I agree. When I saw this info about the red mat, it really makes you wonder what she was thinking. I certainly don’t think she purposely did this, but she fucked up royally and needs to suffer the consequences. When she found the door ajar, as a cop she should have taken a moment to inspect the situation before just entering. Seeing the red mat should have been obvious and enough to make her realize something wasn’t right.
I agree. When I saw this info about the red mat, it really makes you wonder what she was thinking. I certainly don’t think she purposely did this, but she fucked up royally and needs to suffer the consequences. When she found the door ajar, as a cop she should have taken a moment to inspect the situation before just entering. Seeing the red mat should have been obvious and enough to make her realize something wasn’t right.
A newly released search warrant claims the Dallas cop was trying to open the door with a set of keys when he confronted her and she shot him, a bombshell revelation which significantly undermines her claim she found him sitting inside in the dark.
The report was obtained by DailyMail.com on Friday. It explains why police wanted to search Jean's apartment after his killing for evidence which may inform the Guyger's case.
It says police officer Amber Guyger, 30, did not arrive at Both Jean's apartment to find the door ajar but rather was trying to unlock it with her set of keys when she appeared there last Thursday after a shift.
She 'was attempting to enter apartment 1478, with a set of keys', the officer who wrote the report said, when Botham confronted her at the door.
'The officer possibly believed the subject was an intruder, drew her service weapon and fired at the subject, striking him in the chest.'
Neighbors then heard a brief exchange of words and then gunshots.
Guyger, who was arrested on a manslaughter charge three days after the killing, told police she got to the apartment to find the door ajar.
In her arrest affidavit, Texas Rangers write: 'Guyger walked down the fourth floor hallway to what she thought was her apartment.
'She inserted a unique door key, with an electronic chip, into the door key hole. The door, which was slightly ajar prior to the Guyger's arrival, fully opened under the force of the key insertion.
'Upon the door being opened, Guyger observed that the apartment's interior was nearly completely dark. Additionally, the door being opened alerted Complainant Jean to Guyger's presence.
'Believing she had encountered a burglar, which was described as a large silhouette, across the room in her apartment; Guyger drew her firearm, gave verbal commands that were ignored by Complainant Jean.
'As a result, Guyger fired her handgun two times striking the Complainant one time in the torso. Guyger then entered the apartment and immediately called 911. requesting Police and EMS, and provided first aid to Complainant Jean.
'Due to the interior darkness of the apartment, Guyger turned on the interior lights while on the phone to 911. Upon being asked where she was located by the emergency dispatchers, Guyger returned to the front door to observe the address and discovered she was at the wrong apartment.
'Guyger believed she was in her apartment and confronted by a burglar when she fired her handgun, striking and killing him.'
She said she deduced there was an intruder inside and went in to see Botham's silhouette.
The cop claimed she issued repeated verbal commands, which he ignored, and that she shot him afterwards.
She claims it was only when she turned the lights on to call 911 that she realized she was in the wrong apartment.
Jean lived in apartment 1478 whereas she lived in 1378.
The layouts are identical but his family have poked holes in her claim that she could have mistaken his apartment for hers because he kept a red doormat in front of his.
Neighbors previously told his family lawyer that before the shots, they heard a woman yelling: 'Let me in, let me in.'
After the shots, they heard a man shouting: 'Oh my God, why did you do that?'
They said those were likely Botham's final words.
The banking associate lived alone in the apartment. He moved to America from St. Lucia to attend college and had won a job at the prestigious PwC firm.
The report was obtained by DailyMail.com on Friday. It explains why police wanted to search Jean's apartment after his killing for evidence which may inform the Guyger's case.
It says police officer Amber Guyger, 30, did not arrive at Both Jean's apartment to find the door ajar but rather was trying to unlock it with her set of keys when she appeared there last Thursday after a shift.
She 'was attempting to enter apartment 1478, with a set of keys', the officer who wrote the report said, when Botham confronted her at the door.
The report reads: 'During this incident, an off-duty Dallas Police Officer who was wearing a full Dallas Police uniform, was attempting to enter apartment number 1478, with a set of keys.
'An unknown male, inside the apartment, confronted the officer at the door. A neighbor stated that he heard an exchange of words, immediately followed by at least two gunshots. 'The officer possibly believed the subject was an intruder, drew her service weapon and fired at the subject, striking him in the chest.'
Neighbors then heard a brief exchange of words and then gunshots.
Guyger, who was arrested on a manslaughter charge three days after the killing, told police she got to the apartment to find the door ajar.
In her arrest affidavit, Texas Rangers write: 'Guyger walked down the fourth floor hallway to what she thought was her apartment.
'She inserted a unique door key, with an electronic chip, into the door key hole. The door, which was slightly ajar prior to the Guyger's arrival, fully opened under the force of the key insertion.
'Upon the door being opened, Guyger observed that the apartment's interior was nearly completely dark. Additionally, the door being opened alerted Complainant Jean to Guyger's presence.
'Believing she had encountered a burglar, which was described as a large silhouette, across the room in her apartment; Guyger drew her firearm, gave verbal commands that were ignored by Complainant Jean.
'As a result, Guyger fired her handgun two times striking the Complainant one time in the torso. Guyger then entered the apartment and immediately called 911. requesting Police and EMS, and provided first aid to Complainant Jean.
'Due to the interior darkness of the apartment, Guyger turned on the interior lights while on the phone to 911. Upon being asked where she was located by the emergency dispatchers, Guyger returned to the front door to observe the address and discovered she was at the wrong apartment.
'Guyger believed she was in her apartment and confronted by a burglar when she fired her handgun, striking and killing him.'
She said she deduced there was an intruder inside and went in to see Botham's silhouette.
The cop claimed she issued repeated verbal commands, which he ignored, and that she shot him afterwards.
She claims it was only when she turned the lights on to call 911 that she realized she was in the wrong apartment.
Jean lived in apartment 1478 whereas she lived in 1378.
The layouts are identical but his family have poked holes in her claim that she could have mistaken his apartment for hers because he kept a red doormat in front of his.
Neighbors previously told his family lawyer that before the shots, they heard a woman yelling: 'Let me in, let me in.'
After the shots, they heard a man shouting: 'Oh my God, why did you do that?'
They said those were likely Botham's final words.
The banking associate lived alone in the apartment. He moved to America from St. Lucia to attend college and had won a job at the prestigious PwC firm.
Booked into jail.
What really sucks is that ANOTHER DIFFERENT COP wrote that report, and tried as hard as possible to author a version as friendly as possible to the female cop who just shot and killed an innocent citizen.
One cop covering for another cop.
"Repeated verbal commands." Total bullshit, that can't be disproven because the witness is dead.
"Shot him afterwards." More bullshit, see above.
"Fully opened under the force of the key insertion." Total lie. If the door was ajar, as the female cop says, it wouldn't need a key insertion to open: just push it. He obviously came to the door and opened it when she was trying to insert her (wrong) key, and then the encounter happened.
Female cop lied, and the other cops are lying to cover it up.
