Cool USA Facts!

On September 27th, 2018, a Dallas TX police officer getting off work entered the apartment of 26 year old Botham Jean (thinking it was her own), and shot and killed him. The officer, Amber Guyger, at first was placed on administrative leave, and eventually was charged with manslaughter. Jeans family accused the Dallas Police Department of using Jean's marijuana use in news articles as a justification for his murder. The trial for Amber Guyger concluded in October, 2019, finding Amber Guyger guilty, but only receiving a 10 year sentence. The judge hugged her after the verdict. One of the witnesses of the murder, Jean's next door neighbor Joshua Brown, is suspiciously murdered a few days after the trial. He was expected to testify against police in a different case, a second time. 1,2,3