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 …
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 …
The murder trial continues for an off-duty Texas police officer who fatally shot her upstairs neighbor in his own apartment last year. Indicted late last year, ex-Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, 31, claimed she fatally shot Botham Jean, 26, in his apartment after mistaking his unit for hers. She reportedly told police that she had …
The former Texas cop who fatally shot her unarmed male neighbor in his own apartment last year didn’t try to save the man’s life, testimony revealed during her murder trial on Thursday. According to The Dallas Morning News, Texas Ranger Michael Adcock testified that light and chemical testing concluded that then-Dallas police officer Amber Guyger had …
For the first time on Tuesday, a Texas court saw bodycam footage from the night a then-police officer shot an unarmed neighbor in his own apartment. KTVT reported that the bodycam worn by Dallas police officer Michael Lee was shown to the public for the first time. Prosecutors said Botham Jean, 26, was eating vanilla …
Despite the blatant gag order violation, the judge denied the defense’s bid for a mistrial
Day three of the murder trial is underway for an off-duty Texas police officer who fatally shot her upstairs neighbor in his own apartment last year. Indicted late last year, ex-Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, 31, claimed she fatally shot Botham Jean, 26, in his apartment after mistaking his unit for hers. She reportedly told …
The murder trial is underway for an off-duty Texas police officer who fatally shot her upstairs neighbor in his own apartment last year. Indicted late last year, ex-Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, 31, claimed she fatally shot Botham Jean, 26, in his apartment after mistaking his unit for hers. She reportedly told police that she …
Prosecutors said an ex-Texas police officer wasn’t tired when she shot her upstairs neighbor in his own apartment last year—and the sexually-explicit text messages she sent to her partner prove it. ABC News reported that the texts were presented at the conclusion of Amber Guyger’s former partner’s testimony on Monday. Prosecutors said Guyger, 31, and …
The murder trial is underway for an off-duty Texas police officer who fatally shot her upstairs neighbor in his own apartment last year. Indicted late last year, ex-Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, 31, claimed she fatally shot Botham Jean, 26, in his apartment after mistaking his unit for hers. She reportedly told police that she …
Earnest Christopher Grant, the El Paso Walmart shooting victim who claimed he was wounded in the back as he threw soda bottles at the shooter to distract him, has defended his story after police claimed surveillance footage contradicted his story. In a statement issued to Crime Online, Rosana Narvaez, the lawyer who’s representing Grant, 50, …
A Texas girl died on Monday, days after she was reportedly infected with a brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a river in her backyard. A relative told KBMT that they believe Lily Mae Avant, 10, contracted the deadly amoeba during Labor Day weekend while swimming in the Brazos River, which is located behind her Whitney …
