Ex-Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger Eligible for Parole | Wrong Apartment Murder Trial

#AmberGuyger, former Dallas Police Officer, fatally shot her neighbor, #BothnamJean, after she entered the wrong apartment. Guyger is now eligible for parole after serving part of her 10-year sentence.
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[@timb7775]

@@CourtTV I think she should spend alot more time behind bars. Outrageous she tried to even fight the charges saying she wasn't guilty. She wanted to just walk out of court.

[@TouchedByArod]

@@timb7775 every person in trial has a right to fight their charges. Freedom is a human instinct. I feel bad for both parties. She deserves punishment and has received it. Thats more than other cops have gotten for worse things.

[@Tita-fg4um]

Dang seemed like yesterday.

[@S-T-E-V-E]

Right? I thought this was last year!

[@GingerNinja1]

Ikr! It's hard to believe it was 5 yrs ago!

[@Salty-cracker68]

Even if it was her apartment, you just go in shooting?

[@lindafarnes486]

Shot an unarmed man, sitting on his own couch eating ice cream.😢

[@dandylioness78]

…In his own apartment..like she didn’t realize nothing was different between apartments 🙄

[@Leigh3420]

What???

[@Tracy-p3p]

She was on phone sexting with her lover boyfriend cop. Shot him. Then called them back and they all were like “well. It was wrong apt”. No worries. She killed a man in his own home. So sad

[@KaktusLady]

Leave her behind bars!!!! The victim doesn’t wake up and walk out of the grave to live again!!! She should have gotten lwop

[@AlphonseWeebay]

The only on point comment

[@NoOne-ss3fc]

They'll let her out. Watch.

[@TouchedByArod]

@@NoOne-ss3fc i mean it wouldnt be crazy. Crazier paroles have happened bud. Its not like shes some repeat violent offender. I dont think she should be released but i also wouldnt be that triggered. This wasnt a malicious act but you sure treat it like it is

[@miketheyunggod2534]

The family of the deceased will be there.

[@alyciaItalia]

The fact she only got 10 years to begin with is wild to me....

[@jamesmichaelrosa4290]

Wow I don't know who gets 10 years for murder. Unless you're a police officer.

[@lboogie2014]

@@jamesmichaelrosa4290 I believe in Texas the sentencing is left up to the jury

[@loveforeignaccents]

Says between five and 99 years online for m*urder in Texas, regardless of one's occupation of course, LOL.

[@Tee_Dawg1]

Cops serve very light sentences on the rare occasions they are actually punished for their crimes.

[@jyp12328]

And a white police officer! 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@shoppingaddixx]

wtf they are way too lenient on offenders now a days . She didn’t serve nearly enough for taking a life! An innocent damn life!

[@angiepearson8909]

No this is not good, she killed him, mistake or not she killed an innocent man. She should get life. Sorry but she should.

[@TouchedByArod]

Thats not how that works

[@sheilacolbert7768]

I don’t know why they didn’t investigate her housing management, someone in there probably gave her a key to get in, she was always complaining about him singing loud and smoking weed , she had it in for him, he had different furniture, and it wasn’t pitch black in there, he was watching television, eating ice cream, she knew what she was doing, they should have given her 25 years to life, yeah that bright red rug in front of her victim’s door should had sealed her fate , that crime was horrendous

[@dsmith6034]

She was drunk when she did this. Her fake tearless whining on the stand was despicable. I hope that she doesn't get released. I doubt that she's remorseful at all.

[@gmimi2]

Proof she was drunk?

[@dsmith6034]

@@gmimi2 During the investigation, it was reported that she had been out drinking and she was upset because of an argument with her married cop boyfriend. Does this prove that she was drunk? No, but it does help to explain why she was on the wrong floor and why she didn't call for backup before entering the apartment. I think she was jackedup and spoiling for a fight. The door was slightly ajar and she heard an "intruder" before she even went in with her weapon drawn. If she was thinking calmly and rationally, the proper reaction would have been to call for backup and wait in the hallway until help arrived. But, hey, maybe that's just me.

[@manweller1]

@@dsmith6034 I knew it! I had a gut feeling years ago she was drunk but I had no idea the cops knew also.

[@loveforeignaccents]

That hug being allowed... I would have thought he was able to get something to harm her through the metal detectors. Should not have been allowed. Sorry.

