Soldier sentenced to 25 years in prison in BLM protester killing
An Army sergeant convicted of murder in the fatal 2020 shooting of an armed Black Lives Matter protester in Austin was sentenced to 25 years in prison. An Army sergeant convicted of murder in the fatal 2020 shooting of an armed Black Lives Matter protest er during a demonstration in Austin, Texas, was sentence d to 25 years in prison on Wednesday, even as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott seeks to grant him a pardon. Attorneys for 35-year-old Daniel Perry asked a judge to consider giving their client a 10-year sentence for the murder of Garrett Foster, a U.S. Air Force veteran, citing Perry's lack of criminal history and presenting evidence that he has post-traumatic stress disorder from a tour of duty in Afghanistan. But Travis County, Texas, Criminal Courts Judge Clifford Brown rejected the plea for leniency and sentenced Perry to 25 years in prison. Prosecutors have asked Brown to consider a sentence of at least 25 years. This booking photo provided by the Austin, Texas, Police Departmen...