DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a former Dallas police officer convicted of murder in the shooting death of her neighbor inside his apartment (all times local): 11:35 a.m. The mother of a Dallas police officer who was convicted of killing an upstairs neighbor is telling jurors about her daughter. Karen Guyger […]
The white police officer who shot and killed her unarmed neighbor in his own apartment was found guilty of murder. Amber Guyger “ran every play in the White Woman’s Victim Playbook” Chris Paul says. She dyed her hair blonde, cried and said she feared for her life. But, she stole Botham Jean’s life and justice was […]
Right now the nation is focused on impeachment inquiries which Reverend Al says is important because “we cannot have anyone above the law and that includes the president.” But there are also other important things going on in America right now, like criminal justice. For example, yesterday in Dallas, former police woman Amber Guyger was […]
Attorney Benjamin Crump believes that the verdict in Amber Guyger’s murder trial is proof that when people of color “show up for Jury duty, we can get equal justice under the law.” Her guilty verdict was “bittersweet” Crump says. It’s great that she was found guilty because it sends a message that you cannot walk […]
Yesterday news broke that Amber Guyger, the fired Dallas Police officer who shot her neighbor, was found guilty. A number of people were surprised by the verdict but glad justice was served. The next step in the case is sentencing. It began yesterday and hearing stories about Botham Jean from his family was powerful. Sentencing […]
DALLAS (AP) — The same jury that convicted a white Dallas police officer in the fatal shooting of her black neighbor returns to court Wednesday to consider her sentence — a penalty that could be anywhere from five years to life in prison. Amber Guyger, who said she mistook the man’s apartment for her own, […]
Monica Blake watched closely as a Texas jury weighed the case against a white police officer charged in the fatal shooting of a black neighbor, wondering whether the panel would render a different decision than so many others in recent years. Botham Jean’s mother, Allison Jean, rejoices in the courtroom after fired Dallas police Officer […]
DALLAS (AP) — A white former Dallas police officer who said she fatally shot her unarmed, black neighbor after mistaking his apartment for her own was found guilty of murder on Tuesday. A jury reached the verdict in Amber Guyger’s high-profile trial for the killing of Botham Jean after six days of witness testimony but […]
Good Morning Everybody. As you all know, the trial of Amber Guyger, the Dallas Police Officer who shot and killed Botham Jean is fully underway. The trial itself has ended. Closing arguments were yesterday. And the jury has started their deliberations. In case you did not know, Amber Guyger barged into Botham’s home, claiming she […]
DALLAS (AP) — A former Dallas police officer’s claim that she believed she was in her own apartment when she fatally shot a neighbor in his home is absurd, a prosecutor said during closing arguments at her murder trial Monday. This is INSANE! A judge ruled that the jury can consider ‘Stand Your Ground’ in […]
DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a former Dallas police officer charged in the shooting death of her neighbor inside his apartment (all times local): 12:15 p.m. Prosecutors have asked a Dallas police officer who fatally shot her unarmed neighbor why she didn’t back away and use her police radio to call […]
DALLAS (AP) — A white former Dallas police officer took the stand Friday in her murder trial for the fatal shooting of a black neighbor whose apartment she said she mistook for her own. One of Amber Guyger’s lawyers opened by asking about her childhood in the Dallas suburb of Arlington. Guyger said she grew […]
