Amber Guyger, police officer who murdered black neighbor in his home, released from prison
Guyger, convicted of murder of Botham Jean in Dallas in 2018, served seven years of 10-year sentence The former Dallas police officer who was convicted of murdering Botham Jean after entering his apartment and shooting him in 2018 was released from prison on Friday morning after spending seven years in prison. Amber Guyger, 38, regained her freedom a little more than two weeks after the Texas…
Amber Guyger, a former Dallas police officer, was released from prison on Friday after serving seven years of a ten-year sentence for murdering her neighbor, Botham Jean. The tragic incident occurred in September 2018 when Guyger mistakenly entered Jean's apartment, mistaking him for an intruder, and shot him dead. Despite the opposition from Jean's family, the Texas board of pardons and paroles approved her release two weeks after the board's decision to grant her parole.
Guyger, who was 38 at the time of her release, faced a potential life sentence but was given a ten-year term by the jury. Jean's family expressed their continued grief and requested privacy as they processed the news of her parole and continued to mourn the loss of their son and brother.
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