![]() Perry, 36, could have received up to life in prison. Since then, Perry’s trail of texts and online posts, including shockingly racist images, have been made public and the governor has stayed silent on the matter.Ībbott’s office did not respond to an Associated Press request for comment on the sentence or whether he still intends to issue a pardon. ![]() Greg Abbott, who has said he wants to issue a swift pardon.Ībbott requested the state Board of Pardons and Paroles to send him a pardon recommendation for Perry shortly after he was convicted in April of killing Garrett Foster at the Austin march in July 2020.Ībbott lauded Texas’ tough Stand Your Ground self-defense laws and said Perry was railroaded by a liberal prosecutor. ![]() Army sergeant who fatally shot an armed protester at a Black Lives Matter march in Texas was sentenced to 25 years in prison Wednesday, after prosecutors used his social media history and text messages to portray him as a racist who may commit violence again.ĭaniel Perry’s sentence now pushes the case toward a potentially thorny decision for Republican Texas Gov. ![]()
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