Texas Gov. Abbott working to 'swiftly' pardon Sergeant convicted of murder in BLM riot

Well, the pressure from the people actually worked and Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) said on Saturday that he intends to pardon Army Sergeant Daniel Perry who was convicted of murder for shooting a Black Lives Matter rioter during an anti-police demonstration in 2020.

It was obvious that the shooting was done in self-defense, but Soros-backed District Attorneys don't believe self defense is an excuse.

"I am working as swiftly as Texas law allows regarding the pardon of Sgt. Perry," the Texas Republican tweeted Saturday along with a statement on how his office will go about a pardon. The pardon in his state must be recommended by the Board of Pardons and Paroles, so there's the one hurdle that could cause a problem.

"I have made that request and instructed the board to expedite its review," Abbott said.

The governor said he looks forward to signing the pardon as soon as it reaches his desk.

Sgt. Perry was convicted of murder on Friday for shooting a BLM rioter who was holding an AK-47 and pointed it towards him in a threatening manner. The Austin Police Department concluded in their investigation that Perry acted in self-defense.

Perry was stationed at Fort Hood at the time of the shooting. He was driving for Uber to make extra money in downtown Austin on the night of July 25, 2020, when he encountered a large crowd of protesters. They were illegally blocking city streets that night, according to police, as protesters in Austin and elsewhere had done during the weeks of rioting.

One of these protesters, Garrett Foster, 28, was brandishing an AK-47. Perry's lawyers said that the rioters surrounded his vehicle and began pounding on it and during the incident, Foster raised his weapon and aimed it at Sgt. Perry who, in self-defense, shot Foster before he could shoot Perry.

"When Garrett Foster pointed his AK-47 at Daniel Perry, Daniel had two tenths of a second to defend himself. He chose to live," Doug O’Connell, Perry's attorney, told Fox News Digital in a statement last year.

"It may be legal in Texas to carry an assault rifle in downtown Austin. It doesn’t make it a good idea. If you point a firearm at someone, you’re responsible for everything that happens next."

Abbott explained that Texas has one of the "strongest stand your ground" laws in the country that "cannot be "nullified by a jury or a progressive District Attorney." But tell that to the leftists who hate law and order and always take the side of rioters be they BLM or Antifa.

Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza, the George Soros-backed prosecutor who never saw a patriot he couldn't prosecute was the scumcrumpet who brought the case. He was widely criticized for pursuing charges against Perry and accused of malicious prosecution. The case has no merit, but like the Kyle Rittenhouse case where self-defense saved a young man's life, the left will go after these people because of who the criminals were.

"Self-defense is a God-given right, not a crime. Unfortunately, the Soros-backed DA in Travis County cares more about the radical agenda of dangerous Antifa and BLM mobs than justice," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement to Fox News Digital following the Perry verdict.

"Right now we are completely focused on preparing for Daniel’s sentencing hearing," O'Connell told Fox News Digital following Abbott's tweet.

"I visited Daniel in jail this morning. As you might expect he is devastated. He spoke to me about his fears that he will never get to hug his mother again. He’s also crushed that this conviction will end his Army service; he loves being a Soldier."

Brain Flushings will follow this case and keep you apprised of the results.

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