{"id":2174202,"date":"2026-10-01T19:05:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2174202"},"modified":"2026-10-01T19:05:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:05:53","slug":"ex-dallas-cop-to-be-released-on-parole-8-years-after-murdering-botham-jean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2174202","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Dallas Cop to Be Released on Parole 8 Years After Murdering Botham Jean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bf\/16by9\/2026\/10\/01\/bfb39279c26d4e7e8023566d6d7c6348_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Ex-Dallas Cop to Be Released on Parole 8 Years After Murdering Botham Jean<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Ex-Dallas Cop Amber Guyger<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Paroled 8 Years After Murdering Botham Jean<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-01T12:05:53-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              October 1, 2026<br \/>\n                            12:05 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-fc161a742b485d055a947cd8f7c46203\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261001_bfb39279c26d4e7e8023566d6d7c6348\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:77457f0f-1bb1-4942-85ab-24e4ad0f2124\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bf\/4by3\/2026\/10\/01\/bfb39279c26d4e7e8023566d6d7c6348_md.jpg\" alt=\"Amber Guyger Botham Jean  Mesquite Police Department facebook\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Mesquite Police Department Composite<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b1810560ff3caf370926bc7318167f4e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Ex-Dallas cop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/amber-guyger\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Amber Guyger<\/strong><\/a> will be leaving lockup after serving only part of her murder sentence &#8230; because she&#8217;s been granted parole.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0cb471de8059ea9cc3e7bdea8ebd9abb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles confirmed she&#8217;ll be released after serving only 7 years of her 10-year sentence for killing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/botham-jean\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Botham Jean<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-dc08dd6ec8b073807b91ff84a88bba32\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261001_241fc863511843b7a81a1f27dea5b4d5\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:77457f0f-1bb1-4942-85ab-24e4ad0f2124\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/24\/4by3\/2026\/10\/01\/241fc863511843b7a81a1f27dea5b4d5_md.jpg\" alt=\"Botham Jean facebook\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-68b1b5dfea816bd7fbf02edaef9eb7b5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Back in 2018, Guyger mistakenly entered Jean&#8217;s apartment thinking it was hers and &#8212; believing he was a burglar &#8212; fatally shot Jean inside his own home.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c12e88b240213762b2dea44b09ca9612\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Jean was reportedly sitting on his couch and eating a bowl of ice cream when Guyger stormed inside and shot him in the chest.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3f54e666cc614e520e2cda5d8f592e4a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261001_41c8c9b016cc4c26b49d455f569dd1d5\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:77457f0f-1bb1-4942-85ab-24e4ad0f2124\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/41\/4by3\/2026\/10\/01\/41c8c9b016cc4c26b49d455f569dd1d5_md.jpg\" alt=\"Amber guyger in court The Dallas Morning News\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">AP<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3a7af227db41a9b5d8d7f5fc9a07dad2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>She was convicted and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2019\/10\/02\/ex-dallas-police-officer-amber-guyger-sentenced-10-years-prison-murder\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>sentenced<\/strong><\/a> about a year later, and Jean&#8217;s brother, <strong>Brandt<\/strong>, gave her a hug in court.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bc99c257f3299973f422af14de7c919c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Guyger had previously applied for parole in 2024 &#8212; once she&#8217;d served half of her sentence &#8212; but was denied.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-92894e707738df4e9d5917c1310ef703\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>No word yet on when exactly she&#8217;ll be released.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/01\/amber-guyger-granted-parole\/\" 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