Ex-Dallas cop Amber Guyger is sprung from prison after mistakenly shooting her neighbor
Amber Guyger, the ex-Dallas cop who murdered her neighbor in his own home after she accidentally walked into the wrong apartment in 2018, was released from a Texas prison Friday on parole.Guyger, 38, strolled out of the Christina Melton Crain Unit in Gatesville after serving seven of her 10-year sentence, NBC News reported, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.The convicted killer will spend the rest of her sentence outside in the community, according to the department.The former cop, who is white, was found guilty by a jury in October 2019 for fatally shooting Botham Jean — her 26-year-old unarmed black neighbor — after mistakenly entering his apartment.Jean’s family was annoyed with Guyger’s early prison release — but had long been enraged by the light sentence, according to an attorney for the family.“We were opposed to her early release because we wanted her to at least do a maximum amount of time, the full 100%,” attorney Lee Merritt told NBC Friday.“But we realized that that was not always something that we were not guaranteed so it’s frustrating.But for the family, the frustration came at the point where she was sentenced to [just] 10 years, not just the release today.”Guyger already had a place to live and work lined up prior to her release, one of her trial attorneys Robert L.
Rogers told WFAA-TV last month.“She’s been remorseful.She’s stayed remorseful.
She’s still remorseful,” Rogers said.A four-year member of the Dallas PD, Guyger returned home after 15-hour shift on the night of Sept.6, 2018.The cop, who lived one floor below Jean, testified that she parked on the wrong floor and accidentally walked into his apartment.
Jean, who worked as an accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Dallas, was watching television in his living room at the time when, WFAA-TV reported, based on information from prosecutors.Guyger said she tried to use her key but the apartment door pushed open.Once she saw Jean, she began ...