Perry is assigned to Fort Wainwright, Alaska, but has been classified as in “civilian confinement” and is pending separation from the military, Army spokesman Bryce Dubee said. It is not clear when the parole board will reach a decision on Perry’s case. The governor has not said publicly how he came to his conclusion.
The board, which is stacked with Abbott appointees, has already begun what legal experts say is a highly unusual and immediate review of the case on the governor’s orders. Perry’s conviction prompted outrage from prominent conservatives including former Fox News star Tucker Carlson, who called the shooting an act of self-defense and criticized Abbott for not coming on his show.Ībbott, a former judge who has not ruled out a 2024 presidential run, tweeted the next day that “Texas has one of the strongest ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws” and that he looked forward to signing a pardon once a recommendation from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles hits his desk. She said her son was ostracized as a child because of a speech impediment, and that he was an observant Jew. His mother, Rachel Perry, was the last person to testify Tuesday afternoon. Perry did not see combat but was near a soldier who shot themself in the head, Hupp said. O’Connell asked the judge to take into account Perry’s military service - he served for more than a decade - and sentence him to no more than 10 years.įorensic psychologist Greg Hupp testified that he believed Perry has post-traumatic stress disorder from his deployment to Afghanistan and being bullied as a child, and that he may have autism. Some of the messages and memes Perry shared were “disgusting,” but others were simply “dark humor” and “barracks humor,” O’Connell said. Vigil held for Farmington, New Mexico shooting victims
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