Amber Guyger, ex-police officer, granted parole after Botham Jean murder conviction
A former Dallas police officer was granted parole on Thursday just under seven years after she was convicted of murdering her neighbor in a 2018 shooting.
Amber Guyger , 38, was granted parole by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, the board said in a statement. In 2019, Guyger was convicted of murdering 26-year-old Black man Botham Jean.
Guyger told authorities that she shot Jean after mistakenly walking into his apartment, believing it to be her own, according to officials. She told authorities she believed Jean was an intruder. Jean was eating ice cream in his living room and not armed, according to authorities.
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