Report of marijuana found in victim’s apartment is police attempt to ‘assassinate’ Botham Jean’s character, attorney says

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The mother of a man killed in his own apartment by a Dallas police officer has expressed disgust that reports have surfaced indicating that investigators found a small amount of marijuana in her son’s home.

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Allison Jean, the mother of 26-year-old Botham Jean, said on Friday that her son’s name was smeared by reports that police found 10.4 grams of marijuana in his apartment.

She also says she wants to see the toxicology report for off-duty officer Amber Guyger, who said she mistook Botham Jean’s apartment for her own and shot him when he did not obey her verbal commands.

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A family attorney, Lee Merritt, said a police search warrant request that asked permission to search Jean’s apartment for drugs showed that investigators were looking for information that would “assassinate” Botham Jean’s character. Attorneys for Jean’s family demanded that the officer be fired at a news conference on Friday.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Dallas police Officer Amber Guyger is booked after turning herself in on Sunday. Photograph: AP

A police affidavit shows that among other items, officers seized 10.4 grams of marijuana and a marijuana grinder from Jean’s apartment.

Guyger has been arrested for manslaughter and is out on bond.

Earlier, authorities released a video showing Guyger being booked into jail after she was arrested.

The video shows Guyger in handcuffs and dressed in an orange jail uniform on Sunday at the Kaufman county jail. She takes a seat in front of a desk and later leans her head down, bringing her hands to her face.