Texas AG slams Soros-backed DA for convicting Sgt. Daniel Perry in shooting of BLM rioter

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton blasted the Soros-backed Travis County DA Jose Garza saying he "weaponized the judicial system" after a jury convicted Army sergeant Daniel Perry of murdering Black Lives Matter (BLM) protestor Garrett Foster. In a statement to Fox News, Paxton said, "Self-defense is a God-given right, not a crime. Unfortunately, the Soros-backed DA in Travis County cares more about the radical agenda of dangerous Antifa and BLM mobs than justice."

Garza responded to Paxtons accusations and said, "The Texas Attorney General is currently under felony indictment and under a federal criminal investigation, He should focus on his own legal troubles instead of attempting to interfere with the work of a Travis County jury." 

On Friday, a jury found Perry guilty of murder, stemming from an incident that occurred at a 2020 BLM protest in Austin Texas. On Saturday, Texas Governor Greg Abbot Vowed to pardon Perry in response to the conviction. He stated, "I am working as swiftly as Texas law allows regarding the pardon of Sgt. Perry," but noted that he is limited to only giving pardons after receiving a recommendation from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. Abbott said that he had requested them to expedite their review. 

Austin Police Department’s description of the incident stated that a car turned onto Congress Avenue near 4th Street at 9:51 pm and then protestors who were marching in the area surrounded the car. Foster was part of the group and armed with a rifle.

In a statement to 911 that night, Perry said, "I made a wrong turn, a guy pointed a freakin weapon at me and I panicked. I don’t know what to do. I’m just an Uber driver. I made a wrong turn; I’ve never had to shoot someone before. They started shooting back at me, and I got out of the area."

Police said that Foster never fired a shot, but another member fired three rounds. Perry fired five shots from inside his vehicle after it was surrounded by protestors. Perry's defense said that fully cooperated with police, even handing over his phone and passwords without a warrant. 

In their opening statements Perry's defense team stated that he had to defend himself after being swarmed by protestors, that he was an Uber driver trying to earn a little income on the side, and that night tried to avoid the protests after dropping off a rider downtown. 

The state prosecutors noted that Foster was a regular at the BLM protests that summer. In other parts of the country the protests turned into riots as they got increasingly more violent.