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Former Dallas Cop Convicted of Killing Botham Jean in His Own Apartment Loses Appeal

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Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer convicted of killing a man in his own apartment when she mistakenly thought it was her unit, lost her first round of appeals this week. Botham Jean was sitting on his sofa eating ice cream on September 6, 2018, when Guyger, still in uniform, entered his apartment. She …

Court
August 6, 2021

Amber Guyger: Murder Conviction Upheld for Female Cop Who Fatally Shot Neighbor in His Own Apartment

On Thursday, a Texas appeals court upheld the murder conviction of a former police officer who is serving a 10-year sentence for fatally shooting her upstairs neighbor in his own apartment in 2018. Ex-Dallas cop Amber Guyger, 32, argued that she was not culpable of murder because she mistakenly believed she was in her own …

Murder
April 27, 2021

Amber Guyger, jailed cop who fatally shot Botham Jean in his own apartment, seeks to have murder conviction tossed

Lawyers for a former Texas police officer who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for fatally shooting a man in his own apartment appeared in court Tuesday to appeal her murder conviction. Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was convicted of murder for fatally shooting her upstairs neighbor, Botham Jean, 26, in his own apartment …

Court
March 2, 2021

Cop Amber Guyger shoots and kills neighbor relaxing in his own apartment, now appealing murder verdict

Court
August 7, 2020

Female cop who gunned down Botham Jean in his own apartment APPEALS 10-year prison sentence, seeks conviction on lesser charge

A Texas police officer who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing her neighbor in his own apartment filed an appeal Tuesday to have her 2019 murder conviction overturned. Lawyers representing Amber Guyger requested the former Dallas police officer be convicted of negligent homicide instead of murder. The defense team also asked for …

Murder
October 23, 2019

Amber Guyger: Jailed cop possibly planning to APPEAL sentence for murdering neighbor in his apartment

A lawyer representing a former Texas police officer who was sentenced to 10 years in prison on October 2 for fatally shooting her upstairs neighbor in his own apartment filed a notice of appeal on her behalf earlier this month. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that Michael Mowla filed the notice for Amber Guyger, 31, …

Police
October 13, 2019

Atatiana Jefferson was playing video games with nephew moments before officer fatally shot her in home [Report]

A Texas woman who was fatally shot by an officer in her bedroom early Saturday was reportedly playing video games with her 8-year-old nephew moments before her shooting death. KTVT reported that Fort Worth police received a call requesting a wellness check at Atatiana Jefferson’s home shortly before 2:30 a.m. Saturday from a neighbor who …

Unsolved
October 7, 2019

‘Assassinated’ witness in Botham Jean trial was to testify against police department in upcoming lawsuit: Report

A $105,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of Joshua Brown’s killer or killers

Murder
October 5, 2019

BREAKING: Botham Jean prosecution witness Joshua Brown shot and killed in Dallas

A prosecution witness in the trial of ex-cop Amber Guyger for the killing of Botham Jean was shot dead in Dallas Friday evening, CBS DFW reported. Joshua Brown, 28, lived across the hall from Jean and testified about the night Guyger entered Jean’s apartment instead of hers and shot him dead. Brown testified that he …

Trials
October 2, 2019

SEE IT: Botham Jean’s younger brother hugs cop who shot victim dead in his own apartment

Moments later, the presiding judge came off the bench and also embraced ex-cop Amber Guyger

Trials
October 2, 2019

BREAKING: Killer cop Amber Guyger sentenced to 10 YEARS IN PRISON for fatally shooting neighbor relaxing in his own apartment

Amber Guyger, the ex-Texas police officer found guilty of murdering her upstairs neighbor, Botham Jean, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for the September 2018 slaying. Guyger, 31, was sentenced a day after she was convicted for last year’s fatal shooting. At sentencing, the jury rejected the defense’s request to find that …

Trials
October 1, 2019

BREAKING: Cop Amber Guyger found GUILTY of MURDER in fatal shooting of neighbor relaxing in his own apartment

Update:  Ben Crump, the civil rights attorney who’s representing Botham Jean’s family, issued the following statement in light of Tuesday’s verdict: “Nothing will bring Botham back, but today his family has found some measure of justice. What happened on September 6, 2018, is clear to everyone: This officer saw a black man and shot, without …

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