[@ThePower2change]

What's more crazy is that even the judge hugged her!! Like WTF was going on in that court room?? 🙄🙄🙄

[@loveforeignaccents]

@@ThePower2change They were all feeling the love... or were working their way up to a 3some, LOL!

[@literaryvan6143]

Can’t just kill someone and then say oops

[@theshafox1908]

She needs to serve more time

[@MelDamgaard]

The victim's door had issues with its lock. She went into the wrong apartment and failed to call back up as her protocol!! She did a number of things wrong as a police officer, and there was zero remorse from her!! She needs to spend the rest of her sentence in prison!! Bottom line, she killed him for no reason when all she had to do was look up and see she was not at her apartment!!

[@RoseGrace100]

She deserves 20 years.

[@wroffinwroffer6713]

She should serve her 10 yr sentence however If she does get out , she should not ever own another firearm and no longer be a police officer. 😮😮😮😮😮

[@shellos8]

I think that's obvious.

[@angelabiery-jones5556]

She is a convicted felon so she can’t own a gun & can’t be in law enforcement.

[@kaylawheeler5456]

This case was sad 😢. The victim seamed like a wonderful person and just overall a good guy. Idk what to say about her...

[@literaryvan6143]

Doesn’t matter, she’s a murderer

[@LEWD98]

How did she get into an apartment that wasnt hers? Did the building have the same key for everyone?

[@hematoxylin]

Are you really this low IQ?

[@loveforeignaccents]

He apparently had a defective door.

[@rayross997]

During the trial it was said he had left his door open a bit to let air pass through.

[@loveforeignaccents]

@@rayross997 That's not what I read online, which is the reason why I left the comment I did.

[@montyp7268]

@@rayross997she said she put the key into the lock and as the key was being INSERTED into the lock the door pushed open. So she was able to put her apartment key into the door lock of another apartment

[@nicoleperson9427]

He had a red welcome mat outside his apartment!! She didn't have one at all!! How did she make the "mistake" of going into the wrong apartment?! I didn't buy that excuse then and I'm not buying it now!!

[@GingerNinja1]

She was suoposedly "drunk."

[@MsBenitaButrell]

I think about this man every time I enter my apartment… why? Bc we have the exact same locks and I’ll never forget certain details of this trial. It’s haunting. She was looking for a narrative to get away with intentionally offing him. Keep her locked up!

[@veronica-j3e]

She should NEVER have or own a firearm again !!

[@mosrade]

How did she not see the number on the door ? And how did she get into the apartment? and why did she think he was going to kill her? Like how

[@terranceblackiston9736]

She doesn't remember how furniture set up at her on residence 😂

[@MartRavor]

Doormat even had a different color. Like wtf.

[@loveforeignaccents]

I've lived in my condo for more than two decades, and never have I ever walked into -- or even attempted to walk into -- the wrong apartment/condo, even while being under the influence numerous times.

[@TheWorldIsNutz]

Guess his door wasn’t locked

[@loveforeignaccents]

@@TheWorldIsNutz That wasn't the point I was trying to make though. LOL.

[@Herbie-Went-Bananas-Then-Split]

I worked in the med. sector for decades, saw many people working such long hours they were functioning on auto pilot (mental fatigue), ie repeating the same function without applying thought and sometimes making mistakes because they were applying a repeated treatment but to the wrong person. I've seen heated and escalating arguments in car parks where a driver has sworn on their life that another person was in their car.. theirs was a similar car but parked two/three rows away, they'd just clicked their sensor, their car beeped and instead of looking for the flashing light on their vehicle, they saw the car that was most like theirs and reacted adversely when they thought someone was stealing it. Then there's the phenomena where some parents with young children will suddenly alter their routine, ie dad for eg asked to drop their child off to nursery/kindergarten, strapping them into the kiddy seat, something happening such as a text to draw their sleepy attention back to work and off to work they head, entirely forgetting their child is strapped in the back of the car. It happens more often than people realise.

[@MissysAngels]

She was texting her married cop partner…

[@loveforeignaccents]

@@MissysAngels Yeah, I've multitasked various times over the years as well, yet still never did this. Not saying her intention was pre-planned to off him for some reason, but I simply can't understand how this could possibly happen.

[@brbrknndy]

For the expert and the %55 of the pollsters who believe her when she states that she thought she was at her own apartment explain how she does not verify the apartment number that is right in front of her lit up. All she had to do was look at it. Explain how, despite her being scared, she goes into the apartment instead of calling for back up. This goes against her training.

