What changed in this update
Amber Guyger served seven years of a 10-year murder sentence in a case that drew national attention and inflamed racial tensions.
Amber Guyger, who has served seven of 10-year sentence, had said she had walked into Botham Jean’s home thinking it was her own when she shot him A former Dallas police officer convicted of murdering her Black neighbor after walking into his apartment thinking it was her own was granted early parole on Thursday after serving seven years of her 10-year sentence. Amber Guyger, 38, who is white, was convicted of murder…
NYTimes – US Amber Guyger served seven years of a 10-year murder sentence in a case that drew national attention and inflamed racial tensions.
Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer convicted of murdering Botham Jean in 2018, has been released from prison after serving seven years of her 10-year sentence.
Grounded in 2 reports across 2 sources
Amber Guyger was released from prison on parole about two weeks after her parole grant.
NYTimes – US Amber Guyger served seven years of a 10-year murder sentence in a case that drew national attention and inflamed racial tensions.
Sky News – World A drone strike on a market in the disputed Abyei border region killed at least 153 people, according to local officials. The attack hit a fuel depot and caused a large fire. South Sudanese officials blamed Sudan's military; Sudan's army was described by South Sudan authorities as having launched the strike. Médecins Sans Frontières said it was treating 20 wounded people.
NYTimes – US Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Toforest Johnson, convicted of the 1995 murder of a sheriff's deputy, to life in prison without parole. The decision followed growing doubts about Johnson's conviction, which relied partly on testimony from a woman paid a $5,000 state reward.
A former Cornell student, identified as Jane Doe, said she felt "unsupported and disbelieved" by the university's president after alleging she was gang raped at a fraternity house in 2024. Cornell denied claims made in her letter about a remark by the president.
Explore stories gaining momentum and continuing events with new developments.