Texas Politics 365: Daniel Perry

Monday, April 10, 2023

Gov. Abbott Will Pardon Soldier Who Killed BLM Protester Who Threatened Him With Shotgun

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott promised Saturday to pardon a US Army sergeant a day after he was convicted of shooting a protester to death during a Black Lives Matter rally.

The Republican said Sgt. Daniel Perry, 35, was acting in his own defense when he repeatedly fired his handgun on 28-year-old Garrett Foster as he marched in the July 25, 2020 Austin demonstration after Foster aimed a Shotgun at him.

(Full story HERE.)
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Sunday, April 9, 2023

AG Paxton Condemns DA Who Prosecuted Atmy Sgt. In Protester Shooting

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is lashing out at a "Soros-backed" prosecutor after a Travis County jury found Daniel Perry, a U.S. Army sergeant, guilty in the shooting death of Garrett Foster, an armed protester in Austin during anti-police "Black Lives Matter" demonstrations in the summer of 2020.

"This week has shown us how rogue prosecutors have weaponized the judicial system. They must be stopped!" said Paxton.

"When Garrett Foster pointed his AK-47 at Daniel Perry, Daniel had two tenths of a second to defend himself. He chose to live," Doug O’Connell, an attorney for Perry, perviously told Fox News, in a statement.

(Full story HERE.)
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