[@DS-ky9dl]

But how often do you look at your own house number when you enter?

[@brbrknndy]

@@DS-ky9dl This was an apartment and not a house. If I lived in the apartment complex and was reading something while going to my apartment and found the door to my apartment slightly ajar I would look at the apartment number. What would you do under the same circumstance; especially after you weren't paying attention to where you were going.

[@twildabuckingham]

F he's an ANGEL. He's nearly sobbing, begging the judge to let him hug his brother's murderer as he finishes his testimony. Like...Christ, that's a f angel right there

[@sarahwales6276]

That's delusional.

[@twildabuckingham]

@@sarahwales6276 do elaborate

[@terridobson8561]

That was not a mistake, it was murder.

[@sweetiepie4041]

His family should be at the hearing to oppose

[@Juke582]

They may not oppose!

[@MamaDouglas]

@@sweetiepie4041 they forgave her at the trial and the brother gave her a hug, so I doubt they will oppose.

[@applejuicejunkie316]

@@MamaDouglas They did that before they found out about her racist text messages. They may regret coddling her now.

[@MsBenitaButrell]

His family (brother) is slow! He was hugging this B 🤬

[@anniehoon]

@@MsBenitaButrelldamn, you talk like one. Shame on you

[@NYLI11]

She better not get out early

[@ADZLOVE]

That hug speaks volumes

[@LiLHarOak]

*I AGREE!* I honestly don’t know if she’s pushing nail and tooth for parole (I mean I’m sure she is, who the hell wanna be in prison all their life??) … but after watching *THAT HUG,* if she didn’t *GET* parole… I honestly think she’d *ACCEPT IT,* and live with it regardless of where she is… just knowing she’s been forgiven for the crime… 🤷‍♀️- just a thought.. I think ultimately, she is seeking forgiveness, and she doesn’t care where she goes from there so long as she gets it, it’s genuine and it happens before she meets her maker… I’d consider her to be 100% on suicide watch if she isn’t already 😞

[@ericmckinney4607]

I was more angry at Jean's family for forgiving her in public which allowed the jury to think it was ok to give her such a light sentence.

[@brielleanyez7113]

When she entered the apartment, how did she not realize it wasn’t her furniture etc? Bullshit! She was overtired and wasn’t paying attention and this poor innocent young man was killed because of her negligence. RIP, you deserved so much more❤

[@EyeofDeborah]

This should not be. Cold blooded murder due to her incompetent self to know which apartment she lived in. 😢

[@connemaraheather5040]

Happy Heavenly Birthday Bothnam 🌹🕯️

[@anniehoon]

His family forgave her. End of story

[@adrichapoy6525]

Amber Guyer will be back on the force with a promotion

[@ivannovotny4552]

No doubt.

[@TheWorldIsNutz]

No she won’t. What’s wrong with you two?

[@Nighthawk-8050]

Stop the nonsense 😒

[@mikeGintheplacetobe]

Uh no she wont fraidy cat

[@RullXov]

Oh, please...🙄

[@Leigh3420]

Use the Sarah Boone defense it seems to be going well for her “it was unintentional”.

[@rogergriffin9893]

I always wondered, How did she get the door open? Was it unlocked? She was drunk, I know.

[@MoonSpinners]

From what I remember, the door was unlocked.

[@Justneed2say]

His brother can forgive her and yet all you rock throwers cannot.

[@thatsjones466]

Brothers a clown. Ik big brother turning in his grave.

[@lovepet4565]

No way Jose She targeted that poor man & acted completely against her training Engaging in an affair with a married couple worker The whole thing stinks

[@omadjourney]

Big black man in his apartment and this poor feminine white woman who walked into his house... of course she was scared and will be let out.

[@itsthatsvee]

I live about 20 minutes from where this happened, i really hope she doesnt get released early. I always keep my door locked at all hours because of this case. That was no accident.

[@toribern816]

I think she will get parole. I hope so anyway. The hug made me cry.

[@twildabuckingham]

Maybe once cops are off duty...they're off duty?

[@heavenangels8358]

The brother forgave her and gave her a big kiss black people need to stop being so forgiving that was her boyfriend she unalive and got away with it

[@loveforeignaccents]

That was NOT her bf, dear.

