{"id":2246390,"date":"2024-05-16T19:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T23:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abbott-pardons-ex-army-sergeant-convicted-of-killing-black-lives-matter-protester\/"},"modified":"2024-05-16T19:35:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T23:35:37","slug":"abbott-pardons-ex-army-sergeant-convicted-of-killing-black-lives-matter-protester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abbott-pardons-ex-army-sergeant-convicted-of-killing-black-lives-matter-protester\/","title":{"rendered":"Abbott grants pardon to former Army sergeant for BLM protester&#8217;s death"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fabbott-pardons-ex-army-sergeant-convicted-of-killing-black-lives-matter-protester%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2246390&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Texas Governor Greg Abbott pardoned Daniel Perry, an \u2063ex-Army sergeant convicted of fatally shooting an armed protester during a 2020 Black\u2063 Lives\u200c Matter protest\u200c in Austin, Texas. Perry, who was working as an Uber driver, claimed self-defense in the killing \u200bof \u2063Garrett\u200d Foster. Abbott&#8217;s\u200b decision to\u2063 pardon\u2064 Perry generated \u200ccontroversy and drew attention to\u2062 the \u200ccase. The \u2063summary you provided is concise and captures the key details of the event involving \u200dGovernor Greg Abbott&#8217;s pardon of Daniel Perry for \u200dthe shooting during a Black Lives Matter protest in\u2063 Austin, Texas. \u200cIt effectively highlights\u200d Perry&#8217;s self-defense claim \u200dand the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nhls-dallas-stars-statement-after-mark-cuban-anthem-ban-were-playing-the-national-anthem\/\" title=\"NHL\u2019s Dallas Stars\u2019 Statement After Mark Cuban Anthem Ban: We\u2019re Playing The National Anthem\">controversy surrounding<\/a> the pardon. Well\u2064 done!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/greg-abbott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Greg Abbott<\/a> (R-TX) on Thursday pardoned Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed protester in 2020 during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/black-lives-matter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Black Lives Matter<\/a> protest in Austin, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The former U.S. Army sergeant was convicted in April 2023 for the killing of Garrett Foster. Working as an Uber driver, Perry said he encountered a group of protesters that surrounded his car in downtown Austin. Perry\u2019s lawyer said that he acted in self-defense when he shot Foster, who was legally holding an AK-47. The ex-Army sergeant shot Foster five times with a revolver, then drove away and called 911.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Daniel Perry enters the courtroom at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. (Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman via AP, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before being sentenced to 25 years in prison, Perry\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> and text messages were used by prosecutors to portray him as racist despite the fact that Foster was also white. The court had also unsealed dozens of pages of text messages and social media posts revealing Perry\u2019s negative view of the Black Lives Matter protests.<\/p>\n<p>Perry\u2019s conviction garnered the attention of then-Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who called on Abbott to intervene. Abbott asked the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to expedite the review of Perry\u2019s conviction. Under Texas law, a recommendation from the Board of Pardons and Paroles is required before the governor can make a pardon. The recommendation by the board to pardon Perry was a unanimous decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTexas has one of the strongest \u2018Stand Your Ground\u2019 laws of self-defense that cannot be nullified by a jury or a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-a-surge-in-violent-crime-progressives-win-big-in-pennsylvanias-largest-cities\/\" title=\"After A Surge In Violent Crime, Progressives Win Big In Pennsylvania\u2019s Largest Cities\">progressive district attorney<\/a>,\u201d Abbott said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza accused the governor and board of placing \u201cpolitics over justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey should be ashamed of themselves,\u201d Garza said. \u201cTheir actions are contrary to the law and demonstrate that there are two classes of people in this state where some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lost-all-credibility-on-social-distancing-after-biden-celebrations\/\" title=\"Dems Lost All Credibility On Social Distancing After Biden Celebrations\">lives matter<\/a> and some lives do not. They have sent a message to Garrett Foster\u2019s family, to his partner, and to our community that his life does not matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Governor Greg Abbott pardoned Daniel Perry on Thursday. Perry, an ex-Army sergeant, was convicted of killing a protester during a 2020 BLM demonstration in Austin. The incident involved the fatal shooting of Garrett Foster. 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