Texas Governor Greg Abbott has pardoned Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murdering Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster in 2020.
, and within two hours Abbott gave him a full pardon, ending the 25-year sentence he had been serving. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said Perry’s record may even be expunged.. “The members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles delved into the intricacies of Perry’s case,” the announcement said. “The investigative efforts encompassed a meticulous review of pertinent documents, from police reports to court records, witness statements, and interviews with individuals linked to the case.
“Texas has one of the strongest ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws of self-defense that cannot be nullified by a jury or a progressive District Attorney,” Abbott said in a statement. “I thank the Board for its thorough investigation, and I approve their pardon recommendation.
After pulling his car onto a street filled with protesters in July 2020, Perry shot Foster five times, killing him. Perry claimed it was self-defense because Foster was holding an AK-47 rifle. Both men were carrying their weapons legally. Prosecutors argued that Perry was looking for a fight.asked for a lenient sentence
, arguing Perry was not a violent racist. But evidence presented in trial included messages in which Perry talked about how he “might have to kill” people he viewed as “rioting” and that he would consider going to Dallas to shoot “looters.” After his conviction, a judge unsealedcontaining messages he wrote, including one in which he wrote, “Black Lives Matter is racist to white people … It is official I am racist because I do not agree with people acting like monkeys.”.
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