[@patty520]

Is she eligible i remember the family forgave her😮

[@loveforeignaccents]

Um, hello, Patty. Try reading the title. 🤣🤣

[@anavetteflower8133]

She deserved more time and if the brother forgave her for murdering his brother fine but wanting to hug her was way too far. That played a part in his brother not getting no justice. I don’t even care to see that clown show.

[@sarahwales6276]

Yes, wtf was that?

[@anavetteflower8133]

@@sarahwales6276 yes it was like if he was thanking her first killing his brother.🙄🙄

[@warrengeti5493]

She didn't make no mistake😠 dirty policing off duty🤔

[@Tracy-p3p]

She is a mess. She literally shot a man in his own home. Then called her cop buddies. Didn’t provide aide. Nothing. But…she’s a cop. So they don’t care

[@twildabuckingham]

Jesus, yeah she cared too much about herself. Gd. This is so sad 💔

[@Juke582]

Parole already??? Wow 😮 I am okay with it as it was an accident and she had no malice intent whatsoever to kill that guy and over-reacted in fear. I cried when his bro forgave her and hugged her! The racist Judge was pissed 😤 and that moment he hugged her made me feel the Judge needed to shed her own racist hatred. This girl will not recover from killing that nice guy rest of her life. It’s sad 😢

[@lwilliams9548]

She deserves to serve her sentence… she killed that man. She knew that wasn’t her apartment 🤨

[@flapjackbickle645]

No, it's the poor bloke she shot who won't recover. He's dead.

[@anavetteflower8133]

BS

[@sarahwales6276]

American's are so consumed with labelling everything racist

[@OliveYoo864]

I can’t believe she’s getting a chance at parole ALREADY!! She hasn’t even been locked up but only a few yrs it seems!! If they let her out on parole, then Dallas will be a nightmare place to live. There will be riots galore!! She should be locked up for life for what she did!!!

[@curiouslyt2123]

Already she’s up for parole after what she done?!?! 😡

[@DonnaSeward-m7l]

time sure flies...

[@heavenangels8358]

The judge crying because she saying to herself what a fool to forgive someone who unalive your brother

[@loveforeignaccents]

😂😂

[@tdoby5600]

She doesn't deserve to see daylight again

[@ChrisH124]

Ten years is still a slap in the face. She should rot in prison.

[@twildabuckingham]

Marie Panetta is the true hero in this short clip imho. As a black, ex-prosecutorial, woman to change my mind as a white woman, hating the murderer...wow...yeah I see it now...she wasn't going into his apartment to kill him, but still like...f...Marie is a goddess to remove herself that far from what actually happened. I admire her and respect her infinitely.

[@sarahwales6276]

Stop trying to make it about race.

[@twildabuckingham]

@@sarahwales6276 you just lovin all up on my comments eh bae?

[@chloer2584]

I saw some of this and the families said they forgave her

[@timb7775]

I don't forgive her.

[@GingerNinja1]

If a sentence is as low as 10 or 15 yrs, they should be required to serve 100% of it. I think 25 yrs is 80%, so 100% isn't too much to ask. His brother is an incredible human being. I hope for his family's sake they were able to find peace through forgiveness. It was a terrible tragedy & I hope it never happens to anyone else.

[@manweller1]

I got a feeling in my gut that night she was high as a kite. No proof just a gut feeling

[@jyp12328]

The level of acceptance brother showed is complete acceptance of what God does… its another level of faith in God

[@terridobson8561]

Come on Amber, a bowl of ice cream could never harm you, it can only add a couple ounces to your waisteline!!! Not buying it sistah!!!

[@terridobson8561]

The brother hugging the murderer, was a slap in the victim"s face!!!

[@janetwilliams2835]

She was drowning in self-pity. I don't see that as remorseful. She showed very little sympathy for her victim, and didn't even render him aid in the critical moments.

[@nickyb7266]

From the moment this happened, she was extremely remorseful! It was a horrible tragedy!

[@Barb417]

She was texting steamy stuff with b/f when she was walking into building. She was very distracted.

[@theshafox1908]

I didn't see any tears

[@terridobson8561]

She couldn't possibly think it was her apt., there was no red rug in front of her door!!!

[@jyp12328]

She sure knows a display of remorse would do her good 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@carlosdeno]

It always amazes me how quickly the victims and their families are forgotten. Ten years is an absolute insult to start with, she’s proof once again that the system is broken and corrupt. 🇬🇧

[@nadinedecastro8778]

This woman disgusts me. The guy was eating ice cream sitting on his own couch, in his own apartment. How come she thought "he was gonna kill her"?

