Amber Guyger to Pay $98M to Botham Jean's Family in Civil Case

A Dallas County jury has ordered former police officer Amber Guyger to pay $98.65 million in damages to the family of Botham Jean, whom she murdered in 2018. Guyger, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence for the crime, claimed she mistook Jean's apartment for her own. The civil lawsuit, initially including the city of Dallas as a defendant, was filed by Jean's family, who expressed that the verdict serves as a form of justice and a message about the value of Jean's life. Guyger did not attend the civil trial or have legal representation.