonstrator in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice.