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Former Dallas Police Office Amber Guyger Sentenced to 10 Years

thenorthstar
Oct 02, 2019
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Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was convicted of murder on October 1 in the 2018 death of her upstairs neighbor Botham Jean. On October 2, the jury sentenced the 31-year-old to 10 years in prison.

Guyger was found guilty of murdering the 26-year-old accountant in his Dallas apartment on September 6, 2018. The five-year police veteran, who lived…

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