Daniel Perry
Appearances
Morning Wire
Exclusive: Daniel Perry Breaks Silence on Justice and Politics | 11.24.24
A guy jumped in front of my vehicle so I couldn't drive any further, and somebody threw a water bottle at my windshield. That's when I honked my horn. They start rocking and shaking my car and banging on the fist and kicking it. And the guy approached me with an AK-47 and he motioned me to roll my windows down and At this point in time, I'm kind of in a state of shock and I complied with him.
Morning Wire
Exclusive: Daniel Perry Breaks Silence on Justice and Politics | 11.24.24
Now he's speaking out for the first time in an exclusive interview with The Daily Wire and accusing the district attorney who convicted him of political targeting.
Morning Wire
Exclusive: Daniel Perry Breaks Silence on Justice and Politics | 11.24.24
I don't know why I complied with him, but I complied, wrote my orders down. He said something that was completely muffled. I had no idea what he was saying. And then he takes two steps back and he points, starts raising the barrel of his AK-47 at me. And my body reacted on its own. I grabbed my revolver and I shot him.
Morning Wire
Exclusive: Daniel Perry Breaks Silence on Justice and Politics | 11.24.24
My entire belief system of the justice system was destroyed because I felt like it was weaponized against me.
Morning Wire
Exclusive: Daniel Perry Breaks Silence on Justice and Politics | 11.24.24
Honestly, I felt like the justice system was going to work in my favor because I believe I did nothing wrong, you know? But at the back of my mind, I believed that the DA was going to tip the scales and pick me out at a slight disadvantage.
Morning Wire
Exclusive: Daniel Perry Breaks Silence on Justice and Politics | 11.24.24
Daniel Perry, a former army sergeant, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally shooting an armed BLM protester during the summer of 2020. After spending more than a year behind bars, Perry was granted a full pardon by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in May of this year.
Morning Wire
Exclusive: Daniel Perry Breaks Silence on Justice and Politics | 11.24.24
I had no idea that the jury instruction was going to be as complicated as they were going to be. And I had no idea that there was jury members bringing in outside information to the trial to use it to change the mind of the other members of the jury. I also had no idea about the witness tampering.
Morning Wire
Exclusive: Daniel Perry Breaks Silence on Justice and Politics | 11.24.24
They also did not allow the police support in my trial, and they did not allow the lead detective to give his professional opinion about my case.
Morning Wire
Exclusive: Daniel Perry Breaks Silence on Justice and Politics | 11.24.24
I felt like I was betrayed by the American people, even though that's not really true. It was just to see Austin and that I was never going to see my parents again alive. I broke up with my fiance because I thought I was never going to see her again. I told her that I cannot provide her with the family that she deserved.
Morning Wire
Exclusive: Daniel Perry Breaks Silence on Justice and Politics | 11.24.24
She needed to move on and find somebody that can be, you know, her husband and, you know, help her raise a family. And that was the hardest thing I ever had to do.
Morning Wire
Exclusive: Daniel Perry Breaks Silence on Justice and Politics | 11.24.24
I felt that God has answered my prayers. I don't know many prayers by heart, but I did the Shema three times a day. And then a few days later, I found out that, you know, the governor actually said that about me and actually brought me hope. I felt like I was blessed, to be honest.
Morning Wire
Exclusive: Daniel Perry Breaks Silence on Justice and Politics | 11.24.24
The district attorney got involved with my discharge process to ensure that I wouldn't get an honorable discharge. I wish I still had a copy of my discharge packet. There was a letter with the official district attorney of Travis County letterhead on it stating that the government statements about me being innocent was just political and that I am in fact a convicted murderer.
Morning Wire
Exclusive: Daniel Perry Breaks Silence on Justice and Politics | 11.24.24
He won the conviction. He didn't have to take the extra steps to make sure that all my military benefits would be stripped away from me and sold my rank. So my unit, they tried their hardest to make sure that I would stay in, that there was a place for me to return. But the Army legal office got involved and took it out of their hands.
Morning Wire
Exclusive: Daniel Perry Breaks Silence on Justice and Politics | 11.24.24
We don't see race in the military. We all agree the same, and we're all best friends, you know, and we see something funny. Doesn't matter how bad it is, you know, we share with each other, you know. So if you ever were able to sit in a room for active-duty soldiers and hear the conversations they have on the board, A lot of people will be offended, except for the soldiers or veterans.
Morning Wire
Exclusive: Daniel Perry Breaks Silence on Justice and Politics | 11.24.24
We like dirty jokes in the military. We like offensive jokes in the military.
Morning Wire
Exclusive: Daniel Perry Breaks Silence on Justice and Politics | 11.24.24
I am completely terrified and I'm worried that they might retaliate. That's because I'm talking to you guys. But if nobody speaks up against the injustice that he's bringing, nobody's going to hear my story. And more officers and more lawful abiding citizens will face his wrath. I'm not his only victim.
Morning Wire
Exclusive: Daniel Perry Breaks Silence on Justice and Politics | 11.24.24
He got three hung juries, and then they didn't indict him a fourth time. So they decided to pursue another shooting he was involved in that happened a year prior with an armed man that was armed with a knife. And
Morning Wire
Exclusive: Daniel Perry Breaks Silence on Justice and Politics | 11.24.24
Based on reports I've seen in the news, the jury's justification for the victim is five feet is plenty of distance for a police officer to de-escalate a situation of a guy going through a mental breakdown of a knife. And he should be getting sentenced in December.
Morning Wire
Exclusive: Daniel Perry Breaks Silence on Justice and Politics | 11.24.24
My reputation is already ruined. My career is already ruined. The only thing they could take away from me is maximum jail time. You know, worst comes to worst. But I don't think they could take any more away from me.