In Memory of Botham Jean

Returning to her apartment complex in Dallas, police officer Amber Guyger entered the apartment of Botham Jean, believing it to be her own. The apartment door was ajar, she later testified, and when she entered she found a man inside. She fired her weapon, killing him.

Guyger was not arrested until three days later and was originally charged with manslaughter, rousing the anger of the public. She was eventually charged with murder.

However,

Amber Guyger is still in prison and has not been released. She was sentenced in 2019 to 10 years in prison for the 2018 murder of Botham Jean, a Dallas police officer who was fatally shot in his own apartment while off-duty.

In October 2024, the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole denied her a favorable parole action, meaning she will not be eligible to apply again until October 2026. Her next parole review date is set for that time, and unless she is granted parole then, her sentence will run until September 9, 2029 

Guyger is currently housed at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Mountain View Unit in Gatesville, Texas, with her scheduled release date listed as September 29, 2029 

In summary, as of now, Amber Guyger remains incarcerated, with no early release in sight, and will have to wait at least two more years before she can attempt parole again.

Sources: history.com, tx.alljailsearch.us , Law & Crime,

1812 – Napoleon defeated the Russian army of Alexander I at the Battle of Borodino.

1813 – The nickname “Uncle Sam” was first used as a symbolic reference to the United States. The reference appeared in an editorial in New York’s Troy Post.

1822 – Brazil declared its independence from Portugal.

1880 – George Ligowsky was granted a patent on his device for throwing clay pigeons for trap shooters.

1888 – Edith Eleanor McLean became the first baby to be placed in an incubator.

1896 – A.H. Whiting won the first automobile race held on a racetrack. The race was held in Cranston, RI.

1901 – China and the Eight-Nation Alliance signed the Boxer Protocol ending the Boxer Rebellion (Boxer Uprising, Yihequan Movement).

1915 – Johnny Gruelle received a patent for his Raggedy Ann doll. (U.S. Patent D47789)

1927 – Philo T. Farnsworth succeeded in transmitting an image through purely electronic means by using an image dissector.

1930 – The cartoon “Blondie” first appeared in comic strips.

1940 – London received its initial rain of bombs from Nazi Germany during World War II.

1942 – During World War II, the Russian army counter attacked the German troops outside the city of Stalingrad.

1966 – The final episode of the original “The Dick Van Dyke Show” was aired on CBS-TV.

1971 – “The Beverly Hillbillies” was seen for the final time on CBS-TV.

1977 – The Panama Canal treaties were signed by U.S. President Carter and General Omar Torrijos Herrera. The treaties called for the U.S. to turn over control of the canal’s waterway to Panama in the year 2000.

1979 – ESPN, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, made its debut on cable TV.

1983 – In Ireland, voters approved a constitutional ammendment that banned abortion.

1984 – American Express Co. issued the first of its Platinum charge cards.

1986 – Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins threw his 100th career touchdown pass, in only his 44th NFL game, which set a NFL record.

1986 – President Augusto Pinochet survived an assassination attempt made by guerrillas.

1986 – Desmond Tutu was the first black to be installed to lead the Anglican Church in southern Africa.

1987 – Erich Honecker became the first East German head of state to visit West Germany.

1989 – Legislation was approved by the U.S. Senate that prohibited discrimination against the handicapped in employment, public accommodations, transportation and communications. 

1995 – U.S. Senator Bob Packwood announced that he would resign after 27 years in the Senate.

2001 – Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) became the only the fifth player in major league baseball history to hit 60 home runs in a season. (California)