Daniel Perry's attorney addresses verdict in deadly conduct case

In 2023, former Army Sergeant Daniel Perry was on trial for the 2020 murder of Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster. Perry was working as a rideshare driver when he turned his car onto a street crowded with demonstrators and shot Foster, who was legally carrying an AK-47 before driving off. My own child was killed on American soil for doing nothing but practicing his first and second amendment rights. Perry's attorney, Doug O'Connell, claimed he acted in self-defense. He defended himself when an AK-47 was pointed at him by one of the protesters. He shot that protester five times, drove away, and immediately called 911 for help. He was indicted for murder, aggravated assault, and misdemeanor deadly conduct. In 2023, he was convicted of murder sentenced to 25 years in prison and acquitted of the aggravated assault but after spending one year in prison he was pardoned by the governor's office stating Texas's stand your ground laws of self-defense the county attorney that's responsible for prosecuting misdemeanors decided they wanted to try this misdemeanor deadly conduct charge the Travis county attorney's office claimed that Perry's reckless behavior put the demonstrators walking along Congress in imminent danger of serious bodily injury the accusations include texting while driving failing to come to a complete stop before turning right on a red light turning into an intersection with pedestrians in the crosswalk and driving into a crowd an expert witness who did a photogrammetry analysis on the videos and the photographs from that night that proved to the jury that Daniel wasn't traveling in a reckless manner in his car. He was actually going less than half the speed limit when he turned from 4th Street onto Congress Ave. This week, after just two hours of deliberation, the six-person jury found Perry not guilty. This has been a long, long journey. It's finally over, and he can get on with getting on with the rest of his life. The Travis County Attorney's Office sent Fox 7 a statement saying, quote, we are grateful for the hard work of our trial team. And while we are disappointed in the outcome, we appreciate the jury's time and respect their decision. O'Connell says Perry was discharged from the Army because of the murder conviction. Now they filed the paperwork to get the discharge upgraded to an honorable discharge.