Army sergeant pardoned by Greg Abbott three years after shooting BLM protester

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gave few pardons before rushing to clear Army officer who killed a protester

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In issuing a full pardon to a former Army sergeant convicted of murder in the shooting death of an armed Black Lives Matter protestor, Republican Texas

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gave few pardons before rushing to clear Army officer who killed a protester

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's pardon of a former Army sergeant convicted of murder in the shooting death of a Black Lives Matter protestor was a case of the Republican pushing a limited executive power to its absolute limit to get a desired outcome in a politically charged case. The pardon of Daniel Perry this week satisfied prominent conservatives who had demanded his release. But it also ignited criticism of partisan politics in the just…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gave few pardons before rushing to clear Army officer who killed a protester

By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s pardon of a former Army sergeant convicted of murder in the shooting death of a Black Lives Matter protestor was a case of the Republican pushing a limited executive power to its absolute limit to get a desired outcome in a politically charged case. The pardon of Daniel Perry this week satisfied prominent conservatives who had demanded his release. But it al…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gave few pardons before rushing to clear Army officer who killed a protester

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's pardon of a former Army sergeant convicted of murder in the shooting death of a Black Lives Matter protestor was a case of the Republican pushing a limited executive power to its absolute limit to get a desired outcome in a politically charged case

Army sergeant pardoned by Greg Abbott three years after shooting BLM protester

Perry was convicted in 2020 for shooting and killing a Garrett Foster during a BLM protester two months after George Floyd's murder.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gave few pardons before rushing to clear Army officer who killed a protester

By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s pardon of a former Army sergeant convicted of murder in the shooting death of a Black Lives Matter protestor was a case of the Republican pushing a limited executive power to its absolute limit to get a desired outcome in a politically charged case. The pardon of Daniel Perry this week satisfied prominent conservatives who had demanded his release. But it al…