The Austin Police Department (APD) drafted an unsent letter in support of pardoning former Army Sgt. Daniel Perry, who was convicted of killing a Black Lives Matter protester. The letter, addressed to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, was written by APD Interim Police Chief Robin Henderson. In the letter, Henderson argued that Perry acted in self-defense and should not have been charged with murder, claiming the prosecution was based on conjecture and amounted to character assassination. Henderson also stated that Perry was deprived of his due process rights. The letter was ultimately not submitted after discussions with city leaders.
The letter, which has the signature line of APD Interim Police Chief Robin Henderson, asserts that the prosecution of Daniel Perry was based on conjecture and innuendo and that it amounted to a character assassination of Perry. https://t.co/ZGJDWGVCIe
In the unsent letter, which was addressed to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, Henderson argued that Perry had acted in self-defense and should not have been charged with murder in the first place. Said he was deprived of his due process rights. https://t.co/jW1hNkamXC
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The Austin Police Department almost took a stance in support of pardoning former Army Sgt. Daniel Perry. Ultimately, their drafted letter was not submitted after discussions with city leaders. https://t.co/fpvSJop2pI
#BREAKING: Austin police wrote an unsent letter to the Texas parole board in favor of a man convicted of killing a Black Lives Matter protester https://t.co/7nBXbscfqw