First fox: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after a jury in Lone Star State found U.S. Army Sergeant Daniel Perry guilty of shooting an armed protester in Austin during anti-police demonstrations over the summer. , of 2020, lashing out at “Soros-backed” prosecutors.
“Self-defense is not a crime, it is a God-given right. Unfortunately, the Soros-backed DA of Travis County is more concerned with the radical agenda of Antifa and the BLM mob than with justice,” Paxton said. He said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
“This week has shown that rogue prosecutors are weaponizing the judicial system,” he added. “They must stop!”
Paxton’s comments blamed Travis County DA Jose Garza for two days of deliberations before a Texas jury ultimately ruled against Perry for the fatal shooting.
2020 Austin Murder Trial Begins for Army Sergeant Who Claims He Shot Armed Protesters In Self-Defense
Texas AG’s Ken Paxton has lashed out at Texas’ “Soros-backed” district attorney after an army sergeant was convicted of shooting a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020. ing. (Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Following the jury’s verdict, Garza released the following statement, according to a Fox affiliate in central Texas. Accurately presenting the facts to the jury. Our hearts continue to ache for the Foster family. We hope that this verdict will bring an end to the victim’s family and peace.
Garza’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A shooting involving a sergeant. Perry happened during Black Lives His Matter demonstrations that erupted in the Texas capital and other parts of the United States about three years ago.
Perry, who was stationed in Fort Hood at the time, was driving an Uber in downtown Austin on the night of July 25, 2020, to make some extra money. crowd of protestersAccording to police, they had illegally blocked the city’s streets that night, as protesters in Austin and elsewhere did during weeks of rioting.
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![Sergeant Daniel Perry claims he acted in self-defense when he shot dead an armed protester in downtown Austin in the summer of 2020.](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2021/12/640/320/Perry.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Sergeant Daniel Perry claims he acted in self-defense when he shot dead an armed protester in downtown Austin in the summer of 2020. (Sergeant Daniel Perry)
Among the protesters was Garrett Foster, 28, who had an AK-47. Perry’s defense team was surrounded by demonstrators and began banging on his car, prompting Foster to raise his firearm on Perry and open fire with the handgun he legally carried in self-defense.
“When Garrett Foster pointed an AK-47 at Daniel Perry, Daniel defended himself in 0.2 seconds. He chose to live.
“In Texas, it may be legal to carry an assault rifle in downtown Austin.
![Garrett Foster (left) was shot dead during a protest in downtown Austin in July 2020.](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/05/640/320/e640db7b-garrett-foster.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Garrett Foster (left) was shot dead during a protest in downtown Austin in July 2020. (KTBC)
Perry drove to a safe location away from the scene and called 911 to report what had happened.The officer spoke to Perry that night and released him, but the grand jury charged with murder Then, a year later, in July 2021, he aggravated a deadly weapon attack.
Perry faces life in prison pending sentencing.
Fox News’ Paul Best and Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this article.