Ex-Dallas Officer Amber Guyger Released On Parole In Botham Jean Murder
Amber Guyger was released from a Gatesville, Texas, prison on Friday, October 16, 2026, after serving seven years of a 10-year sentence for the murder of her neighbor Botham Jean.[1]
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles granted Guyger parole on October 1, 2026.[1] She will remain under supervision until 2029 and must not live in Dallas County or contact Jean's family or Dallas police officers.[1] She also cannot travel out of state without prior approval.[1]
Botham Jean was shot and killed in 2018 in his Dallas apartment by then-officer Amber Guyger.[1] Guyger was convicted of murder and received a 10-year sentence that she began serving at a prison in Gatesville.[1]
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- On Friday, October 16, 2026, Amber Guyger was released from a prison in Gatesville, Texas, after serving seven years of a 10-year murder sentence.
- The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles granted Guyger parole on October 1, 2026, exactly seven years after her murder conviction in Botham Jean's 2018 killing.
- Guyger will be under parole supervision until 2029, with conditions including no residence in Dallas County, no contact with Jean's family or Dallas police officers, and no out-of-state travel without approval.
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October 16, 2026