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MAY 2024
Former US Army sergeant released from prison after Gov. Abbott pardons him for 2020 fatal Black Lives Matter protest shooting
Daniel Perry, a former US Army sergeant who was convicted of murdering a protester at a Black Lives Matter rally in 2020, was released from prison Thursday after he was pardoned by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
MAY 2024
Gov. Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, veteran who killed police brutality protester in 2020
A Travis County jury sentenced Perry to 25 years in prison last year, prompting Abbott to ask the state parole board to review his case.
MAR 2024
Former sheriff’s deputies found not guilty of all charges in death of Javier Ambler
DEC 2023
‘Screams hypocrisy’ | Advocates react after 17 cases dropped against APD officers involved in 2020 protests
NOV. 2022
‘Destroyed lives’: Army’s major corrections on false arrest records won’t stop expected lawsuits, lawyer says
MAY 2022
ARMY REOPENS 1 SOLDIER’S CASE IN RECRUITING SCANDAL, BUT ADVOCATES SAY THOUSANDS AWAIT JUSTICE
The Army Criminal Investigation Division confirmed it would re-interview Capt. Gilberto De Leon, who says he’s being blocked from promotion because of an unfair flag on his personnel records dating to the now-defunct National Guard Recruiting Assistance Program.
FEB. 2022
Austin crime watchdog calls on DA Garza to step aside in case against 19 indicted officers
FEB. 2022
Austin DA launches over 20 grand jury cases against cops who responded during George Floyd riots
FEB. 2022
Austin Police Leadership Allowed Defective Bean Bag Rounds in 2020 Riots, Officers’ Attorney Claims
The officers are facing potential indictment for using department-issued munitions during the protests that became riots of 2020.
NOV. 2021
Lawyer for Sgt. Daniel Perry reacts to Kyle Rittenhouse verdict
APRIL 2021
Two Ex-Deputies Face Manslaughter Charges in Black Man’s Death in Texas
Mr. Ambler had led the former deputies on a chase for 22 minutes after a series of collisions and had resisted arrest.
APRIL 2021
2 ex-deputies indicted on manslaughter charge in death of Javier Ambler
Mr. Johnson and Mr. Camden are neither morally nor legally responsible for his death.
APRIL 2021
2 ex-Texas sheriff deputies indicted in Black man’s death
“We are requesting a trial as soon possible where we can ensure politics, campaign promises, and sensationalized media portrayals will not distort the truth of what occurred.”
MARCH 2021
Defending Austin Police Officer Indicted for Murder
A grand jury has indicted an Austin, Texas, police officer on a first-degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of 42-year-old Michael Brent Ramos last April, Travis County District Attorney José Garza said in a statement released Thursday.
MARCH 2021
Austin, Texas, police officer indicted for murder in fatal shooting
“See that Justice is Done”
APRIL 2021
Texas police officer charged with murder in shooting that sparked protests
“We look forward to presenting the facts of this case, in their entirety”
JAN. 2022
“The G-RAP Investigation Is A Crime”
(Speech to the 2016 EANGUS Conference)
DEC. 2018
Austin police officers found not guilty in excessive force case
“We’ve been expecting this result since the officers were indicted nine months ago after a rushed and flawed investigation,” the officers’ attorneys, Ken Ervin and Doug O’Connell, said in a statement.
Doug represented me in an extremely difficult and emotionally challenging case in Federal Court. The Government accused me of fraud and other white collar crimes. Doug O’Connell’s tenacious defense ultimately cause the federal prosecutors to buckle and dismiss the case. I will forever be grateful to this excellent attorney and fine human being. I can’t thank him enough!”
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