
Jere Dowell sat as an alternate juror during the trial of US Army Sergeant Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murdering a 28-year-old demonstrator during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in Austin.
After conservative outcry over the murder conviction, Texas Governor Greg Abbott promised he was working to pardon Perry's crime — a move Ms Dowell says is indicative of "egregious overreach" by the governor's office.