Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, convicted in 2019 of murdering her unarmed neighbor Botham Jean in his own apartment, was granted parole on Oct. 1 after a review by the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole, according to wire reports.
Guyger was found guilty in 2019 of fatally shooting Botham Jean in 2018 and was serving a 10-year prison sentence. The case drew national attention during a period of heightened scrutiny of policing in America.
