Gov. Abbott pardons Daniel Perry for 2020 fatal Black Lives Matter protest shooting after recommendation from pardons board | CNN
Daniel Perry, a former US Army sergeant who was convicted of murdering a protester at a Black Lives Matter rally in 2020, was released from prison Thursday after he was pardoned by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Abbott’s decision comes after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted unanimously Thursday to recommend a full pardon and the restoration of firearm rights for Perry, who was sentenced last year to 25 years in prison. Shortly after he was pardoned, Perry was released from Texas Department of Criminal Justice custody, a spokesperson for the agency told CNN.
Abbott asked the board to conduct an investigation in April 2023, and in a statement on Thursday, the board said its “investigative efforts encompassed a meticulous review of pertinent documents, from police reports to court records, witness statements, and interviews with individuals linked to the case.”
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Man gets convicted of murder.
Governor says “nah its cool, its not a crime suddenly” and gives him his guns back
Odds on when this guy murders someone else?
Don't know when, but I can already see one of the quotes that will run in that future news story,
And he's being released just in time for Pride Month, during an election year, and while Israel/Palestine protests are ongoing. It'll be amazing if he doesn't hurt someone else.
I don't like the person you killed so I'm giving you a do-over. Also, I like that comb over.
He should probably do it quickly while Abbott is still in office so he can be pardoned again.
I'm worried about that, but also I'm worried about the next bigot attacking the next protest because the governor just declared open season on minorities.
It's called "Law and order"
Fucking open and shut case right there. If he was afraid that someone was going to aim a gun at him, it means that the person didn't aim a gun at him.
If you have a society where everyone is allowed a gun, you as a gun owner cannot feel threatened by someone else holding a firearm. As an Army Sergeant, the fact that he can't handle seeing someone else's weapon without getting scared probably means his file contains more than a few waivers.
Can we discuss how FUCKED the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles is too?
You mean the board where all the members were appointed by Abbott, and who recommended parole because Abbott pushed them?
Nope, just another day in Texass.
Extreme corruption and overall shittiness. Just another day for republicans.
Why is it called fatal shooting and not killing? Is this some USA thing?
To sanitize it and remove the negative connotations. It’s something that happened instead of something this guy did.
Same reasons reporters bend over backwards calling most politicians everything but liars.
Greg Abbott is a piece of shit.
You meant Greg “Little Piss Baby” Abbott? That Greg Abbott? Greg Abbott the Little Piss Baby?
Just want to be sure.
Stand above hate
Texas is racists? No! A state that still has a town in a major city called White settlement.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Settlement,_Texas
Ugh, just outside of Fort Worth. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy…
World class shit hole
Please read the article you linked.
The Republicans are going to make him a political candidate
Make him president!