Officials confirmed Sunday the identity of the officer who shot and killed Botham Jean on Thursday night.
Amber Guyger was arrested Sunday night on a charge of manslaughter in Jean’s death. Guyger, a four-year veteran of the Dallas PD was charged after she entered Jean’s apartment believing it to be hers on Thursday before firing two shots. Jean died at the hospital.
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Guyger was booked into the Kaufman Couty Jail in Dallas around 7:20 p.m. Sunday night. The Texas Rangers officially took over the case after obtaining the warrant from a judge.
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If convicted, Guyger faces up to 20 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. Manslaughter is deemed a second-degree felony in Texas.
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Dallas Officer Amber Guyger Arrested On Manslaughter Charge In Botham Jean’s Death was originally published on theboxhouston.com
