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Texas officials grant parole to ex-officer who fatally shot Harding graduate Botham Jean in his apartment

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The former Dallas police officer convicted of fatally shooting a Harding University graduate in his apartment was granted parole Thursday after serving seven years of her 10-year sentence.

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Amber Guyger paroled 8 years after the murder of Botham Jean (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer convicted in the 2018 shooting death of 26-year-old Botham Jean, has been granted early parole, according to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. In October 2019, Guyger was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the September 2018 murder.

  2. Independent Journal Review

    Amber Guyger Granted Parole After Seven Years in Botham Jean Murder (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer convicted of murdering Botham Jean in 2018, was approved for parole after serving about seven years of her 10-year sentence. The parole board cited her prison record and rehabilitation programs, while Jean’s family expressed deep disappointment and said…

  3. FOX 4 Dallas

    Ex-Dallas officer Amber Guyger granted parole (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger has been granted parole after serving seven years for the murder of Botham Jean in 2018. She was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Jean’s family confirmed the news of Guyger’s upcoming release on Thursday morning. It’s not yet clear when she will be freed.

  4. Dallas Voice

    Amber Guyger granted parole (opens Dallas Voice)

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    Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was granted parole after serving seven years of her 10 year sentence. Guyger was convicted of the murder of Botham Jean after she walked into his apartment, mistaking it for her own.

  5. MyNorthwest

    Former Dallas officer convicted of killing Black man in his apartment granted parole (opens MyNorthwest)

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    The former white Dallas police officer convicted of killing a Black man in his apartment that she mistook for her own was granted parole Thursday after serving seven years of her 10-year sentence. The Texas Board of Pardons and Parole, which is appointed by Gov.

  6. WNYT Albany

    Former Dallas officer who shot Black man in apartment that she mistook for hers gets parole (opens WNYT Albany)

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    The white former Dallas police officer convicted of killing a Black man in his apartment that she mistook for her own has been granted parole with three years left of her 10-year sentence. The Texas Board of Pardons and Parole had rejected Guyger’s initial parole request in 2024 but approved her cas…

  7. CBS News

    Amber Guyger granted parole after serving 7 years for murder of Botham Jean (opens CBS News)

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    Guyger, who faced anywhere from five years to up to life in prison, was sentenced to 10 years.

  8. NBC News

    Amber Guyger, ex-Dallas police officer, granted parole after Botham Jean murder conviction (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was granted parole just under seven years after she was convicted of murdering neighbor Botham Jean in a 2018 shooting.

  9. PBS NewsHour

    Former cop who fatally shot Botham Jean in apartment that she mistook for hers gets parole (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    A white Dallas police officer convicted of killing a Black man in his apartment that she mistook for her own was granted parole Thursday after serving seven years of her 10-year sentence.

  10. New York Post

    Ex-Dallas officer granted parole after conviction for wrongfully killing Black neighbor (opens New York Post)

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    Amber Guyger was convicted of murder in the 2018 killing of 26-year-old Jean, an accountant from the Caribbean island nation of St. Lucia.

  11. The Guardian

    Former Dallas police officer convicted of murdering Black neighbor given early parole (opens The Guardian)

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    Amber Guyger, who has served seven of 10-year sentence, had said she had walked into Botham Jean’s home thinking it was her own when she shot him A former Dallas police officer convicted of murdering her Black neighbor after walking into his apartment thinking it was her own was granted early parole…

  12. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Texas officials grant parole to ex-officer who fatally shot Harding graduate Botham Jean in his apartment (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    The former Dallas police officer convicted of fatally shooting a Harding University graduate in his apartment was granted parole Thursday after serving seven years of her 10-year sentence.

  13. The Christian Post

    Amber Guyger, ex-officer convicted in death of worship leader Botham Jean, gets parole (opens The Christian Post)

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    Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer who was found guilty of murdering beloved worship leader Botham Jean in his apartment in 2018 and sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2019, was granted parole Thursday after serving seven years of her sentence.

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