The Amber Guyger Story (Ex-Police Officer)

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Amber Guyger was a Dallas Patrol Officer. She would be invovled in one of the oddest criminal cases ever. Her mistake led to a hefty prison sentence. We take a look back at the interesting story of Amber Guyger and find out what actually happened.  Wrong Door 0:00 Intro 0:30 Police Work 0:59 Amber 2:00 The Incident 3:16 911 call 5:02 Trial

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00:00It was a rather unusual incident that led to an innocent man losing his life in his

00:13own home.

00:14An officer would face severe punishment and her morals would be put in question, but was

00:19it justified?

00:21Let's take a look back at the interesting story of female police officer Amber Geiger

00:27and find out what actually happened.

00:30Being a police officer is often considered one of the hardest jobs in the world.

00:35The position requires a high level of mental fortitude under stressful situations.

00:41At any point danger can erupt, and quick decisions have to be made.

00:46Unfortunately, in some extreme cases the wrong action is taken, and dire consequences are

00:51the results.

00:53And this unusual situation would be a prime example of how quickly things can turn sour.

00:59Amber Geiger at the age of 30 had been on the Dallas police force for nearly five years.

01:05She decided to move closer to the station for an easier commute once her lease was up.

01:11After searching around for a bit, she found a one-bedroom apartment merely two blocks away

01:15from her job.

01:17It was a large four-storey complex called the Southside Flats.

01:22The building had over 250 units.

01:26Amber would reside on the third floor in apartment 1378.

01:31The layout and design of the apartments within the complex were basically identical to one

01:35another.

01:37For the first two months, things seemed to be going quite well for Amber in her new residence.

01:43Now living only two blocks away from her station, she had more time to spend enjoying herself.

01:49However, the change of scenery wouldn't turn out to be such a good thing for Geiger.

01:55After working a long 13-hour shift, which consisted of three arrests during the day, Geiger would

02:01head home a little after nine o'clock in the evening.

02:05On the drive back, she would engage in a personal call with an officer, whom she was romantically

02:10involved with.

02:12Geiger possibly tired and distracted with her conversation would enter the apartment complex's

02:17parking garage.

02:19She drove past the third floor and parked on the fourth, which was the level above her home.

02:26The floor plans being the same.

02:29Geiger made it to door 1478.

02:31It was one digit off from her 1378 unit.

02:35The doors in the building operated with an electronic key device.

02:39One would just have to insert an indistinguishable fob to be granted access.

02:44As she attempted to make her way inside the wrong apartment, she noticed the door wasn't

02:48completely shut.

02:50Now concerned and suspicious about the door being ajar.

02:55She walked in to see an African-American man occupying the living quarters.

02:59The armed Geiger would make the worst decision of her life.

03:07Following the tragic encounter that left two gunshots in the chest of the victim, Geiger

03:12would call 911 and report the incident.

03:16What's going on?

03:18I'm an officer.

03:19The officer, I thought it was in my apartment and I shot a guy thinking that he was thinking

03:23it was my apartment.

03:24You shot someone?

03:25Yes.

03:26I thought it was my apartment.

03:28I'm fucked.

03:29Oh my God.

03:30I'm sorry.

03:31Okay.

03:32And where are you at right now?

03:35I'm in...

03:36What do you mean?

03:37I'm inside the apartment with him.

03:38Hey, come on.

03:39What's your name?

03:40I'm Amber Geiger.

03:41I need to get me.

03:42I'm...

03:43I'm in...

03:44Okay, we have help on the way.

03:45I know, but I'm...

03:46I'm gonna lose my job.

03:49Once police arrived on the scene, their body cam would film what happened next.

03:56The victim 26-year-old Botham Jean was rushed to the hospital in an attempt to save his life.

04:25But unfortunately, Jean was pronounced dead shortly after arriving.

04:30Days later following the incident, Geiger would be charged with manslaughter.

04:35She was released on Bonn and put on paid administrative leave from her job.

04:40As the racial climate and social justice tension was at an all-time high in America.

04:46When the story broke, the lesser charge of manslaughter instead of murder for Geiger

04:51would create a great deal of outrage among the African-American community.

04:56Many of which believe police officers aren't held accountable for their actions, especially

05:00when it comes to minorities.

05:03When it came time for the trial of Amber.

05:06In the courtroom more details were revealed about the night, and also who Amber was as

05:10an officer and person.

05:11Since I knew somebody was moving around inside my apartment, I wanted just to find that threat.

05:20What were you feeling?

05:21They were scared as crap.

05:23As the door opened, did you see anything in your apartment?

05:29Yes, I did.

05:30Yes, I did.

05:31That's when I heard directly in the middle towards the window is when I saw the silhouette

05:35Beiger standing back there.

05:36The state of Texas does absolutely find it unreasonable that a trained five-year veteran

05:44of the Dallas Police Department could go into the wrong apartment and shoot an unarmed man

05:50who is doing absolutely nothing wrong in the chest.

05:55The state of Texas finds it absolutely unreasonable that a person could do something like that

06:02and just say, whoops, my bad, and then go on about her life however she chooses to do it.

06:11Yes, the state of Texas finds that premise to be unreasonable.

06:17In fact, we find that premise to be unjust and unacceptable and insulting.

06:24After the week-long trial, the jury had heard enough information to finally have a verdict.

06:30We the jury unanimously find the defendant, Amber Geiger, guilty of murder as charged in

06:37the indictment.

06:38She was sentenced to serve 10 years in state prison.

06:42After serving five years of incarceration, she was denied parole in 2024.

06:46Her next hearing for an early release is in 2026.

06:52What do you think about this story?

06:55Was the punishment too harsh or was 10 years justified?

06:59Or do you even think the sentence was too short for the deadly negligence?

07:03Leave a comment below and let me know.

07:18Make a comment below and let me know.

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