A Texas judge on Wednesday sentenced an Army sergeant convicted of killing a Black Lives Matter protester during 2020 racial justice demonstrations to 25 years in prison.
The conviction and sentencing of former U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Perry, 36, have riled up some conservatives who have called his actions self-defense.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has asked the state’s parole board to review Perry’s case in an expedited manner, though it’s unclear when a decision will be reached. The governor has said he will “look forward” to pardoning Perry.
Perry’s attorney, Clinton Broden, has promised to appeal the conviction and backed a potential pardon for his client.
“Those who claim that Governor Abbott’s expressed intent is based on politics simply choose to ignore the fact that it was only the political machinations of a rogue district attorney which led to Sgt. Perry’s prosecution in the first instance,” Broden said in a statement Wednesday.
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