Parole Hearing Set for Ex-Officer Convicted in Tragic Home Shooting on Victim’s Birthday

DALLAS — Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer convicted of murdering Botham Jean inside his own apartment, is set to be eligible for parole on Monday, stirring public emotion and debate. Guyger, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2019 after a high-profile trial, claimed she mistook Jean’s apartment for her own when she shot him in September 2018. Botham Jean would have turned 33 years old on the day Guyger is …

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