[@missy3591]

She should stay in prison longer.

[@MartRavor]

Find it crazy that you walk into a wrong apartment. Doormat had a different color. Door was unlocked and she must have known if she had locked her door when she left earlier. The fact she didn´t notice it wasn´t her place when she was inside as well is wild. Guy sits there eating ice cream and she perceives him as a threat. I get she didn´t plan to do this, but getting out after 5 years would be ridiculous.

[@LegendLength]

i thought prison was about rehabilitation guys? weird how the mask comes off so easily

[@gummybears-n-crime1317]

This is a wild story. I can say as a spouse of an opposite of the clock swing shift PO, they do get sooooo exhausted it is hard to think straight but this is hard to imagine. Although i have gotten into cars that looked like mine and couldnt figure out why the key would not go in the ignition a few times in my life. Who knows…

[@gr3333dy1]

She can stay a few more years . She will be ok and alive to see her loved ones ...

[@NarayanKulkarni-mu2yp]

See one mistake where brought her now she must face legal punishment

[@judinemulerski315]

I agree with everything this Attorney is saying. We watched the trial

[@mdtys]

i believe she said she's in the wrong apartment

[@terridobson8561]

Botham's mom is not going to be happy about this.

[@nickyb7266]

This was such a sad sad case! 😢

[@christinebergeron8691]

Parole Denied !

[@reginaldallen4439]

Do the 10 Amber.

[@carolynsears1710]

WOW!

[@inf1ni7y]

Oh yes.. another innocent man.. sees a uniformed officer.. and doesn't follow orders. I am so sick and tired of this. I know you don't like it, but they have authority over you and it doesn't matter what your color is.

[@Hadrat_TheArtist]

People who abuse kids are out in less time. It's sad that this peach women is called a racist white woman.... It's an absolute bad situation but it's nothing to do with race. I hope she gets out.

[@nadinedecastro8778]

She killed someone for a stupid reason, do you understand this?

[@Hadrat_TheArtist]

Yes, being stupid doesn't mean you are racist. Do you understand

[@claudettelindsey7542]

No parole

[@amandajetty4070]

We can learn so much from the brother.

[@thatsjones466]

Yeah on what not to be like.

[@shastinas6810]

No parole

[@Jen39x]

I can’t imagine that I would ever own or touch a gun again. 5 years is very short but wouldn’t it be better for her to be outside prison doing something to support society than sitting inside doing nothing?

[@elainemarie9535]

Gun laws gun laws gun laws......

[@RullXov]

This case has nothing to do with gun laws..😐

[@elainemarie9535]

@@RullXov OBVIOUSLY!!

[@RullXov]

@@elainemarie9535 Bounce, amateur troll.

[@truecrimenut6696]

I don’t think she will offend again either. It WAS a tragedy. She went into cop mode when she was describing what happened. I think she HAS served her time in prison, but she will continue to suffer even if she gets out now. She lost the job she loved, she was remorseful…I watched that trial.

[@matlocksd]

Ohhh, and what did the victim lose???

[@timb7775]

Trial I watched saw an incompetent dei hire who was doing other cops. She claimed she was scared? This is supposedly a trained cop, trained to handle these exact situations. I'm not buying her tears, they were only for herself, acting so the jury won't find her guilty. That man did not deserve to die alone on his floor. She didn't even try to help the man, which she should have been trained to do.

[@dsmith6034]

Crock of spit

[@timb7775]

"Went into cop mode". Walks into the wrong apartment on the wrong floor. Doesn't notice the different apartment number, notices there is a different floor mat but goes in anyways? Cop mode, after she shoots she doesn't bother trying to help, guess that is cop mode. Nothing about her or her actions say cop mode enabled. And then he cop buddies who she was doing were seriously on the stand trying to justify what she did as being reasonable.

[@staceyb822]

I dont see any tears

[@terranceblackiston9736]

Life in prison

[@louisalouisa2292]

What if the shoe was on the other foot ? 🤔

[@thatsjones466]

He would have got way more than 10 years oh wait 5 years now she finna be free 😭

[@cyama8679]

You can hear the distress of the officer, this people work long hours in a very distress environment, I think this was a sad mistake.

[@Masud_S_Hoghughi]

Parole Amber! She shouldn't have been sent to pokey in the first place

[@thatsjones466]

Just like you aren’t a loss 😘